SOUTHERN riders dominated the higher-graded classes last Saturday at Loughanmore where Co Wexford’s Patrick Whelan landed the seven-strong EI115 (Open) on his Vanda Stewart-awarded dressage score with the Dutch Warmblood gelding Ikoon Lan DHI (30.9 penalties).

Owned by Cathal Daniels and having his first start since Badminton where he finished 36th (27.2 cross-country time penalties plus 16 show jumping penalties), the 12-year-old Emilion chesnut may next run in the 4*-S at Lisgarvan before heading further afield to Lignières and then on to Pau.