AMAZING ALF Z lived up to his name when he captured victory in last Sunday’s TRM/Show jumpers’ Club Spring Tour Grand Prix, worth €2,500, in Broadmeadows.
Owned by Stacey Watling, this eight-year-old Belgian-bred gelding is by Aganix du Seigneur Z, out of Alina, by Heartbreaker.
Having just moved up to this level at the end of last year, this is his first win at 1.35m. Partnered by Dermott Lennon, the duo recorded a jump-off time of 28.85 to head proceedings.
A total of 24 combinations lined out for the third round of the Spring league, which was supported by APM and incorporates the Hibernia seven and eight-year-old sport horse league.
Just two riders, Lennon and Jake Hunter, managed to produce a clear first round to progress to the jump-off.
Hunter was aboard Sandra Duffy/Ireland Horse Sport and Leisure Ltd’s 10-year-old gelding Satelittenflieger, which means Satellite Plane. By the Hannoverian stallion Stolzenberg, he is out of Egina, by Escudo II.
They crossed the finish line in 29.09 to secure the runner-up spot.
Third place went to Jack M Murphy riding Valerie O’Reilly’s MHS Oklahoma (Kannan x Mister Blue), bred by Michael Brennan. As the fastest four-faulters, they stopped the clock at 66.25, but with one fence on the ground.
Sven Hadley took the next three places; he rode his own eight-year-old Make It Easy HSH (Don’t Touch It M x Landos) into fourth place in 66.82, with four to add.
He took fifth aboard his stallion Phenomene Bleu VDM (Diamant De Semilly x Nabab De Reve) having four faults in 70.16.
His own gelding, the seven-year-old Maximum Numero Too HSH (Aganix Du Seigneur x Numero Uno), bred by Eamon McArdle, slotted into sixth in 70.86.
This weekend sees the next two rounds of the TRM/Show jumpers’ Club Spring Grand Prix and Hibernia young sport horse league take place.
Today, Saturday, the fourth round is in Wexford Equestrian, while tomorrow, Emerald Equestrian will host round five.
John Murray and Bukhara Cruise won the 1.20m class at Broadmeadows \ Laurence Dunne jumpinaction.net
Custom Crew 1.20m
The Custom Crew 1.20m class, incorporating the six-year-old Hibernia Sport Horse league was won by John Murray riding Liz Murray’s Bukhara Cruise.
By Rehy High Society, out of Molougha Clover Cruise, by Cruising, the gelding broke the finish beams in a time of 22.46 to claim the top-spot in the 23-strong two-phase class.
Second place went to Paul Carberry’s Brandonview First Edition (Douglas Cavalier x Balda Beau), with Dominic Curley in the saddle. They stopped the clock at 24.48.
Dermott Lennon guided his wife Sandra’s seven-year-old gelding CMG Winchester (Kannan x Lux Z), bred by Conrad McGuinness, into third place in 25.01.
HSH Harper Du Seigneur (Aganix Du Seigneur x Chippison), ridden, owned and bred by Sven Hadley, took fourth place, having stopped the clock in a second round time of 25.26.
Fifth place went to the Dermott Lennnn-owned Dutch-bred gelding Fanta M (Cicero Z Van Paemel x Navarone), ridden by Sean Foley, in 27.94.
Young rider Jack Murphy and Valerie O’Reilly’s MHS Oklahoma (Kannan x Mister Blue) completed the line-up in sixth place.