Temperature Soars as Final RDS Qualifying Spaces are Filled
The Meadows Equestrian Centre, Lurgan was the venue for the final qualifier for the horse classes at the Royal Dublin Society’s Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Under soaring temperatures athletes from all over Ireland travelled to the MEC to pick up one of the coveted qualifying rosettes.
In the 4 year old qualifier it was Miley Dunning’s bay gelding ‘Luxtapose’ ridden by Joyce Veld to take the first place honours after impressing judges Alan Storm, Eric Nabrink and Tom Oismijer with two foot perfect clear rounds.
Whereas the 5 year old qualifier had an impressive start list of 84 horses and after 3 rounds of superb jumping Alan Wade’s Chestnut Gelding ‘Lislan Flamenco’ by Je Taime Flamenco was victorious in the Tom Holden designed course with Monaghan rider Clem McMahon.
The third round was also needed to declare a winner in the 6 year old qualifier after 21 of the initial 62 starters made it to the final round. The eventual winner was Gemma Phelan riding William O’Brien’s ‘Mr Obrien Two You’ a bay gelding sired by Warrenstown You Two with an impressive triple clear round and a time of 38.12.
Winning the final qualifier of the day the 7 & 8 year old; rider Neal Fearon collected the winner’s rosette with Peig Van Amerongen’s 7 year old chestnut gelding ‘Cavalino 26’ by Converter out of a Fridolin Oho dam, winning the competition with the fastest time in the jump off.
RESULTS
4 Year Old RDS Qualifier (15 to Qualify)
1st M Dunning’s Luxtapose (J Veld); 2nd F carson’s The Windmill Hero (P Smyth); 3rd M Condon’s Luicruise (J Higgins); 4th GBBS Ltd Stud’s ESI Star Struck (E Ateane); 5th P Byrne’s BGS Flamenco (P Byrne); 6th J Coyle’s Flamenco Royale (J Coyle); 7th I McDermott’s Emerald Pokemon (S Quinn); 8th J Burke and D Judge’s CHF Special Choice (J Burke); 9th GBBS Ltd Stud’s Boleybawn Actor (E Ahearne); 10th J Kearney’s Ballymurphy Lizzy (D Moran); 11th E Moloney’s Melina Flight (E Moloney); 12th E Moloney’s Lates Harry (E Moloney); 13th Gatterstown Bloodstock’sDark Knight (C McMahon); 14th S McConnell’s Hollybank Lucky Charm (F Connors); 15th R Jenkinson’s Hanslough Boy (L Clibburn).
5 Year Old Qualifier (9 to Qualify)
1st A Wade’s Lislan Flamenco (C McMahon); 2nd G O’Brien’s MHS Tamara (G ONeill); 3rd F Heslin’s Currabawn Crazy Daisy (C Thornton); 4th J Lee’s Kashino (G Slattery Jnr); 5th M. Odea and B O’Connor’s Kilderrys Joint Venture (P McGuane); 6th J OBrein’s Legalands Lux Breaker (J OBrien); 7th M Barron’s Lady Charlton (P Smyth); 8th G Lee’s Luidams Diamond (M Kinsella); 9th G O’Neill’s Pio Euro Commerce (G O’Neill); 10th Wrenwood Stable’s BP Castlefield (D Walsh)
6 Year Old Qualifer (9 to Qualify)
1st W O’Brien’s Mr O’Brien Two You (G Phelan); 2nd J Derwin’s Deep Pockets (J Derwin); 3rd M Clarke Jnr’s Thomascourt Limitless (M Clarke Jnr); 4th J Buckley’s BMH Big Time (T Keane); 5th G O’Neill’s Castlefield Cassie (S Hadley); 6th N Walsh’s Delux Diamond (F Connors); 7th L Durkin’s Kiss N Fly (E Doyle Jnr); 8th S Keaveney’s PMH Pollyanna (M Desmond); 9th G Forbes’s Castleforbes Vilhelmina (K Mealiff); 10th M McShane’s MMS Camilla (M McShane).
7 and 8 Year Old Qualifier (5 to Qualify)
1st P Van Amerogen’s Cavalino 26 (N Fearon); 2nd G Forbes’s Castleforbes Tina (N Fitzgibbon); 3rd G Forbes’s Castleforbes Talitha (K Mealiff); 4th D Wilson’s Touch Button (P Smyth); 5th G Graham’s Lenamore Lucy Lou (K Graham); 6th H Fitzpatrick’s Erne Lady Goldilocks (F Connors); 7th F O’Regan’s Liberation (A O’Regan); 8th A Kirwan’s Highly Efficient (T Keane); 9th Hadley Sport Horse’s Carla (S Hadley); 10th K Gallagher’s Camillo VDL (S Babes).
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