IT was a busy weekend for Patrica Hoey who was appointed by Balmoral to judge the last of the four Connemara qualifiers at Killossery Lodge Stud on Saturday as well as the Draughts at Clare on Sunday.

Again, the numbers and quality weren’t as high as at the start of the qualification process but there were still some delighted owners and riders who secured the last of the tickets for Balmoral Show (May 14th to 17th) at the Glynn family’s north Co Dublin venue.