Dressage rider Judy Reynolds last night declared she is taking a “we have nothing to lose” approach after she booked her place in Monday’s Olympic final.

Kildare dressage rider Judy Reynolds and show jumper Bertram Allen are confident they will find out in the next couple of days that they have secured Olympic places for Ireland, though Horse Sport Ireland yesterday declined to speculate if the pair or show jumper Denis Lynch had been successful in their bids.