RELIEF was the overwhelming feeling emanating from the Irish camp in the final of the Samsung Super League final in Barcelona last Sunday, following the team’s battling performance. But the sense of satisfaction at a task completed was also palpable.

TIME proved the crucial factor in yesterday’s Nations Cup contest at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, separating winners Britain from the also-rans and costing Ireland crucial points in their Samsung Super League relegation battle.

CORK’S Billy Twomey was Ireland’s standard bearer on day one of the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horseshow yesterday, placing second in the opening international class and seventh in the follow-up feature.

SHOW jumper Billy Twomey yesterday said Jessica Kürten was entitled to have differences of opinion with the Irish selectors and Cian O’Connor, but she should, nevertheless, have put aside her principles and lined out in Friday’s nations cup at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show.