19
Year-Old Walsh Wins Millstreet Derby
DUBLIN
RIDER DAN Walsh took a surprise win at the prestigious Millstreet
Derby, Co. Cork today (Sunday) with <Evening Herald Normandy>,
the horse
that helped launch the international career of Nations Cup rider
Cian O'Connor.
The
19 yr-old Walsh, who is based in O'Connor's Copperalley Yard in
Maynooth, rode the French-bred gelding in a faultless winning round,
beating more seasoned campaigners from the Kerrygold Grand Prix
circuit.
Normandy
in the past has carried Cian O'Connor to three European Young Rider
Championships and won a Team Silver Medal at Hartpury in July of
2000. The horse has also been a member of four senior Nations Cup
teams.
Dan
Walsh was the winner of the 2001 RDS Young Riders Bursary, and this
year won the Holmestead 1.35m Young Riders' Final at the Kerrygold
Horse Show.
KERRYGOLD GRAND PRIX LEAGUE SHOW JUMPING RESULT: MILLSTREET CO.
CORK
MILSTREET
DERBY (€9,000)
Sunday, August 18, 2002
1)
EVENING HERALD NORMANDY; Dan Walsh (Owner: Castlemartin Stud) Faults
0.00 Time 44.70
2) CREEVAGH DUCA DIAMOND; Delyth Collins (Owner: Ronnie Hollinger)
Faults 0.00 Time 48.41
3) SHANNONDALE; Lt. Shane Carey (Owner: Minister for Defence) Faults
4.00 Time 39.53
4) CRUZ FOR EVER; Andrew Dunlop (Owner: Andrew Dunlop) Faults 4.00
Time 41.25
5) CITIZEN LORD; Ronan Corrigan (Owner: Aileen Crothers) Faults
8.00 Time 39.48
6) DUSTIN DIAMOND FUR; Conor Swail (Owner: Ann Hassett) Faults 8.00
Time 41.26
Eight
riders through to Jump-Off
€150
Bonus went to three riders who successfully completed the Millstreet
Bank obstacle:
1) Shane Breen: LUANDRA
2) Darragh Kerins: NOTRE DAME
3) Mark O'Sullivan: NEWMARKET GIRL
KERRYGOLD
GRAND PRIX League Rankings after MILLSTREET
1)
Conor Swail 105 points
2) Francis Connors 69 points
3) Edward Doyle 63.5 points
4) Shane Breen 60 points
5) Lt. Shane Carey 56 points
6) Linda Courtney 49 points
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