Tattersalls Ireland Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series Qualifier Clonmel Show
After a week without qualifiers, all roads led to Clonmel Show last weekend for the next chance to qualify for the Tattersalls Ireland Treo Eile Showing Pathway Series final which will take place in September. There were twenty-six combinations entered over the two sections and it was left to Beanie Sturgis (Ride Judge) and David Bertram-Lawton (Conformation) to decide who was to get their ticket to the final.
The Open section was first to show and with a class of twelve the judges, both visiting from the UK, took their time in choosing their final lineup. It was a familiar face on the circuit Vincent Phelan and the eight year old gelding Askforbigmoney who took pole position. Phelan and the gelding by Ask have had a stellar season so far and are one of the lucky few combinations who not only have a place secured in the final in September but have also earned their ticket to the Dublin Horse Show next month. Following on from their win in Mullingar last month, Aileen Dwyer and Hollymount Dream stood in second place. The six year old gelding, owned and bred by Peter Roe, is by Westerner and ran four times last year when in training with Ciaran Murphy.
Open Section L-R: Conformation Judge Mr David Bartram-Lawton, 3rd Placed Amelia Turner and The Big Mahler, Ride Judge Ms Beanie Sturgis, 2nd Placed Aileen Dwyer and Hollymount Dream, John McDonnell Tattersalls Ireland, Anne O’Connor Treo Eile, Winner Vincent Phelan and Askforbigmoney.
In the Novice section, it was Alice Fitzgerald and Loaded who stood top of the lineup. The eleven year old gelding had three runner up placings in the last years’ series so it was wonderful to see them get his first win in the Show Ring. Alice bred Loaded and sold him as a yearling before he went on to run forty-four times on the track in Great Britain, Ireland and Hong Kong. Fitzgerald followed his career and deemed him a “firm favourite” of hers and brought him back home when he finished racing in Hong Kong. Amelia Turner and The Big Mahler made their showing debut a successful one by finishing second. The seven year old gelding, by Mahler, ran twice on the point-to-point track, on one occasion with Turner in the saddle.
Novice Section L-R: Winner Alice Fitzgerald and Loaded, John McDonnell, Tattersalls Ireland, Conformation Judge Mr David Bartram-Lawton, Anne O’Connor Treo Eile, Ride Judge Ms Beanie Sturgis, Winner Amelia Turner and The Big Mahler.
The series has been well supported to date and is really showcasing not only the versatility of the thoroughbred, but also the efforts being put into giving them a career after racing by their owners and riders. There are three qualifiers left in the series; Wicklow Show (14th July), Tattersalls Show (27th July) and Iverk Show (24th August). Further details are available on the Treo Eile website – www.treoeile.com.
Photos by Radka Preisler Photography.
