CLARE’S Eoin McMahon had a win in the two-star Large Tour 1.45m speed class at Reisenbeck International in Germany last week, riding the 11-year-old gelding Cornest (Balou du Reventon x Stakkatol) to a clear round in a time of 63.27 seconds. The nearest of his 38 challengers was Germany’s Felix Hassmann on Conthargo PS, whose time of 64.86 was more than a second and a half behind.

Good start

The Irish made a good start to the show at Reisenbeck International, when the opening class on Thursday, the one-star Youngster Tour Six and Seven-year-old 1.25m-1.30m class, saw Ciaran Nallon take first place with Be Wineham and Shane Dwan take third with Narado. The day’s two-star Medium Tour 1.35m class, saw McMahon place fourth with Cornest.

Placings

Dwan was runner-up from 42 starters in the one-star Small Tour 1.30m class riding Cascalino 7, when jumping clear in 60.15 seconds. Dwan went on to place fifth from a start list of 75 in Friday’s one-star Youngster Tour Six and Seven-year-old 1.25m-1.30m class on Narado.

Saturday saw Ciaran Nallon and Be Wineham winning the one-star Final Youngster Tour Six and Seven-year-old 1.30m-1.35m class from a large start list of 71.

James Connors Smyth placed fifth and seventh in the one-star Final Small Tour 1.35m class, with Dia Chapila PS (31.75) and Darshan (32.51) respectively. There were 31 starters, 18 of whom jumped double clear. The incredibly fast winning time of 26.57 was ridden by Germany’s Pheline Ahlmann on Delgaro AS.

McMahon concluded the show with a seventh place in the two-star 1.45m Grand Prix on board Mila. From the 57 on the start list, 13 jumped clear first rounds within the time allowed to proceed to the jump-off. Only nine of those could repeat that feat, with time being of the essence.

McMahon stopped the clock in 40.94 seconds, with the winner, Germany’s Mia-Charlotte Becker on Beryl des Pres finishing in 38.79.