MOUNTAIN and Moorland classes were added to the showing programme at Balmoral Park this year and while the entry wasn’t large, the two flat classes staged in the P&O Arena on Thursday morning proved competitive – as did the championship.

The inaugural title holder is the Dale gelding Copleylane Ringo, an all-rounder who won the large breeds’ class under Kathryn Smiley. She also partnered the black gelding by Lowside Noble John to section honours at the Northern Ireland Festival in Cavan.