Our final day! The sun shone, which was lovely and the showjumping track asked lots of questions, which was exciting.....so a fantastic finish to a wonderful four days of international competition.
Whether you were here, or keeping up with the action on Facebook or Twitter, we hope you enjoyed it. We certainly did....
A huge thank you goes out this evening to the competitors, owners, sponsors and also to our wonderful team of stewards and volunteers.... we look forward to seeing you all back here in April!
Finally, congratulations to our Young Rider team, who’ll be bringing home team gold and an individual bronze from the European Championships in Portugal. We were keeping an eye on you today and you got a loud round of applause from the spectators here at Ballindenisk, when we announced the news!
Until then, here’s our final update...
CCI3* - Johnson & Perrott
Clare Abbott (IRL) had a faultless round today, with Euro Prince, to finish on her dressage score of 43.8 and take first place. Congratulations Clare! Oliver Townend had two fences down but held onto 2nd spot, ending the day on 55.6, with Skyhills Cavalier. Australia’s Tim Boland was clear with GV Billy Elliot, moving from 5th to 3rd on a score of 60.6
CIC3* - Mervue Equine Ireland
Poles down today moved Great Britain’s Izzy Taylor (Thistledown Poposki) down to 4th place and Oliver Townend (Dunbeau) to 3rd, Oliver finishing on 62.4. Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) went clear, bringing her up to 2nd place, on 57.6, with Fernhill by Night. So the top honours today, after a clear round, went to Joseph Murphy and Sportfield Othello, who finished on a score of 55.0. This combination won the CCI3* competition here last Autumn so well done again Joseph!
CCI2* - Amber Service Station Fermoy
Great Britain claimed the top 3 places in this class today so there are a few more rosettes making their way to Dublin and Rosslare this evening.... Izzy Taylor (Call Me Maggie May) and Sharon Hunt (Loughnatousa Fabio) each had a fence down but retained 1st and 2nd place respectively. Aaron Millar and Isle Valley went clear, to jump up the leaderboard from 7th place to 3rd.
CIC2*
Clear rounds in the sunshine for the top three in this class. They made it look easy! Susie Berry took 1st place, with Bolero De Ste Hermelle (46.3), Lucy Latta was 2nd, with DHI Broadway (48.0) and Ciaran Glynn finished in 3rd, on a score of 48.1, with November Night.
CCI1*
Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon went clear again today to hold onto 1st place with Borough Free Flight, finishing the competition on their dressage score of 36.9. Tim Boland (AUS) and Wild Duchess were unlucky to have a pole down, while Sharon Reilly (IRL) had a clear round with Until Proven Guilty so they swapped places. Tim finished 3rd, on 43.4 and Sharon moved up to take 2nd, finishing on 40.6
CCIJ1*
The testing track meant poles down for everyone in this class but Charlotte Dixon (Shadow Light – 40.6) and Cathal Daniels (RLE Fugitive – 64.4) stayed in 1st and 2nd place, with Lydia Dawson and Gloster Boy taking the 3rd spot, finishing on a score of 66.3. Well done to all of you and hope you enjoyed it out there today!
CCI1*P
Poles down here too but the overnight standings remain the same so congratulations to:
1st – Lucy Hancock – Corries Whiskey – 57.5
2nd – Jessica Kuehnle – Fernhill Ruby – 61.2
3rd – Caoimhe Eivers – Wilderwood Storm – 79.7
Whether you were here, or keeping up with the action on Facebook or Twitter, we hope you enjoyed it. We certainly did....
A huge thank you goes out this evening to the competitors, owners, sponsors and also to our wonderful team of stewards and volunteers.... we look forward to seeing you all back here in April!
Finally, congratulations to our Young Rider team, who’ll be bringing home team gold and an individual bronze from the European Championships in Portugal. We were keeping an eye on you today and you got a loud round of applause from the spectators here at Ballindenisk, when we announced the news!
Until then, here’s our final update...
CCI3* - Johnson & Perrott
Clare Abbott (IRL) had a faultless round today, with Euro Prince, to finish on her dressage score of 43.8 and take first place. Congratulations Clare! Oliver Townend had two fences down but held onto 2nd spot, ending the day on 55.6, with Skyhills Cavalier. Australia’s Tim Boland was clear with GV Billy Elliot, moving from 5th to 3rd on a score of 60.6
CIC3* - Mervue Equine Ireland
Poles down today moved Great Britain’s Izzy Taylor (Thistledown Poposki) down to 4th place and Oliver Townend (Dunbeau) to 3rd, Oliver finishing on 62.4. Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (USA) went clear, bringing her up to 2nd place, on 57.6, with Fernhill by Night. So the top honours today, after a clear round, went to Joseph Murphy and Sportfield Othello, who finished on a score of 55.0. This combination won the CCI3* competition here last Autumn so well done again Joseph!
CCI2* - Amber Service Station Fermoy
Great Britain claimed the top 3 places in this class today so there are a few more rosettes making their way to Dublin and Rosslare this evening.... Izzy Taylor (Call Me Maggie May) and Sharon Hunt (Loughnatousa Fabio) each had a fence down but retained 1st and 2nd place respectively. Aaron Millar and Isle Valley went clear, to jump up the leaderboard from 7th place to 3rd.
CIC2*
Clear rounds in the sunshine for the top three in this class. They made it look easy! Susie Berry took 1st place, with Bolero De Ste Hermelle (46.3), Lucy Latta was 2nd, with DHI Broadway (48.0) and Ciaran Glynn finished in 3rd, on a score of 48.1, with November Night.
CCI1*
Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon went clear again today to hold onto 1st place with Borough Free Flight, finishing the competition on their dressage score of 36.9. Tim Boland (AUS) and Wild Duchess were unlucky to have a pole down, while Sharon Reilly (IRL) had a clear round with Until Proven Guilty so they swapped places. Tim finished 3rd, on 43.4 and Sharon moved up to take 2nd, finishing on 40.6
CCIJ1*
The testing track meant poles down for everyone in this class but Charlotte Dixon (Shadow Light – 40.6) and Cathal Daniels (RLE Fugitive – 64.4) stayed in 1st and 2nd place, with Lydia Dawson and Gloster Boy taking the 3rd spot, finishing on a score of 66.3. Well done to all of you and hope you enjoyed it out there today!
CCI1*P
Poles down here too but the overnight standings remain the same so congratulations to:
1st – Lucy Hancock – Corries Whiskey – 57.5
2nd – Jessica Kuehnle – Fernhill Ruby – 61.2
3rd – Caoimhe Eivers – Wilderwood Storm – 79.7