Very High Standards at Iveagh Spring Derby

Iveagh Branch of the Pony Club held their annual Spring Derby on Easter Tuesday, generously sponsored by Kehoe Kars of Newry. Following the wet weather of the previous week there was some concern regarding whether the ground would be dry and firm enough. However after a couple of dry days, Easter Tuesday arrived with lovely warm and sunny weather with good going underfoot.

 

There was a great turn out, with all the riders keen to tackle the challenging derby course, designed and built by Steven and Trevor Smith. Obstacles included the ever challenging devil’s dyke and bank.

 

Thanks go to Dora Beacom for her commentary and scoring, to all the volunteers including fence judges, starter, arena party, catering, coursing building and those who helped in any way. Special thanks to our sponsor Mr John Kehoe of Kehoe Kars, whose four children are all active members of The Iveagh Branch, thanks also to Annie Chambers for organising the event.

 

The first class (85cm) saw 8 clear first rounds, followed by an exciting jump off which included one of the youngest riders Alex Finney, who finished 1st and 2nd on her two ponies, and  the eldest competitor Albert Lowry, who finished 3rd, on his faithful Oh Dear.

 

The Metre Class proved more difficult for those involved with no-one finishing the first round faultless. This meant the six combinations on 4 faults went through to a jump off, in which Steven Smith finished 1st and 2nd with the only two clear rounds on Eric and Charlie.

 

The day ended with a 70 cm class, again making all the riders work hard and with just three clear after the first round. Rory Osborne riding Socky had the fastest jump- off time to win the class.

 

Full results:

85cm

1st Alex Finney – Master Roan

2nd Alex Finney – Some Journey

3rd Albert Lowry – Oh Dear

4th Aoife O’Farrell – Abigail’s Dream

5th Caira Malcomson – Tyrone Molly

6th Ellie McElroy – Monochrome Boy

 

1m

1st Steven Smith – Eric

2nd Steven Smith – Charlie

3rd Gary Hylands – Picanto

4th Conail Mcgrath – Easy Jet

5th Herbie Purce – Seapatrick Hamish

6th Tabytha Bonar – Bella Bambino

 

70 cm

1st Rory Osborne – Socky

2nd Emma Wright – Flash Pony

3rd Ella McCallister – Max

4th Finn Osborne – Double Daz

5th Daniel Moore – Flash

6th Julie Simpson – Annie’s Treasure

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