THE footing was excellent and the surroundings very inviting for the Duffy’s leg of the Connaught Sunshinewindows.ie 1.35m Grand Prix, sponsored by O’Malley & Co Accountants, Galway.

This was the penultimate leg of the league and Paul Duffy built a testing track for the 34 competitors. First into the jump-off was Shane Dalton, who had finished first and third in the previous class. He and his father Richard’s Chimay attacked the fences with gusto, knocked nothing and galloped through the finish completing the course in 40.07 seconds.