Whites Cross Charity Show Results

The Irish Horse Board were proud to sponsor the Amateur Final at the Whites Cross Charity Show, which was held at Ballindenisk on Sunday 12th August. The IHB provide €5,000 in sponsorship for this class. Qualifiers were held in July and August, culminating in the final at Ballindenisk, Co. Cork.

There were high entries for the final. In the end it was Marie Coffey’s Gurtacrue Lady (ISH), ridden by Paula Coffey that were victorious.

The Irish Horse Board would like to congratulate all those involved in both the qualifiers and final for running such a successful event, as well as all the horses and riders who competed.

Results and breeding are detailed below.

Results:

1st Gurtacrue Lady (ISH) – 1999 bay mare by Cult Hero (TB) out of Miss Rett (ISH), by Andretti (TB). Bred by Tom Clancy Jnr, Island, Stradbally, Co. Waterford. Owner: Marie Coffey. Rider: Paula Coffey
2nd Sir Jack (ISH) – 1991 bay gelding. Owner: Anne O’Leary. Rider: Barbara Maher
3rd Navilluso Halanta (ISH) – 1993 bay gelding by Forties Field (TB) out of Psyche (ISH), by Mythical Sprite (TB). Bred by David Asp Cosby, Ballycreen House, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. Owner/Rider: Kieran McCarthy
4th Derrevarragh Blaze (ISH) – 1992 brown mare by Nearly A Nose (TB) out of Cloroguemore (ISH). Bred by Joseph Ryan, Ballylusk, Ballindaggin, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Owner/Rider: Dorothy O’Keeffe
5th Boos Cruise (ISH) – 1998 grey mare by Cruising (ISH) out of Faha Tara (ISH), by Kintara (RID). Bred by Marcia Wrixon, Sprayfield House, Sandycove, Kinsale, Co. Cork. Owner: William Griffin. Rider: Dawn Griffin
6th Lucky Emerald (ISH) – 1997 bay gelding by Rantis Diamond (ISH) out of Black Dash (ISH). Bred by Olive O’Shea, Fort Hill, Passage West, Co. Cork. Owner: Sean Kelly. Rider: Ruth Furney
7th Curragh Golden Slip (ISH) – 1994 chestnut gelding by Ballinvella (TB) out of Garrison Girl (ISH), by Regular Guy (TB). Bred by Charles Patterson, Garrison, Errill, Co. Laois. Owner/Rider: Lt. Col. Walter Hayes
8th Lazy Lift (ISH) – 1998 chestnut gelding by Easy Lift (TB) out of Diamond Stepper (ISH), by Smooth Stepper (TB). Bred by John Leahy, Cregg, Lahinch, Co. Clare. Owner/Rider: Michael Cotter