Howley and Swail bag five-star international victories The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team finished a gallant runner-up following a jump-off in the EEF Longines CSIO3* Nations Cup Region West qualifier at Roeser, Luxembourg this afternoon (Friday). The Irish team of Max Wachman with the Irish Sport Horse Kilkenny, Michael Duffy with Clitschko 17, Tom Wachman with Cathalina S and Ireland stalwart Cian O’Connor with Fancy De Kergane, led by Michael Blake, were just pipped to the victory by an impressive Belgian team. After a tense finish to the second round of jumping, which saw O’Connor hold his nerve to produce a double clear round on the nine-year-old and force the jump-off, two poles down on the Kildare athlete’s third effort of the afternoon meant Belgium could land the victory. Horse Sport Ireland High Performance Show Jumping Director Blake said: “I suppose you could say that’s one that got away. […]
