IN spite of school and college commitments at this time of year, the classes for young riders at the one-day event in Grove last Sunday were well-filled and very competitive.

In the CNCJ*, where those best placed after dressage had problems with the narrow palisade (10c) after the mound or, if going the direct route, the second of the right-angled rails at 16 and 17, Co Westmeath’s Sofie Walshe completed on her first phase score to win with the thoroughbred gelding Kinsau.