ON Sunday, 18 combinations battled it out in the £3,000 Grand Prix at Eglinton’s Northern Indoor Championships. The class went down to the wire, with seven combinations booking their place to jump off against the clock.

Sven Hadley was keen to make his presence felt and he delivered the all-important clear with the Hibernia Horses-owned Elka De La Pomme in 43.41. This 13-year-old is by Caretano and out of the Kannan-sired dam, Volte De La Roque.