THIS is a special period in the life of Ballynahinch’s Tom Rowlatt-McCormick whose time in school came to an end this week, although he is facing into a month of intense study for his A Levels.

The 17-year-old prefaced the occasion with a win in the Cameron Kiernan Landscaping CCI1*-Intro at Ballindenisk last Sunday on the Irish Sport Horse mare R Ballerina whose owner, Clare Steele, drove the lorry down to Co Cork leaving the rider’s mother, Fran, free to relax and enjoy one of her favourite events.