Patrick Whelan

EVENTER Patrick Whelan had an amazing month in May. After winning the Stepping Stones to Success Novice Thoroughbred league and the William Codd Perpetual Trophy on Galileo’s Secret, Whelan went on to win the Eventing Ireland 115 Restricted class at Hillcrest on Mary Rose Cooney’s home-bred nine-year-old gelding, Gone West. Whelan came third in the EI115 class at Lisgarvan riding seven-year-old gelding, MBF Silver Bridge and placed fourth at Kilguilkey House in the EI120 class on board his own Ikoon Lan DHI.