KATE Derwin and Whiterock Cruise Down won the penultimate round of the lucrative HSI Premier Series 1.50m Grand Prix worth €12,000 at Balmoral Park last Sunday.

The young rider and her father Francis Derwin’s 11-year-old gelding by Cruisings Micky Finn, who was bred by Ann Gannon Clancy out of Whiterock Touch (Touchdown), left their win in no doubt when crossing the finish line over a second and a half ahead of closest rival, fellow young rider Mikey Pender who partnered Marion Hughes’ nine-year-old gelding HHS Calais (Cavalier Royale x OBOS Quality 004).