THE North Derry Branch hosted Area 17’s home championships in eventing at Dirraw Farm on Bank Holiday Monday, just over a week after the Northern Region of Eventing Ireland had staged a one-day event at the Co Antrim venue.

Course-designer Adam Stevenson and course builder Alan Campbell of Dirraw Farm didn’t have to provide a track over 1m on this occasion. The host Branch struck twice with amateur photographer Megan Coxford landing in the 1m individual class where two of the six starters were eliminated. Coxford led after dressage on the ISH Carrickview Under Cover (23.5) and, despite picking up four show jumping penalties and 3.2 for time on the final leg, she had nearly 11 points to spare of the Iveaghs’ Zara Calvert riding Perceval du Veillon (41.4).