KERNAN EC hosted its first outdoor show of the season last Saturday in the form of a qualifier for the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Balmoral.

The amateur qualifier attracted a field of 51 competitors kicked and of the 21 combinations who made it throught to the jump-off, 10 came from the A category. These included the eventual winner Brian Cassidy on Iquem Du Plesis, whose fast time of 40.23 seconds could not be bettered.