Britain’s Ollie Townend returns to the Johnson and Perrott Land Rover Ballindenisk International Horse Trials on a horse he’s nicknamed Imperial Disaster, and Bandon-based Michael Ryan feels he’s still a good bet to win the Goresbridge Go For Gold €50,000 bonus.

HORSES have galloped across the Fell family farm in Ballindenisk, Co Cork, for generations.

Sarah Ennis had no complaints after her rise up the leaderboard saw her place fourth with BLM Diamond Delux yesterday in the feature class at Tattersall’s International Horse Trials.

Showjumping Ireland (SJI) chairman Tony Hurley is optimistic the work of its insurance taskforce will pay dividends and he is “hopeful” of a substantial reduction in the premium for next year.

Ballindenisk International Horse Trials in Co Cork has for a number of years held a strong attraction for British royal Zara Phillips.

Ollie Townend set himself up for a crack at a €50,000 bonus with victory yesterday at the Johnson & Perrott Land Rover International Horse Trials in Ballindenisk, Co Cork, on a horse nicknamed Imperial Disaster.

Next month’s Johnson & Perrott Land Rover International Horse Trials in Ballindenisk is gearing up to be one of the best as the Cork venue again attracts the cream of international and national riders.

DECLAN CULLEN claimed the feature three-star class at the Johnson & Perrott Land Rover International Horse Trials in Ballindenisk, Co Cork, yesterday.

A MAN will appear in court today in connection with CCTV footage showing Mike Tindall and a blonde woman in a bar in New Zealand.

IRELAND’S show jumpers failed in their goal of Olympic qualification at the European Championships in Madrid, Spain, yesterday, while Billy Twomey also saw his aspirations for an individual medal come crashing down.

BILLY TWOMEY punched the air yesterday after producing his second foot-perfect round in the European Championships in Madrid to leave him in second place in the battle for individual honours.

BRITISH royal Zara Phillips has described as “quite sad” coverage of alleged groping of a woman by her husband, England rugby captain Mike Tindall, at a team outing during the World Cup in New Zealand.

DENIS LYNCH will be aiming to further repair his “dented pride” this weekend when he lines out in the second leg of the Global Champions Tour (GCT) in Valencia, Spain.

JIM NEWSAM did not get his wish for a “Down double” yesterday, even if he played his part by winning the CCI three-star at Ballindenisk International Horse Trials in Cork.

THE past week has been an extremely eventful one. Overall, it has been very successful but with just a bit of luck it might have been even better.

SACHA PEMBLE ended a 20-year drought for Irish eventing yesterday when she won the feature three-star class at the Punchestown International Horse Trials.

CZECH Jaroslav Hatla, riding Kyrenejennalla’s Boy, may have won the feature three-star competition at a sun-drenched Ballindenisk International Horse Trials in Cork yesterday, but it was the gutsy performance of Jane O’Flynn and Kilnadeema Star, who finished runner-up, that most warmed the attendance.