“I’M delighted with how the day went,” said land owner and event organiser, Will Kearney, after Frankfort 2 last Sunday. “A slightly more technical cross-country and show jumping had an influence on the results. We had no rain really in the lead up to the event, so we had sanded parts of the show jumping and cross-country in anticipation of hard ground. Saturday evening, it started to rain, so we spiked the whole cross-country track to allow the water down into the ground a bit. It worked well to take the sting out of the ground, but made the soft growth grass a bit slippery after only being mown three weeks previously.

“I’d like to mention a massive thank you to all the judges, officials and volunteers for all their help in running our first two events of the year,” he continued. “We’ll be loading some of the fences this week and heading over the road to Glandoran for the next leg of the Leinster League.” This league boasts a total prize fund in excess of €25,000, and the current standings can be viewed at leinsterleague.ie.