AS with all the classes over the weekend, the ORHRE (O’Reilly Hyland Real Estate) four-year-old championship at the Irish Breeders’ Classic at Barnadown was adapted because of the weather conditions. The three qualifying rounds were reduced to two and, to qualify, horse and rider combinations had to go clear in one of the two qualifiers.

Forty-four combinations took on the final round and the top 11 after round one were called back for round two to jump over a shortened course. The final was a judged class, where horses received up to 10 points for jumping each fence clear and also for rideability, scope and future potential. The two judges on the day were the experienced and very knowledgeable pair, Robert Splaine and Michael Condon.