MAYO’S Cormac Hanley has had a wonderful weekend at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida, recording wins and placings at two-star level, as well as winning Ocala’s inaugural 1.30m Young Jumper Championship, presented by Karlswood, on board the six-year-old KWPN stallion, Pavarotti van de Schutskooi. They had earned their place in Sunday’s final, which offered a prize fund of more than $30,000 across classes from 90cm up to 1.30m, by qualifying during the season.

Hanley and Pavarotti van de Schutskooi, owned by Heathman Farm LLC, were among six double clears in the class, but their time of 35.57 seconds over the track set by Leopoldo Palacios (VEN) proved unbeatable.