THE second leg of this year’s Eventing Ireland Western Region starter series, sponsored by Berts Properties, was held last Sunday at Milchem Equestrian, the Tynagh base of Ralph Conroy, who was confirmed as regional chairman for another term at the annual general meeting earlier this month.

Sportsfield Horses’ supremo Paul Donovan judged the three age classes, where the home-based Jason Doerflinger claimed the riding honours with a double. This he initiated in the Sligo Candy Boy four-year-old qualifier, which he won with Milchem Giovanni (56 points), while bagging a second ticket with the third-placed Milchem Monty (53.5).