Equestrian Ireland Inter-Schools Showjumping Results from Claremorris on Sunday Nov 10th
Open Teams
1stMercy Secondary School, Ballymahon
Megan Connell, Christopher Whyte, Derek Shaw & Christopher Connell
2nd Colaiste Colman, Claremorris
Stephen McGowan, Cormac Hanley & Luke Gibbons
3rdUrsuline College, Sligo
Jennifer Burke, Emily Burke, Elisa O'Connor, Isabel Burke
Joint 4th/5th St. Attracta's, Tubbercurry
Roisin Walsh, Sinead Timlin & Chelsea Maher
Joint 4th/5thCarrick Community School, Carrick-on-Shannon
Ben Gibson, Grainne Gibbons & Naoise Bird
Best Turned OutCarrick Community School, Carrick-on-Shannon
1.10 Horse Sport Ireland Qualifier (6 To Qualify for Final)
1st - Cormac Hanley - Indian Inspired 0/0 29.53
2nd - Cormac Hanley - Lux Nice 0/0 30.95
3rd - Jennifer Mahon - Outta Control 0/0 32.73
4th - Christopher Whyte - Pretty Boy 0/0 36.32
5th - Megan Connell - Mosstown Smirnoff Ice 0/0 36.66
6th - Elisa O'Connor - Oilean Crunchie 0/4 34.63
Novice Teams
1st: Mount St. Michael's, Claremorris ASandra Maloney, Ciara Hanley, Sarah McGuinness & Leanne Daly
2nd/3rd: Mount St. Michael's, Claremorris (B) Chloe Goggins, Maeve Duffy, Lorraine Cribbin, Muireann Brady
2nd/3rd: Salerno SilverHannah McEvoy, Ellie Mai Sutton, Laoise Brennan & Grainne Regan
4th/5th: St. Cuan's College Jack Kelly, Megan Glynn, Jack Kelly, Aoife Mulry
4th/5th: Salerno Gold Sorcha De Bairead, Ella Gavin, Keira Banks, Lily Rose MacKenzie
6th: Colaiste na Coiribe Killian Gannon, Teresa O'Brien & Yasmin Rather
Open Individuals
1st - Cormac Hanley (Lux Nice) 0/0 31.76
2nd - Cian Harrison (Lily) 0/0 34.06
3rd - Cathal Duffy (Monard French Link) 0/0 34.82
4th - Brendan Commins Jnr (Rockstown Little Miss Clover) 0/0 35.54
5th - Megan Connell (Dark Silk) 0/0 35.74
6th - Louise Mahon (Whiterock For Me) 0/0 35.94
Novice Individuals
1st Ewan McHolm (The Bobby Dazzler) 0/0 31.28
2nd Chloe Goggins (Trendy Andy) 0/0 32.13
3rd Ciara Hanley (Indie) 0/0 34.95
4th Teresa O'Brien (Whirlwind Nimbus) 0/0 35.78
5th Molly Quinn (Captain) 0/0 36.56
6th Leanne Brett (Twilight Mist) 0/0 36.92
7th Hannah McEvoy (Jackies Star) 0/0 38.75
REPORT:
Claremorris Equestrian Centre and the Hanley family hosted the latest round of the Equestrian Interschools Ireland League on Sunday the 10th November. The competition attracted a number of local schools for whom it was their first foray into the Interschools league. In the open competition two teams finished on a clean slate and it was the Mercy Ballymahon teamofMegan Connell, Christopher Whyte, Derek Shaw & Christopher Connell who showed their Inter schools experience when winning out against a determined challenge from local school Colaiste Colman’s representatives Stephen McGowan, Cormac Hanley & Luke Gibbons. Whilst Colaiste Colman posted a faster time in the jumpoff an unlucky pole on the ground deprived them of the win.Ursuline Sligo claimed 3rd. Ursuline was represented by Jennifer Burke, Emily Burke, Elisa O'Connor, Isabel Burke. Best Turned Out Prize went to CarrickCommunitySchool, Carrick-on-Shannon’
The novice team event was won outright by Mount St. Michael's, Claremorris A team of
Sandra Maloney, Ciara Hanley, Sarah McGuinness & Leanne Daly who were the only novice team to finish on zero. Joint second place went to the second Mount St. Michael's, Claremorris team (B) Chloe Goggins, Maeve Duffy, Lorraine Cribbin, Muireann Brady
and to Salerno Silver represented by Hannah McEvoy, Ellie Mai Sutton, Laoise Brennan & Grainne Regan
Claremorris hosted the latest qualifier for the HIS 110m class and first and second in this was claimed by Cormac Hanley. Hanley riding Indian Inspired was one second ahead of the time posted on his second mountLux Nice posting a very fast time of 29.53 seconds. 3 seconds adrift, Jennifer Mahon riding Outta Control claimed 3rd. the remaining qualifying places went to Christopher Whyte riding Pretty Boy, Megan Connell on Mosstown Smirnoff Ice and Elisa O'Connor riding Oilean Crunchie.
Hanley riding Lux Nice continued his run of good luck when beating off the determined challenge of Cian Harrison riding Lily and Cathal Duffy on Monard French Link to win the open individual also. The Novice Individual Challenge went to Ewan McHolm riding the Bobby Dazzler. Chloe Goggins riding Trendy Andy was second and Ciara Hanley riding Indie was third.