Aquila shines in sunny Clonakilty's show of 260 horses

AQUILA, a five-year-old mare by Quiletto out of a Mr Lord mare, bred by Paul and Jan Turfery, Caheragh, owned by Brian Mangan, Fermoy, and ridden by Rose Marie Ahern, Carhue, Bandon, dominated the hunter classes at Clonakilty Show.

The exciting mare won her third supreme hunter championship of the season, as well as the lightweight hunter and working hunter classes at the show, which had a total overall entry of 260 horses and ponies.

Seamus Lehane, Ballard House, Ballymacown, Clonakilty, added another young horse championship to those he has already won at other shows with Watervalley Good Guy, who is by Loughehoe Guy out of Ballycolin.