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12/04/2014

 

Damien Griffin landed the thirteenth round of the HSI/Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour at Mullingar Equestrian Centre, riding the nine year old gelding Tabby.

 

Ten horses and riders made it into the jump off from the 44 starters and at the finish only three combinations managed to jump double clear rounds, with Galway’s Damien Griffin fastest of the trio (35.40) with Pamela Donaghy’s Tabby (Captain Clover x Cruising), to take the lion’s share of the €2,500 on offer from sponsors Mullingar Equestrian Centre.

 

Gerard Clarke, who won the previous round of the series at Barnadown, took runner up spot at Mullingar with Rafiki (Simba x Animo Elite), finishing just over three tenths of a second slower than the winner. 

 

Olive Clarke managed to guide three horses through to the jump off, with Louis D’Or (Landcapitol x Grannus) finishing best of the trio in third place (39.11), while Ausra Valuckyte finished fastest of the four faulters in round two, taking fourth place with Shannondale Macalla (Cavalier Royale x Clover Hill)

 

Elaine O Neill slotted into fifth place with Very White Z just ahead of Gemma Phelan who finished sixth with RVS Harley Ger.

 

 

Result – HSI/Connolly’s RED MILLS Spring Tour – Mullingar 12/04/2014 Sponsored by Mullingar Equestrian Centre

 

1st Damien Griffin/Tabby 0/0 35.40

2nd Gerard Clarke/Rafiki 0/0 35.72

3rd Olive Clarke/Louis D’Or 0/0 39.11

4th Ausra Valuckyte/Shannondale Macalla 0/4 36.55

5th Elaine O Neill/Very White Z 0/4 39.89

6th Gemma Phelan/RVS Harley Ger  0/4 40.04

7th Olive Clarke/Kofi Annan 0/4 48.88

8th Daniel Coyle/Uptown Girl 0/8 37.67

9th Olive Clarke/Snipe 0/16 36.19

10th Edward Butler/Cornet Son 0/16 57.23

 

44 Starters

10 Into Jump-Off

 Winning Owner – Pamela Donaghy 

Top Young Rider  – Daniel Coyle 

Best Turned Out – Rafiki (Gerard Clarke)