Exciting finale to Ravensdale Lodge’s winter / spring season

Week ending 5th May 2014, results Ravensdale Lodge Equestrian & Event Centre.

Four finals over four days will always create a buzz of excitement as the curtain fell on the winter / spring season of leagues at Ravensdale Lodge. This particular run had a heightened sense of anticipation as the hugely successful “Smart league initiative” drew to a close and five lucky people went away with five hi-tech tablets over the course of the three “Smart Leagues” which was reported in last week’s paper. Aside from the tablets there was the small issue of 20 individual leagues and finals to contend with and up to six places in some finals meant a veritable treasure trove of prizes for competitors but a logistical nightmare for show organisers.

First competition up for decision was the SJI registered indoor horse league on Thursday 24th April. Culloville rider Janine Farrell had a great afternoon as she won the 90cm final and was placed second behind Carlingford rider Conrad Mc Guinness & Animo Cruise in the 1m class on her own Blackmoor Heather, second in the 90cm class was Hannah Joyce with Watchful Eye. Third behind Mc Guinness and Farrell in the 1m class was Lynn Patterson with Cujo while Dundalk rider Caroline Mc Guirke slotted into fourth place in the class with her own Lisbane Callitera. Dubai based Sheikh Samir Mirdad has mixed equestrian codes over the past couple of months to great effect and has been in attendance at Ravensdale Lodge over the past few weeks in preparation for Balmoral show. John Floody won the 1.10m class on board Sheikh Samir’s Mirdad’s Hawa, to round off a good class Floody also slotted into second place on board Francie Hughes’ Ballyknock Diamond. Floody was in great form also in the remaining two classes, the 1.20m and 1.30m finals, coming home first and second in both classes. Floody won the 1.20m class with Brian Kieran’s HTS Blackrock and slotting Ballyknock Diamond into second place again, Hannah Joyce came home third in the 1.20m class on her own Van Clover while Floody picked up some minor place money by finishing fourth on Sheikh Samir’s Mirdad’s Hawa. Jb Ryan’s Daughter was Floody’s winning mount in the 1.30m class while HTS Blackrock had to settle for second place on this occasion. Floody finished off another very successful campaign at Ravensdale Lodge by winning the leading rider prize of an overnight stay with breakfast for two people in the four star Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk.

It was the turn of horse & pony training on Friday 25th May and Ravensdale Lodge’s trusty ponies were in top form in the first class of the evening, the X poles class, picking up the top three places in the final. Home rider Rosalyn Connolly won the class on board Ravensdale Duffy while Ravensdale Seaspray slotted into second and third place in the class under Kayla Mc Entaggart and Eve Connolly respectively. Anna Larkin & Sinitta came home fourth in this class and Natasha Neville with Flash came home fifth, Natasha & Flash won the X pole league. The 60cm class was won by Anna Larkin with Sinitta, Shea Mc Kinley with Biscuit came second and also won the league while X poles winner Rosalyn Connolly slotted into third place with Duffy. The 70cm class league and final was won by Lisburn rider Georgia Kirkwood with Debonair, Trevor Cardwell with his own Cassie came second in the class while another Ravensdale horse, this time Ravensdale Ebony came third under Dara Collins while fourth place went to Katelyn King and Sandy. Fiona Cumesky put in a fine performance to win the 80cm class with Lola. Trevor Cardwell and Cassie had to settle for second place once again in this class while Kate Kenwright and Storm placed third and league winner Orla Moriarity with Thunder were fourth, Ravensdale Ebony placed fifth, this time with Emily Molloy. 80cm league winner, Orla Moriarity won the 90cm final with Thunder while Jim Griffin came home second in the class with his own Hughie, 80cm class winner, Fiona Cumesky with Lola came third in the class. 90cm league winner, Eleanor Hoey came forth with Sascha while Kate Kenwright with Storm came home in fifth place. Jessica Finnegan started what was to be a successful weekend of competition at Ravensdale Lodge by winning the 1.10m class.

Saturday 26th May saw an exciting climax to what had been a very successful arena eventing league with three league and class finals up for decision. The 70cm class was first up and John Downey, who had put in some exceptional performances with Smitty had the league title already sewn up and the pair duly obliged in the final by winning it as well. Second in the 70cm class final was Lorraine Mc Elroy with her own Cass, third place went to  Jane Leighton with Milfords Lady while fourth place went to the ultra consistent pairing of Wendy Byrne with Dylan. Kate Kenwright had the 85cm league title won before the competition started on Saturday afternoon and as with John Downey in the 70cm class Kate won the final as well with Storm to cap a fine weekend for the Dundalk rider. 70cm class winner John Downey with Smitty had to be content with second place in the 85cm class while Ethan Smith with Bluestone Ice slotted into third place. The 1m league and final was won by Orla Mc Gowan with Manus Boy. So to the last leg of the marathon of leagues and finals on Sunday 27th May where indoor dressage took centre stage under the watchful eye of judge David Patterson. Breige Farrelly won both the league and class 1 final which was the BD Intro B test, Farrelly with Panda Bear had an exceptional weekly run of form over the 13 weeks of the competition. Second in class 1 was the Kilkeel partnership of Shenna Young with Denali, third place went to Amber Lucas from Lisburn with Milo while Castlebellingham rider Linda Nulty with Calamity Jack placed fourth and Joanne Corrigan with Shadow finished in fifth place. Breige Farrelly with Panda Bear won the league in class 2 as well but was pipped into second place in the final by Jennifer Mc Cann riding Oakhill Charm in the BD Prelim 14 test. Class 3 final, BD Prelim 18 was won by Jessica Finnegan with Tommy Girl, Finnegan who had performed so well in all three “Smart Leagues” beat class 2 winner, Jennifer Mc Cann with Oakhill Charm into second place however Mc Cann had the consolation of winning the league in class 3. Class 4, Novice 34 league and final was won by Scarvagh rider Allan Dewhurst with his wife Jan’s Podge. Allan will now have to give up the as Jan intends to compete during the Summer season with Podge.

The spring / summer schedule of competitions continue into their second week at Ravensdale Lodge on Thursday 6th May from 11am when there will be SJI registered jumping this week only, registered jumping returns to its regular summer slot of Wednesday the following week. There will be another week of the popular horse & pony training league on Friday with an earlier start time of 5pm due to the large numbers jumping, classes in the league run from X poles to 1.10. Outdoor arena eventing continues on Saturday afternoon from 2pm for the 70cm class, 3pm for the 85cm class and 4pm for the 1m class. Dressage takes centre stage on Sunday from 2pm and weekly classes can be found on the Ravensdale Lodge website. In addition to weekly class prizes show organisers are putting up a lovely bespoke Ravensdale Lodge saddle pad for Friday, Saturday & Sunday’s competitions. All entries on Friday, Saturday & Sunday will go into  a draw for this must have accessory so everyone who enters any competition has an equal chance of winning. Ravensdale Lodge hosted the first of their popular Bumper Bank Holiday Shows on Monday 5th May results of which can be seen below. A full report of this show will be carried in next week’s paper.

Spring / summer SJI registered outdoor horse league Wednesday 30th April.

80cm class: Rebecca Kavanagh’s Windy Storm (R. Kavanagh).

90cm class, divided between: Jade Savage’s Echos Design (J. Savage), Janine Farrell’s Blackmoor Heather (J. Farrell) & L. Patterson’s Lisnolan Lan De Conche (B. Murphy).

1m class, divided between: Sheikh Samir Mirdad’s Mirdad’s Hubbb Alrahmaaaan (S. S Mirdad), Barry Murphy’s Lilux (R. Cusack), Caroline Mc Guirke’s Lisban Callitera (C. Mc Guirke), Sheikh Samir Mirdad’s Uraeus (S. S Mirdad), Eileen Duggan’s Libero Flight (J. Floody), Irene Lawler’s Ballustree Landbreeze (I. Lawler), NH Louth Horse Park’s Russian Gold (L. Mac Guinness), Sheikh Samir Mirdad’s Midad’s Sheeef (S S Mirdad), Janine Farrell’s Blackmoor Heather (J. Farrell), Rebecca Kavanagh’s Midsommer Mor Clover (R. Kavanagh), Marie Quigley’s Lisangle Lux Pride (B. Murphy) & Sheikh Samir Mirdad’s Mirdad’s Azzzer (S. S Mirdad).

1.10m class, divided between: C. Craig’s Craigmanus Hold Up Diamond (J. Floody), Dermot Mc Bride’s Coolrock Dark Angel (B. Murphy), Eileen Duggan’s Libero Flight (J. Floody), Carroll Produce LTD’s Castleroche La Roche (P. Carroll), Owen Mc Camley’s Vechtas Locket (O. Mc Camley), F. Hughes’ Ballyknock Diamond (J. Floody) & Irene Lawler’s Ballustree Landbreeze (I. Lawler).

1.20m class, divided between: Dermot Mc Bride’s Vechtas Rose (B. Murphy), Brian Kieran’s HTS Blackrock (J. Floody), Barry Murphy’s Lismon De Reve Cream (B. Murphy), F. Hughes’ Ballyknock Diamond (J. Floody) & Robert Frazer’s Sonas Magnum (J. Floody).

1.30m class: # 1 Robert Frazer’s Sonas Magnum (J. Floody) 45.84 seconds.

Spring / summer SJI registered outdoor horse league continues to Wednesday 23rd July. Modified classes from 80cm (M) to 1.30m (M), start time 11am.

Spring / summer outdoor horse & pony training league Friday 2nd May.

X poles class. divided between: Ravensdale Lodge’s Seaspray (E. Connolly), Ravensdale Lodge’s Womble (A. Watters), Chloe Martin’s Beautiful Pearl (C. Martin) & Ravensdale Lodge’s Duffy (R. Connolly) (Drew prize).

60cm class: No clear rounds.

70cm class, divided between: Sean O’ Brien’s Sally (S. O’ Brien), Jack Martin’s Ria (J. Martin), Finn Osborne’s Shadow (F. Osborne), Katie Creegan’s Dolly (K. Creegan), Ciara Russell’s Misty (C. Russell), Trevor Cardwell’s Cassie (T. Cardwell), Eirinn Reel’s Orlando (E. Reel), Edel Reel’s Robin (E. Reel) & Stephen Rooney’s Genie (S. Rooney) (Drew prize).

80cm class, divided between: Jordan Richie Smith’s Tic Tac (J. Richie Smith), Ciara Russell’s Misty (C. Russell), John Downey’s She’s Away Again (C. Mc Enaney) & Sinead Young’s Jacobi (S. Young) (Drew prize).

90cm class, divided between: Molly O’ Connor’s Taffy (M. O’ Connor), Susan O’ Connor’s Henry (S. O’ Connor) & Jordan Richie Smith’s Crack N Touch (J. Richie Smith) (Drew prize).

1m class, divided between: Conor Mc Enaney’s Lucky (C. Mc Enaney) Ciara Culleton’s Charlie 9C. Culleton) & Carl Webb’s Dan (C. Webb) (Drew prize).

1.10m class: Jordan Byrne’s Renee (J. Byrne).

Ravensdale Lodge saddle pad draw winner: Ciara Russell & Misty.

Spring / summer outdoor horse & pony training league continues to Friday 25th July. Classes from X poles to 1.10m with weekly class prizes and draw for Ravensdale Lodge saddle pad for all entries, start time 5pm.

Spring / summer outdoor arena eventing league Saturday 3rd May.

70cm class: # 1 divided between, Wendy Byrnes’ Dylan (W. Byrne) (Drew prize), Tori Showkum’s Heidi (T. Showkum) & Shauna Farrell’s Tory (S. Farrell), # 2 divided between, Shannon Kavanagh’s Rolo (S. Kavanagh), Amy Kieran’s Wizard ()A. Kieran) & Katie Crozier’s Annaboom (K. Crosier).

85cm class: # 1 divided between, Becky Kavanagh’s Hector (B. Kavanagh) (Drew prize), Leanne Connell’s Millie (L. Connell), Angela Mc Elroy’s Major (A. Mc Elroy) & Sarah Hennessy’s Paddy (S. Hennessey), # 2 divided between, Katie Crozier’s The Soda Baker (K. Crosier), Tori Showkum’s Tally Ho (T. Showkum), Stephen Martin’s Butterscotch Major (S. Martin), Jane Leighton’s Milford’s Lady (J. Montgomery), Shauna Farrell’s Tory (S. Farrell), Bernadette Curry’s Fiery Lad (B. Curry) Hannah Chambers’ Pumpkin (H. Chambers), Catherine Robinson’s Graph Unique (C. Robinson), Wendy Byrne’s Dylan (W. Byrne) & Amy Kieran’s Wizard (A. Kieran), # 3 divided between, Katie Crozier’s Annaboom (K. Crosier) & Leanne Connell’s Little Rudy (L. Connell).

1m class: # 1 divided between, Barbara Johns’ Woody (B. Johns) (Drew prize) & Lisa Neville’s Camira (L. Neville), # 2 divided between, Irene Kavanagh’s Noelee (I. Kavanagh), Stephen Martin’s Butterscotch Major (S. Martin), Becky Kavanagh’s Ross (B. Kavanagh), Gemma Chambers’ Honey (G. Chambers), Robin Mc Closkey’s Alfie (R. Mc Closkie), Olivia Johns’ Sirocco (O. Johns & Eva Mc Kenna’s Frea (E. Mc Kenna).

Ravensdale Lodge saddle pad draw winner: Eva Mc Kenna & Frea.

Spring / summer outdoor arena eventing leagues continues to Saturday 26th July. Start time of 2pm for 70cm class, 3pm for 85cm class & 4pm for 1m class.

Bumper May bank holiday show Monday 5th May.

X poles class: # 1 Emma Gillispie’s Grey Sapphire (E. Gillispie) 33.26 seconds, # 2 Zara Mc Anerney’s Gerenemo (Z. Mc Anerney) 44.86 seconds, # 3 Amy Mc Anerney’s Geremeno (A. Mc Anerney) 67.55 seconds, # 4 Alyssia Burns’ Coco Channel (A. Burns) four faults 59.25 seconds & # 5 Ravensdale Lodge’s Womble (A. Watters) four faults 72.04 seconds.

60cm class: # 1 Emma Gillispie’s Grey Sapphire (E. Gillispie) 28.61 seconds, # 2 Katelyn King’s Sandy (K. King) 29.89 seconds, # 3 Jason Connolly’s Browno (J. Connolly) 30.31 seconds, # 4 Chloe Martin’s Beautiful Pearl (C. Martin) 38.26 seconds & # 5 Eimear Blake’s I Don’t Know (E. Blake) 38.31 seconds.

70cm class: # 1 Charlie Hanna’s Hazy (C. Hanna) 22.64 seconds, # 2 Tierna Harper’s Peppermint Clover (T. Harper) 24.90 seconds, # 3 Sean O’ Brien’s Sally (S. O’ Brien) 29.65 seconds, # 4 Alex Moffett’s Shergar (A. Moffett) 30.77 seconds, # 5 Ciara Russell’s Misty (C. Russell) 34.25 seconds & # 6 Molly O’ Connor’s Legato (M. O’ Connor) 35.68 seconds. Also double clear, Rihanna Mc Garrell’s Speckles (R. Mc Garrell), Jordan Mc Garrell’s Diego (J. Mc Garrell) & Katie Creegan’s Dolly (K. Creegan).

80cm class: # 1 Tierna Harper’s Grey Sapphire (T. Harper) 28.36 seconds, # 2 Eirinn Reel’s Orlando (E. Reel) 31.64 seconds, # 3 Ciara Russell’s Misty (C. Russell) 32.19 seconds, # 4 Karen Mc Anerney’s Tootsie (K. Mc Anerney) 33.75 seconds, # 5 Rebecca Mc Auley’s Icelantica (R. Mc Auley) 34.60 seconds & # 6 Lauren Wilson’s Charante (L. Wilson) 36.25 seconds. Also double clear, Clare Murtagh’s Mia (C. Murtagh).

90cm class: # 1 Molly O’ Connor’s Taffy (M. O’ Connor) 29.27 seconds, # 2 Ruth Baird’s Homer (R. Baird) 30.79 seconds, # 3 Katherine Weir’s Molly (K. Weir) 30.85 seconds, # 4 Lauren Wilson’s Charante (L. Wilson) 33.21 seconds, # 5 Andrew Rafferty’s Turbo (A. Rafferty) 35.35 seconds & # 6 Amber Harrison’s Sir Duke (A. Harrison) 41.42 seconds.

1m class: # 1 Niamh Warde’s Prince (N. Ward) 38.73 seconds, # 2 Carl Webb’s Dan (C. Webb) 40.66 seconds, # 3 Sarah Ellibert’s Belle Izarra Z (S. Ellibert) 43.04 seconds, # 4 Alvin Mc Elwaine’s Mivvie (A. Mc Elwaine) 44.09 seconds & # 5 Emma Andrews’ The Elf (E. Andrews) four faults 36.64 seconds.

1.10m class: # 1 Carl Webb’s Willow (C. Webb) 40.19 seconds, # 2 Victoria mc Elwaine’s Pandora D (V. Mc Elwaine) 42.70 seconds & # 3 Courtney Wilson’s Charante (C. Wilson) four faults 48.91 seconds.

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