Forpadydeplasterer Wins Down Royal Ridden League
On Sunday 20th July the Down Royal Racecourse played host to the final of the Down Royal Ridden League. Qualifiers had been held for several weeks at a number of County Shows, bringing together retrained exracehorses from Dublin to North Antrim to compete for the Title Down Royal Ridden Exracehorse champion 2014.
Ballybaymoon with Etain hall Callaghen winner of the retraining class
The league based on the three highest ridden scores of the series, came to a conclusion with the first five horses going into the final with only a single point between them, so the title was never a foregone conclusion. On the day eight horses came forward, including unplaced point to point horses and Cheltenham champions all now standing as equals in the show ring.
Many thanks to our judges on the day Hilary Gibson (non-riding) Comber, James Jenkins (ridden) Ballyclare and Shelly Boyle (ridden), who did not have an easy task as the horses where so well presented and schooled.
As usual the retraining class started proceedings and this was won by newcomer Etain Hall-Callaghan with Ballybay moon, followed by the Open ridden class won by Joanne Quirke with ForPadydeplasterer who is set for Dublin next month.
The league winner is decided by the two ridden judges scores combined added to the existing top scores, naming the winner Forpadydeplasterer and Joanne Quirke and Reserve champion – Melanie Moorhead with Irish Twang North Antrim
Many thanks to Mike Todd, Vicky Moody and the team at Down Royal Racecourse for their continued support of the Exracehorse it is hugely appreciated by all, and competitors all took great delight in the the racecourse venue for Sunday’s final.
Results:
Retraining class: 1st: Ballybay Moon – Etain Hall-Callaghan 2nd: RamsdenBoy -Joanne Maybin 3rd: Leggy Lad – Alexis Hall 4th: In the loop – Ashely Hall
Open Class: 1st: Forpadydeplasterer – Joanne Quirke 2nd: Libriarian – Paul Hutchinson 3rd:News Item – Louise McMinn 4th: Ramsden Boy – Joanne Maybin 5th: Irish Twang – Melanie Moorhead 6th: Leggy Lad – Alexis Hall
Down Royal Ridden League
Champion – Forpadydeplasterer – Joanne Quirke
Reserve Champion: Irish Twang – Melanie Moorhead
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- Paul Hutchinson with Librarian Down Royal League final at the Racecourse
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- l to r James Jenkins ridden judge Vicky moody Down Royal Forpadydeplasterer with Joanne Quirke champion DownRoyal League Shelly Boyle ridden judge Hilary Gibson nonriding judge and Julie Morris RH
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- Irish Twang with Melanie Moorhead and Vicky Moody Down Royal and Shelly Boyle riding judge
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- competitors awaiting the open ridden class at Down royal L to R IrishTwang – Melanie Moorhead, Leggy Lad- Alexis Hall, Hapgood -Meody Muirhead
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- Ballybaymoon with Etain hall Callaghen winner of the retraining class
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- Alexis Hall and leggy lad competitor in the Open Class
