The sun shone on Barnadown for their four-day Premier Grand Prix show where the DAFM Studbook Series classes featured on the Saturday and Sunday of the show. This was the last leg before the series takes a break for the RDS qualifiers and the league tables are starting to get competitive. This series is funded under National Breeding Services by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a total prize fund of 90,000.The largest entry across the three classes was once again in the five-year-old section with over one hundred horse and rider combinations taking part. An impressive forty-two of these jumped a double clear to qualify for Sundays final. The standard was evident in the final when twenty-seven of the forty combinations jumped a second double clear to split the 2,500 on offer. One of these double clears was Jennifer French and her homebred GH Valkyrie (ISH).Jennifer French riding GH Valkyrie (ISH). Photo copyright JumpInActionOver one third of the six-year-old entries jumped a double clear with thirty-four of these being eligible to jump the final on Sunday. Sundays final saw thirty-two of the combinations enter with twelve of them jumping a second double clear. One of these was Tholm Keane riding Kareen Miss Krafty (ISH).Tholm Keane riding Kareen Miss Krafty (ISH). Photo copyright JumpInActionThe standard in the seven-year-old qualifier was very strong with an incredible thirty-two out of the fifty-nine starters jumping a double clear. The fastest of these was Tadhg Beecher riding Lux Like Gold (ISH). Sundays top three have proven themselves to be consistent performers over the three legs they have each jumped. Coen Williams and Parc Violeta (ISH) finally got the better of Max Foley and HHS Lexington having been runner up to them each time out, these two taking first and second in the final respectively. Third place and third in the league was Gemma Phelan and Sumas Lumen (ISH).Coen Williams riding Parc Violeta (ISH). Photo copyright JumpInActionLeague StandingsThe five-year-old league is tight at the top with Robyn Moran and Gemma Phelan only one point apart with Fortside Exhibition (ISH) and Vibe of Picobello Z (ZANG). Coen Williams is lying first and second in the six-year-old league, the leading horse being Grand Amour KPCM (ISH) who has picked up maximum points at all of her outings. The seven-year-old league is fiercely competitive with Foley and Williams battling it out each week. Despite Williams getting the better of Foley in Barnadown, he still sits two points behind in second on the leaderboardLeague tables for the series are available through the links below:Five-Year-Old LeagueSix-Year-Old LeagueSeven-Year-Old LeagueBreeding:GH Valkyrie (ISH): 2021 mare by Vivant Van De Heffinck (BWP), out of Kaniki (KWPN), by Canabis Z (HOLST). Bred by Jennifer French, county Wexford.Fortside Exhibition (ISH): 2021 gelding by Castlefield Kingston (OS), out of Fairfield Lucky (ISH), by Ars Vivendi (HOLST). Bred by Margaret Bergin, county Laois.Vibe of Picobello Z (ZANG), 2021 mare by Vagabond De La Pomme (SBS), out of Eltria Sitte (SBS), by Ogano Sitte (SBS), Bred by Picobello Horses.Kareen Miss Krafty (ISH): 2020 mare by Lucky Luck (KWPN), out of Krafty Kate (ISH)(TIH), by Diamond Serpent (ISH). Bred by Stephen Keane, county Waterford.Grand Amour KPCM (ISH): 2020 mare by Grandorado TN (KWPN), out of Ellie May LVS Z (ZANG), by Emerald VanT Ruytershof (BWP). Bred by Karen Millar, county Down.Lux Like Gold (ISH): 2019 gelding by Vivant Van De Heffinck (BWP), out of Wee Lux (ISH), by Lux Z (HANN). Bred by Paul Kelly, county Roscommon.HHS Lexington (ISH): 2019 gelding by Luidam (KWPN), out of HHS Chantilly Lace (ISH), by Cavalier Royale (HOLST). Bred by Anne Hughes, county Kilkenny.Parc Violeta (ISH): 2019 mare by Kannan (KWPN), out of Ulanda D (KWPN), by Emilion (KWPN). Bred by Paula Williams, county Clare.Sumas Lumen (ISH): 2019 mare by Ard VDL Douglas (KWPN), out of Cillmhuire Imp (ISH), by Master Imp (Tb), Bred by Susan Lanigan OKeeffe, county Kilkenny.The post DAFM Studbook Series leg 4: Barnadown appeared first on .