Coilog Premiere League Series 2010 Cork

Coilog Premiere League Series 2010

The second round of the Showjumping Ireland Premiere Series was held last weekend [1^st – 3^rd May] at Coilog Equestrian Centre, Co Kildare. The qualifying round was held on Saturday with a strong field of over 60 entries. From this the top 30 were brought forward to the 1.50m grand prix on Bank Holiday Monday. A strong course was built by ‘Mr Tom Holden’, which saw 6 into the jump off.

Acting as pathfinder, local rider Edward Doyle, set the target clear in a time of 43.74 with ‘Clipper VD Begijnakker’ but it was Northern rider Dermott Lennon who took the final honours riding Sandra Lennon’s eight year-old gelding ‘Vampire’, the combination was quickest of the six-way jump-off when clear in 41.07. Galway rider, Olive Clarke looked set for the challenge and took all the tight lines with Harry Aird’s eleven-year-old Irish bred stallion, ‘Cruising Mickey Finn’.  Delivering a super clear in a time of 41.48 was enough to claim the runner-up place, leaving Edward Doyle in 3rd place. Tholm Keane, Trevor Breen and Mervyn Clarke also produced fast rounds in the jump off but they failed to produce clear rounds which placed them in 4^th, 5^th and 6^th respectively. 

Philip Horgan with his mount ‘Azarro Van Het Hoogeinde’ produced a beautiful clear over the jumps but was one of 3 competitors to incur 1 time fault. Philip was thrilled with Azarro as it was the horses first 1.50m Grand Prix and he would have very little experience over these types of fences. The others who performed clears over the jumps but incurred time penalties were Mervyn Clarke riding ‘The Big Boy’ and Jonathan Corrigan with ‘Quantum Udessa’.

Full results

1. Dermott Lennon riding Vampire (K W P N) Owner Sandra Lennon 0/0 41.07
2. Olive Clarke riding  Cruisings Micky Owner Finn Harry Aird 0/0 41.48
3. Edward Jnr Doyle riding Clipper VD Begijnakker Owner Edward Jnr Doyle 0/0 43.74
4. Tholm Keane riding Warrenstown You 2 Owner Ronan Tynan 0/4 39.44
5. Trevor Breen riding  Adventure De Kannan OwnerKaren Swann 0/4 44.32
6. Mervyn Jr Clarke riding Santee Owner Pauline Clarke 0/8 38.26
7. Mervyn Jr Clarke riding The Big Boy Owner Mervyn Jr Clarke
8. Philip Horgan  riding Azarro Van Het Hoogeinde Owner Philip Horgan
9. Jonathan Corrigan riding  Quantum Udessa  Owner Jonathan Corrigan
10. John Floody riding Larkhill Cruiser Michael Smith