24 November 2022 - Flipbook - Page 77
HORSEWEEK
G
AP of the North Riding
Club,
who
were
the
wildcard entry, won the
Association of Irish Riding
Clubs (AIRC) Team Show
Jumping Championship final at
the Dublin Horse Show on Sunday,
August 21, after they were the only
team to complete the competition
on a clean sheet.
It all came down to the final
competitor in the Simmonscourt
arena as their captain, Tom Hogan,
had a fence in hand going into his
final round. The Abbeyleix resident,
however, withstood the pressure
on the 18-year-old bay gelding,
‘Limmerick Jewel’, as he crossed the
line inside the time with all fences
intact to give the Armagh-based
club the coveted championship
trophy, sponsored by Horseware.
The win was all the more special
for the team of Eamon McGuirk
(‘Friar Walk’), Patrick Murphy
(‘Lismon De Reve Cream’), Kate
Kenwright (‘Templemaley Captain’)
and Tom Hogan (‘Limmerick Jewel’),
as they came through the wild card
qualifier at the AIRC Riding Clubs
Festival in June, where the runnersup of each of the regional qualifiers
were given a second chance to
qualify for the final.
Over
100
teams
sought
qualification earlier in the year, with
the top nine teams going forward to
the final, where only seven riders
managed to produce a double clear
round.
Raul Suarez’s 11-fence track with 13
jumping efforts proved challenging,
with penalties spread out around
the course.
After the opening round, Gap of
the North were out in front on zero
with five teams further behind on
four penalties, including Benbulben,
Castle Hill, Greenhills, Lismore and
Mill Road. Carrickmines was next
best on six penalties, while Headfort
and Tinahely were further back.
Headfort, who were making their
first outing at the RDS, and Tinahely
FARMWEEK
SEPTEMBER 01 2022
Wildcard wins the AIRC
Team Jumping title at
Dublin Horse Show
WILDCARD WIN: The winning team from Armagh-based Gap of the North Riding Club were the wildcard entry at the
AIRC Team Show Jumping Championships at Dublin Horse Show. (FW35-552NN)
had too much ground to cover and
remained out of contention after
the second round, while Mill Road
dropped out of the top six after
they added 12 penalties to finish
on a total of 16. They can take
solace from the fact that it was an
improved performance on their last
outing in 2017.
The Benbulben, Castle Hill and
Lismore teams all added eight
penalties in the second round to
finish on 12 penalties each, leaving
the clock to decide the ribbons. The
Lismore club, who was making its
first appearance at the RDS, took
sixth place with a time of 200.12.
Just over a second separated the
RUNNERS UP: The runners-up from Greenhills Riding Club at the AIRC Team Show Jumping Championships at
Dublin Horse Show. (FW35-554NN)
next two teams, with Castle Hill
getting the nod in a time of 190.83
to claim fourth place ahead of
Benbulben in fifth on 191.98.
There was a remarkable secondround performance from the South
Dublin-based Carrickmines Riding
Club, who moved up the leader
board from seventh place after
the opening round to finish on the
podium in third place. The team of
Martina Delaney (‘Branraduff Bob’),
Rory O’Keeffe (‘Shes The Model’),
Sadhbh Mullins (‘Delta De Reve’)
and Selina Ann Osborne (‘RTS Lisa’)
finished on a total of 10 penalties
after adding another four in the
second round.
Greenhills, who were making their
10th appearance in a final since
2002, were left in second place for
the second successive final, after
they lost out after a two-way jumpoff to Mosstown in the 2019 final
when it last took place.
The Kildare team of Jane Fallon
(‘Beachball Sally’), Lesley McKenna
(‘Lincoln Lane’), Grainne Alexander
(‘Cheeky Blonde’) and Roland
Dalton (‘Mrs Maggie’) ended on
eight penalties after they added a
further four penalties in the second
round. They also picked up the
best turned-out rosettes after they
impressed the judges during the
parade of teams earlier.
RESULTS
Sunday, August 21
AIRC Team Show Jumping
Championship: 1) Gap of the North;
2) Greenhills; 3) Carrickmines;
4) Castle Hill; 5) Benbulben; 6)
Lismore.
TEAM CAPTAIN: Gap of the North’s team captain Tom Hogan on ‘Limmerick
Jewel’ in action at the AIRC Team Show Jumping Championships at Dublin
Horse Show. (FW35-553NN)
Outstanding Results
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Woodroyd Go Go Girl, winning the First Ridden Ponies at Dublin Horse Show,
ridden by Nancy Lyons Teehan and owned by Jamie Greene.
Photograph by 1st Class Images
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