DES McDonnell’s Lucky Jim won the inaugural Ireland West young horse championship at Ballinrobe Show. Held at the local racecourse, last Sunday was the final after 10 qualifiers held at western shows in a bid to increase the numbers of young horse class entries.

Baileys Horse Feeds’ Judy Maxwell was on hand to present the prizes after the three classes for yearlings, two-year-olds and three-year-olds, followed by the overall championship. Numbers were low, ranging from three to five youngsters in each age division, which is on par with most young horse entries at shows nowadays.