“Honey” and Sarah Glover head for the next jump in the 60cm course.

Twists, turns and triple bars to tease the talented riders at the first leg of the Laurel View Outdoor Derby League on Sunday 5^th May.

Plenty of excitement to get the day going in the 60cm class with three sets of jump offs to decide the top six positions.  With clear rounds getting them off to a top start, then a fault free jump off, it was down to speed to put Claire Liddle and French Fort Jackson in the number one spot, leaving a blue rosette for My Blue Eyed Boy and Sasha Wilson.

The seventies didn’t disappoint the adrenaline junkies either.  Four riders pulled out the stops to ride clear over the complex and challenging course. They didn’t pick up their hooves as well over the jump off as none went clear, but Marian Rea and Cracker pulled a red rosette with only four faults, putting her just that little bit ahead off Archie and Lorraine Lyttle.

Upwards and onwards to the 85cm course, again with many of the competitors having to jump off to vie for the colour of their rosette.  Charlotte Leslie and Blue Cobweb, kept it quick and clean to clear the jump off and claim the red.  A little more speedy, but picking up four faults cost Saffy and Laura Marrs the top spot.

1st prize winning performance from Cracker and Marian Rea

Last class of the day saw the course lifted to a metre and it was Loughmourne Diamond and Kirsty Marsden that took the honours, an extra four faults meant Dexter and Shauna O’Connell took home the second place rosette.

Snapping away capturing the competitors concentration was the Equi-Tog photographer who had be contacted via info@equi-tog.com

The next league isn’t on the calendar until Sunday 30^th June, so who knows, it might even be good enough to get on the grass by then, but to find out whether it is or not keep an eye on facebook.com/laurelview or give the office a ring on 028 9083 0649.

Results

Derby (1 of 5) – 5.5.13

60cms

1^st French Fort Jackson, Claire Liddle; 2^nd My Blue Eyed Boy, Sasha Wilson; 3^rd Honey, Sarah Glover; 4^th Laurel View Rab, Simon Wylie; 5^th Laurel View Jonny, Rachael Ferguson; 6^th Laurel View Sandy, Claire Gilchrist.

70cms

1^st Cracker, Marian Rea; 2^nd Archie, Lorraine Lyttle; 3^rd Moo, Jacqui Lewis; 4^th Davinci, Judena Leslie; 5^th Easter, Claire Bennett; 6^th Marvin, Kerry Taylor.

85cms

“Moo” and Jacqui Lewis concentrate on the course ahead.

1^st Blue Cobweb, Charlotte Leslie; 2^nd Saffy, Laura Marrs; 3^rd Laurel View Cherry, Claire Gilchrist; 4^th Oh Dear, Albert Lowry; 5^th tie Loughmourne Diamond, Kirsty Marsden and Arctic Moon, Joanna McNamee.

1m

1^st Loughmourne Diamond, Kirsty Marsden; 2^nd Dexter, Shauna O’Connell.