UK-based Richard Howley returned to his old stomping ground to give a convincing display to take the 2015 Boomerang Championship at Millstreet.
Laura Renwick and Woodstock De Breve got the jump-off going, but despite having notched up a number of victories during the show, a single error here ruled her out. Seasoned national campaigner Ger O’Neill from Kilkenny then took up the challenge with Castlefield Gucci, but he too had a single mistake.
Daryl Walker and Ballycapple Diamond Cruise also failed to unlock this course and returned with eight faults, before Jake Hunter set the arena alight with the first clear round on Cento Blue.
The Australian’s time of 39.47 looked fast enough to win this class, and it certainly put the pressure on the remaining riders.
Clones rider Clem McMahon on Hilton Pacifico showed his intentions from the bell, but four faults at the third last – a vertical going uphill – denied the pair the top prize in this highly rated young horse class for six and seven-year-olds.
It was then the turn of the seven-year-old horses to jump their raised course and here Sligo’s Richard Howley showed his experience as he delivered a faultless round in a blistering time of 38.43.
Ross Mulholland could not improve on this as he rolled the last fence, but in-form Edward Butler delivered the third clear of the jump-off, albeit in a slower time of 40.15.
That was still good enough to take third place. Similarly, a fine round by Declan Egan on CHS Inception was just 0.07 seconds adrift of Butler to take eventual fourth place.
The impressive performance of Weatherby-based Howley on his seven-year-old stallion D. Millfield Darin could not be beaten on the day and he admitted to being honoured to have his name among some great riders who have won the Millstreet Boomerang Grand Prix before him.
UK-based Richard Howley returned to his old stomping ground to give a convincing display to take the 2015 Boomerang Championship at Millstreet.
Laura Renwick and Woodstock De Breve got the jump-off going, but despite having notched up a number of victories during the show, a single error here ruled her out. Seasoned national campaigner Ger O’Neill from Kilkenny then took up the challenge with Castlefield Gucci, but he too had a single mistake.
Daryl Walker and Ballycapple Diamond Cruise also failed to unlock this course and returned with eight faults, before Jake Hunter set the arena alight with the first clear round on Cento Blue.
The Australian’s time of 39.47 looked fast enough to win this class, and it certainly put the pressure on the remaining riders.
Clones rider Clem McMahon on Hilton Pacifico showed his intentions from the bell, but four faults at the third last – a vertical going uphill – denied the pair the top prize in this highly rated young horse class for six and seven-year-olds.
It was then the turn of the seven-year-old horses to jump their raised course and here Sligo’s Richard Howley showed his experience as he delivered a faultless round in a blistering time of 38.43.
Ross Mulholland could not improve on this as he rolled the last fence, but in-form Edward Butler delivered the third clear of the jump-off, albeit in a slower time of 40.15.
That was still good enough to take third place. Similarly, a fine round by Declan Egan on CHS Inception was just 0.07 seconds adrift of Butler to take eventual fourth place.
The impressive performance of Weatherby-based Howley on his seven-year-old stallion D. Millfield Darin could not be beaten on the day and he admitted to being honoured to have his name among some great riders who have won the Millstreet Boomerang Grand Prix before him.
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