Ireland show jumping manager Robert Splaine celebrated his birthday on Wednesday and, no doubt, he will be hoping his team present him with a suitable gift in today’s Furusiyya Series nations cup in St Gallen, Switzerland.

Greg Broderick hopes to raise the temperature on Sunday in Thermal, California, where there will be a cool $1m (€940,000) on offer in the AIG Grand Prix.

Show jumper Greg Broderick continues to make an impression at the HITS Desert Classic in Thermal, California, as he lines up a shot at the AIG $1m Grand Prix tomorrow week.