JOURNEY’S END – WITH JORDAN HUGHES
BALLYCLARE & DISTRICT & DOAGH & DISTRICT H.P.S. PRESENTATION NIGHT 2023
Ballyclare & District & Doagh & District H.P.S. had their joint annual Dinner & Prizegiving on Friday the 17th of November in McConnell’s of Doagh. The Members accompanied by friends and family packed out the Venue in what was a great night in store. Mr William McClelland the Chairman of the Doagh & District H.P.S. got the evening underway by welcoming everyone to the annual prizegiving thanking all those who helped making it possible and the very best of congratulations to all who had success in 2023 Season. Also introducing the distinguished guests of the evening. Mr. John & Andrea Wilson & Mrs Rosie Watters. Afterwards McConnell’s provided a beautiful 3 course meal consisting of Soup or Garlic Mushrooms, Beef or Turkey Dinner and Fresh Fruit Pavlova or Apple Pie for Desert along with Tea/Coffee. The Meal was enjoyed by all and many thanks to McConnell’s for a fantastic meal and selection. William therefore got the Presentation of Awards underway with Mr John Wilson Presenting Doagh & Districts Prizes & Mrs Rosie Watters presenting Ballyclare & Districts Prizes.
Doagh & District Members with their table of silverware Ballyclare & District Members with their table of silverware
Joan McGrugan presents Andrea Wilson with Flowers on behalf of the Club & Sandra Agnew presents Rosie Winters with Flowers on behalf of the Club
Ballyclare & District H.P.S. Full List of Award Winners 2023
Trophy Winners
Top Prize Winners in Ballyclare & District where A&T Agnew having a super year winning 3x Old Bird Club Wins & 7x Yb Club Wins while also winning 2x Section C Wins. They also picked up 10 different silverware for their efforts.
Winning the J. Robinson Cup – Most Points Obtained
McCrea Shield – Inland Y.B. Derby
Sharples Cup – Longest Y.B. Race
L. Houston Cup – R/Up Inland Averages
Cameron Trophy – Average All Tullamore Races
T. Boyd Cup – Most Points Selected Races
Comrades Social Cup – Average Talbenny & Rosscarbery Y.B
Magill Cup – Talbenny Y.B. National
Horner Cup – Lowest Winning Velocity
Montgomery Cup – Average O.B. Talbenny’s
2nd Highest Prize winners where Higginson & Fasciolo having a fantastic racing year from start to finish Winning 7x O.B Club Wins & 2 Y.B Club Wins. They won 8 pieces of silverware in a successful year for the duo
McKeown Cup – Roscrea O.B. & Y.B. Races
Comrades Supporters Cup – Average Fermoy O.B. & Y.B.
Dodds Cup – O.B. Inland National
J. Hill Trophy – O.B. Inland Average
J. Blair Cup – Penzance
Greer Cup – Penzance Classic
A. Agnew Trophy – Best Open Position N.I.P.A.
W.A. Turkington Cup- Best Vel Doagh & Ballyclare Penzance
A.Thompson Picked up 2 trophies in 2023
R. Hayes Cup- Yearling National & Penzance Y.B. National
C&L Woodside picked up the Banford Shield for Bude and A. Agnew Trophy for Best Open Position N.I.P.A.
C&L Woodside Winners of the Banford Shield & A. Agnew Trophy in Ballyclare & District
W.R Moore Won the Vint Cup best Y.B. Averages
J. Mairs Trophy for Kings Cup Local winner went to R. Duddy
Old Bird Race Results
Tullamore ¬ A&T Agnew – 2nd Section
A&T Agnew Highest Prize Winners in Ballyclare & District
Higginson & Fasciolo 43rd, 48th & 49th Section
Higginson & Fasciolo Winners of 2nd Highest Prize Winners & 8 Trophys Winners in Ballyclare & District
1st Roscrea – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st Club
2nd Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 38th Section
1st Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 8th & 9th Section.
W. Moore & Son – 39th Section
2nd Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 7th, 17th, 23rd & 26th Section
A&T Agnew – 28th & 30th Section
Skibbereen National – Higginson & Fasciolo – 6th Section, 23rd Open , 33rd Section, 110th Open
A&T Agnew – 34th Section, 113th Open, 35th Section, 114th Open
G&R Lawrie – 39th Section, 123rd Open
G&R Lawrie being congratulated with their winnings In Ballyclare & District by Rossie Watters
1st Talbenny – W. Moore & Son – 18th Section, 183rd Open
W.R. Moore & Son Winners of 1st Talbenny O.B. & Fermoy Y.B. in Ballyclare & District
R. Webster – 19th Section, 194th Open
2nd Talbenny ¬ A&T Agnew – 7th Section
Fermoy 5B ¬ 9th Section, 52nd Open
Bude – C&L Woodside – 3rd Section, 5th Open
G&R Lawrie - 12th Section, 89th Open
A&T Agnew – 14th Section
Penzance – Higginson & Fasciolo
Higginson & Fasciolo winners for the First Bird timed in from Penzance between Doagh & Ballyclare Clubs
Penzance Classic – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st Section, 5th Open
A.Thompson – 8th Section, 52nd Open
Young Bird Race Results
1st Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew - 1st Club
2nd Kilbeggan – A&T Agnew – 1st Section. 17th Open, 11th Section, 73rd Open
Tullamore – Higginson & Fasciolo – 1st Club
1st Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 7th & 8th Section
Higginson & Fasciolo – 15th Section
2nd Roscrea – J&R Blair – 13th Section, 63rd Open
J&R Blair Winners of 2nd Roscrea Y.B. in Ballyclare & District & The Next Generation of Future Top Class Fanciers Hunter & Georgina Blair
Higginson & Fasciolo – 36th Section
1st Fermoy – W. Moore & Son – 36th Section
Dale National – A&T Agnew – 1st Section, 60th Open, 3rd Section, 105th Open
Higginson & Fasciolo – 13th Section
3rd Roscrea – A&T Agnew – 1st Club
2nd Fermoy – Higginson & Fasciolo – 17th Section
Fermoy National – A&T Agnew – 4th Section, 42nd Open
Skibbereen National – A&T Agnew – 10th Section, 77th Open
W. Moore & Son – 11th Section, 79th Open
I.N.F.C. Race Results
Skibbereen O.B. National – Higginson & Fasciolo – 8th N.S, 8th Open
A&T Agnew – 18th N.S, 21st Open, 24th N.S, 27th Open
G&R Lawrie – 60th N.S, 67th Open
Penzance Yearling National – A. Thompson – 16th N.S, 27th Open
Arnold Thompson Club Winner from Penzance Yearling Nat, Friendship Nat in Ballyclare & District
J&R Blair – 33rd N,S, 51st Open
Kings Cup – R. Duddy – 32nd N.S, 39th Open, 41st N.S, 50th Open
Robin Duddy Winner of the National Trophy for the First timed in the Kings Cup between Bsallyclare, Doagh & Kingsmoss Clubs
A.Thompson – 66th N.S, 86th Open, 70th N.S, 90th Open
C&L Woodside – 78th N.S, 98th Open
Friendship National – A. Thompson – 24th N,S, 27th Open, 26th N.S, 30th Open, 51st N.S, 57th Open
C&L Woodside – 63rd N.S, 70th Open
R. Duddy – 79th N.S, 88th Open, 80th N.S, 89th Open
Penzance Y.B. National – A&T Agnew – 22nd N.S, 23rd Open, 59th N.S, 66th Open
A.Thompson – 51st N.S, 57th Open, 54th N.S, 60th Open
Doagh & District H.P.S. Full List of Award Winners 2023
Trophy Winners
Top Prize Winners in Doagh & District where A&N Lewis having a tremendous season totalling up a tally of 7x 1st Club Wins. The lads picked up a total of 14 pieces of Silverware. McCalmont Shield – Colin Agnew Cup – N. Lohan Memorial Shield – S. Lormer Memorial Shield – N. Rea Cup – A. Bridges Memorial Cup – W. Brown Cup – S. Robinson Cup – C&D Smyth Irish Champion – Suitters Trophy – Pattison Shield – T. Lormer Memorial Cup – J. Kurbid Memorial Shield – M. Christie Memorial Shield
A&N Lewis Highest Prize Winners in Doagh & District
Frances Suitters presenting the New David Suitters Memorial Cup with Assistant Secretary Norman Lewis
J&R Scott had a great season collecting 3 x 1st Clubs in the 2023 Season. And Winners of the T. Wilson Memorial Cup & The J. Wilson Cup.
J&R Scott Winner of 3x 1st & 2 Trophies in Doagh & District
The Husband & Wife partnership of Mr Mrs McNeilly took home 5 trophies from the presentation the Crone Shield – Montgomery & Todd Rosebowl – D.B. Mairs Trophy – A. W. Brennan Trophy – J. Montgomery Cup accompanied with 3 x 1st Club Wins across the 2023 Season
Dessie Turkington on behalf of Mr & Mrs McNeilly Winners of 3x 1st & 5 Trophies in Doagh & District
W. Cowan took top spot from Bude in Doagh & District and won Bell Trophy – McGrugan & Luke Trophy – B. Craig Cup – W. Hutchins – Mc Cadam Memorial Cup
Wesley Cowan Winner of Bude O.B. & 5 Trophies in Doagh & District
D&S Suitters & Sons where 3rd in the top prize lists for the season winning 2 x 1st Club Wins and Winners of 4 Trophies. The J. McCrugan Memorial Cup – J. McCrugan Cup – Ashe Trophy – R. Stanely Memorial Cup
D&S Suitters & Sons Winners of 2x 1st & 4 Trophies in Doagh & District & The Suitters Family of Doagh & District Winners of 2x 1st & 4 Trophy Winners including the New D. Suitters Memorial Trophy
B&M Gilmore Where Winners of the McManus Class Trophy on the night.
B&M Gilmore winners of the McManus Glass Trophy in Doagh & District
Along with D&R Turkington picking up the J. Gardener Cup.
D&R Turkington Winners of 2x 1st and Winner of the J. Gardener Cup in Doagh & District
And J. Stweart &Son Winning the Novice Cup
Sid Collins of Doagh & District being congratulated by John Wilson
Sid Collins of Doagh & District being congratulated by John Wilson
Old Bird Race Results
Tullamore – A&N Lewis
1st Roscrea – J&R Scott
2nd Roscrea – D&R Turkington
1st Fermoy – D&R Turkington – 1st Section C
2nd Fermoy – A&N Lewis
Skibbereen National – Mr Mrs McNeilly
1st Talbenny – Mr Mrs McNeilly
2nd Talbenny – A&N Lewis
Bude – W. Cowan
Penzance – Mr Mrs McNeilly
Young Bird Race Results
1st Kilbeggan – A&N Lewis
2nd Kilbeggan – J&R Scott
Tullamore – A&N Lewis
1st Roscrea – Wilson & McCullough
Wilson & McCullough Winners of 1st Roscrea Y.B. in Doagh & District
2nd Roscrea – D&S Suitters & Sons
1st Fermoy – A&N Lewis
2nd Fermoy – J&R Scott
2023 Performances
J&L McClean – 74th Section, 297th Open Roscrea, 25th Section, 91st Open Roscrea
J&L McClean of Doagh & District being congratulated by John Wilson
D&R Turkington – 1st Section, 74th Open Fermoy, 70th N. Section, 80th Open I.N.F.C. Skibbereen
D&R Turkington being presented with the Kings Coronation Framed Diploma in Doagh & District
Wilson & McCullough – 18th Section, 118th Open Roscrea, 71st Section, 224th Open Roscrea
D&S Suitters & Sons – 4th Section, 15th Open Dale Y.B. National, 2nd Section, 100th Open Talbenny, 14th Section, 153rd Open Talbenny
W. Cowan – 6th Section, 35th Open Bude
B&M Gilmore – 37th N. Section, 45th Open Kings Cup, 45th N. Section, 49th Open Friendship National
A&N Lewis – 13th, 15th, 36th N. Section Skibbereen Y.B. National, 4th, 9th, 10th Section, 122nd, 192nd, 195th Dale Y.B. Dale National, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 31st, 33rd, 84th, 104th, 119th, 167th, N.I.P.A. 117th N. Section, 151st Open I.N.F.C. Yearling National, 134th, 145th N. Section 154th, 172nd Open – Y.B. National Penzance. 49th N. Section, 59th Open Kings Cup – Winning ‘Merit Award for Twice in Kings Cup’
After the awards presentation ended there was a Raffle with some good prizes. then finishing off the night with some Live Music to dance the night away. Well done to all who helped organise the event with a great success and thanks to McConnell’s hosting the great night. Everyone had a brilliant night celebrating every member success.
Congratulations to all the many Prize Winners in 2023. I would like to wish all the members of Doagh & Ballyclare the very best of health and enjoyable racing in the 2024 Season.
Yours in Sport ,
Jordan Hughes
N.I.P.A. Press Officer
JORDAN HUGHES
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