THE announcement on Monday of the Irish nations cup quintet for the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show (August 8-12) allows the chance for a more educated guess as to the make-up of the squad for the European Championships, which take place the following week.

CAMERON HANLEY is the last Irishman to win the grand prix at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show and he is not ruling out a repeat in two weeks’ time.

BILLY TWOMEY yesterday capped a great weekend for Irish show jumpers, winning the grand prix at St Tropez.

Captain Shane Carey won yesterday's speed class with Cashla Bay at the four-star show in Poznan, Poland yesterday afternoon, while team-mate Cian O'Connor slotted Markopoulo into second, almost three seconds behind Carey.