THE RDS amateur qualifiers have become more competitive year on year, so much so that many riders who delivered triple clears in the qualifiers were not guaranteed a place at Dublin. Here is a look at how the qualifiers went and what to expect at Dublin Horse Show next week.

The opening round kicked off at Galway Equestrian in the first week of May and over 200 lined out. Following a very tough competition, it was A rider Jacqui Boland from Co Meath and Maverick Na Ri who took the win. Boland has produced the 13-year-old gelding through the ranks. This year she got off to an early start and have been consistently placed at 1.10m level. Runner-up in the championship last year, AA rider Adrian Gilmartin had his eye on the ball as he filled second with Carnival Cocktail. Another very competitive rider, Aileen McDermott (AA) and Amber Balou booked their place when slotting into third. A previous winner at Dublin, AA rider Paul Carroll will get another shot at the title having secured fifth place with Kabran De Reve Z. This is a new mount for Carroll as the eight-year-old gelding is also campaigned by Louise Carroll.