Pictured above Champion Handler Gordon Elliott and Champion Lady Rider Annie Bowles.
Awards Venue:
West County Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare
Champion Rider: Derek O'Connor (70 wins)
Champion Lady: Ms A F Bowles
Champion Novice (under 21): H D Dunne
Champion Senior (OVER 33): J T McNamara
Northern Champion: N McParlan
Southern Champion: M J O'Connor
Eastern Champion: J J Codd
Western Champion: Derek O’Connor
Horse of the Year: Mossey Joe
Champion Mare: Derg Princess & Most Chaste
Champion Pointer: Nedzers Return
Leading Handler Award: Gordon Elliott
Personality of the Year: Dot Love & Ciaran Murphy
Breeders Award: Mr Robert McCarthy
Leading Sire Award: Beneficial
RIDER TABLE
70 Derek O’Connor (Leading Rider & Western Champion)
52 J J Codd (Eastern Champion)
43 B O’Neill
37 M J O’Connor (Southern Champion)
26 J T Carroll
24 C W Fennessy
19 D L Queally
18 N McParlan (Northern Champion)
17 B G Crawford
16 P D Collins, L C Murphy
15 Paul Power
14 C J Sweeney
13 Ms A F Bowles (Ladies Champion), W Thompson and H D Dunne (Novice Champion)
12 G M Mangan
11 J P McKeown
10 J E Flynn, K E Power and R P Quinlan
9 B O Walsh
8 M J Lynch, J T McNamara (Senior Champion), C Motherway and E P O’Brien
7 R O Harding, J J King, R A Latta, Ms E McCutcheon and J J Smyth
6 J C Barry, D A Fitzsimmons, M J O’Hare, D J O’Leary and D M Spillane
5 S G Carey, M P Fogarty, J W Hannon, R J Keily, G L Murphy, D Murphy and P E Turley
4 B J Foley, P Gahan, R James, J B Joyce, P S Kiely, P A King, J P O’Rourke, N J Redmond and K C Sheehan
3 Ms S Ahern, T N Bennett, B Browne, D J Byrne, J Cresswell, L P Flynn, B McDonagh, Ms I T Walsh and Ms K Walsh
2 Ms C V Annan, B F Brabazon, J J Burke, B S Carey, B Crowley, Ms J Foley, D J Foster, R P Geoghegan, J A Kinsella, Ms J M Mangan, D J McInerney, M J Molloy, K O’Hare, Ms M O’Sullivan, J T Rath, T P Ryan and J J Walsh
1 Ms G Andrews (UK Rider), Ms R Armstrong, W Biddick (UK Rider), P F Casey, S Clements, D J Cogley, J Conheady, Ms J M Cook, P J Cosgrave, Ms A m Dagg, Ms N P Delaney, T A Dolan, J Drake, B P Fahey, S D Fenton, Ms K Ferris, T P Fogarty, Ms S Gavin, D J Hagan, M Hamill, P A Harris, C M Healy, D P Howard, J P Kelly, N M Kelly, Ms E A Lalor, E Magee, E C McCarthy, S McCullagh, A McCurtin, W McMahon, R P McNamara, C McSweeney, F T Moore, A Murphy, C M Murphy, T M O’Brien, T O’Connor, S O’Connor, R M O’Dea, P J O’Neil, J J O’Neill, N O’Rourke, P A O’Sullivan, J P O’Sullivan, M Scallan, S M Tierney, M Wall (UK Rider) and D W Walsh