FRESH from his impressive Badminton debut last weekend, Ian Cassells maintained his sparkling run of form to land the first of two EI110 classes at Ballindenisk last Wednesday. Fellow international Steven Smith meanwhile made the long journey from the north to claim the second sector and, like Cassells, was one of a number of professionals and underage riders chasing their overdue MER qualifications.

As a result, all much appreciated the staging of this midweek fixture, as well as the big efforts that Peter Fell and his team had put into preparing the ground.