SJI season starts in style at Portmore two-day show

PORTMORE Equestrian Centre, Aghalee held their first SJI Show of 2023 with a two-day horse show on January 28 and 29. Competitors kicked off the season in style, with some great results!

Saturday saw Robyn Hartley take the 1.10m class on ‘RH Live for Now’; Vikki Fox on ‘Bonnie McKay’ took the win in the 1.15m class, closely followed by Melissa McKee on ‘Diamond Beach Babe’ in second and in third was Markus Buser on ‘Kesha’, who then went on to take the win in the 1.25 class.

Sunday saw another great day of jumping – Hannah Blakely on Jane Allen Collins’ ‘Lougherne Contessa’ took the top spot in the 1.10m class; Sven Hadley, making his trip up to north worthwhile, took first and second in the 1.20m class with ‘Siobhra’ and ‘Kabran De Reve Z’ and then went on to take the win in the 1.30 Mini Grand Prix with ‘Kabran de Reve Z’, closely followed by Edward Little on ‘HSC Sunny Jim’.

Sven also took third place with ‘Phenomene Blue VDM’ and Val Joy took fourth place on ‘Imora’.

Show jumping at Portmore will continue this weekend, with the Winter Star Tour taking place on Saturday, February 4, followed by a Horse Pony Training Show on Sunday, February 5.

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RESULTS

Portmore Two-day Horse Show

Saturday, January 28

Horses – 80cm: 1) Morris G Smyth and Elaine Smyth’s Elamo I Am Legend, Trudie Hermione McCoosh.

90cm: =1) Padraic Corcoran’s Garryduff Living Doll, Katie Gibson; Gillian Creighton’s Glenaguile View, Jolie Dalton; Laura Hogg’s Good Gossin, Bradie Hogg; Carmel Conroy’s Killarn PG, Carmel Conroy; =5) Gillian Creighton’s Ferro Charm, Naomi McCavana; 5) Lucy Maher’s Valiente, Lucy Maher.

1m: =1) Alanna Linden’s Agigi, Alanna Linden; Stuart James’s Bluestone Cyranno Diamond, Kiera James; Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Jill Ruddle’s Coevers Touch, Jill Ruddle; Morris G Smyth and Elaine Smyth’s Elamo She’s A Show Girl, Trudie Hermione McCoosh; Gillian Creighton’s Elvis Van De Schmelcher Stal Z, Naomi McCavana; Gillian Creighton’s Ferro Charm, Naomi McCavana; Gillian Creighton’s Firestone V, Jodie Creighton; Padraic Corcoran’s Garryduff Living Doll, Katie Gibson; Stephen Honeyman’s Keamore Hill Diamond, Jessica Honeyman; Sarah McLean’s Lisnawhiggle Happiness, Sarah McLean; Kathryn Graham’s So Dignified, Kathryn Graham; Norman Campbell’s Sophia Casallco, Norman Campbell; Danni Jennings’s Super Star (IHR), Danni Jennings.

1.10m: 1) Robyn Hartley’s RH Live For Now, Robyn Hartley; 2) Jane Allen Collins’s Lougherne Contessa, Hannah Blakely; 3) Morris G Smyth and Elaine Smyth’s Elamo Diamond Beach, Trudie Hermione McCoosh; 4) Andrew Thompson’s LMK Monopoly, Ellen Thompson; 5) Stuart James’s Bluestone Cyranno Diamond, Kiera James; 6) Damien Carry’s Rockdrum Touche, Lucy McCann.

1.15m: 1) Pamela Fox’s Bonnie McKay, Vikki Fox; 2) Robert McKee’s Diamond Beach Babe, Melissa McKee; 3) Markus Buser’s Kesha, Markus Buser; 3) Stephen Gibson’s SGS Pride of the Hill, Stephen Gibson; 5) David Gibson’s SGS Welcome Louie, Stephen Gibson; 6) Andrew Thompson’s Erne River View, Beth Thompson.

1.25m: 1) Markus Buser’s Kesha, Markus Buser; 2) Jane Allen Collins’s Lougherne Caravaggio, Hannah Blakely; 3) Stephen Macken’s Nobel S, Emily Turkington; 4) Andrew Thompson’s Alejandro Two, Ellen Thompson; 5) Yvonne Pearson’s Cairnview Redwood Guy, Lesley Jones; 6) Elizabeth Eames’s Peruising, Paddy Eames.

Sunday, January 29

Horses – 80cm: =1) Sarah Agnew’s LMK Cassco, Sarah Agnew; JAG Equestrian’s Sia Of Ballmore, Julieann Gaffney.

90cm: =1) Hannah Camile McCann’s Corkeeran Skye High, Hannah Camile McCann; Gillian Creighton’s Elvis Van De Schmelcher Stal Z, Naomi McCavana; Sarah Agnew’s LMK Cassco, Sarah Agnew; =4) Ian Jones’s Corradarron Black Diamond, Ian Jones); Brian Kelly’s Rosevale Sunset, Rhona Wilkinson; =6) Rachel Redmond’s Baltracey Hero, Rachel Redmond; Joanne Smith’s Hey Jupiter, Joanne Smith.

1m: =1) Elaine Morrow’s Caltra Leader, Elaine Morrow; Morris G Smyth and Elaine Smyth’s Elamo Candy Jack, Trudie Hermione McCoosh; Hollie Smith’s Inventor, Hollie Smith; Eamon Marron’s Kinmar Ba Ba (ISH), Alex Finney; Micheal O’Neill’s Lisbunny Legend In Disguise, Chanelle O’Neill; Sarah McLean’s Lisnawhiggle Happiness, Sarah McLean.

1.10m: 1) Jane Allen Collins’s Lougherne Contessa, Hannah Blakely; 2) Morris G Smyth and Elaine Smyth’s Elamo Diamond Beach, Trudie Hermione McCoosh; 3) Hollie Smith’s Inventor, Hollie Smith; 4) Stephen McCormick’s Billy Winchester, Amy McCormick; 5) Liam McKee’s Qenny V/D Roshoeve, Luke Devlin; 6) Colville Stewart’s Oldoaks Matchbox, Sophie Dunn.

1.20m: 1) Patricia Grimes’s Siobhra, Sven Hadley; 2) Carroll Produce Ltd’s Kabran De Reve Z, Sven Hadley; 3) Robert McKee’s Diamond Beach Babe, Melissa McKee; 4) Maurice Devlin’s Ardragh Cordubh, Edward Little; 5) David Gibson’s SGS Welcome Louie, Stephen Gibson; 6) David Conlon’s Tullyneagh, Alfie Adair.

1.30m Mini Grand Prix: 1) Carroll Produce Ltd’s Kabran De Reve Z, Sven Hadley; 2) Heather Crawford’s HSC Sunny Jim, Edward Little; 3) Euro Horse Axel Verloy’s Phenomene Bleu VDM, Sven Hadley; 4) Val Joy’s Imora, Val Joy; 5) Carroll Produce Ltd’s Fabuleu Vd Watertoren, Sven Hadley.