JESSICA KÜRTEN sat down to dinner last night in Kuala Lumpur and reflected on a superb performance that saw her place fourth in the first round of the World Cup.

DERMOTT LENNON opened Ireland’s account at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, racing to victory in the Speed Derby.

SHOW JUMPER Jessica Kürten will not line out alongside Cian O’Connor and the rest of the Irish team in next week’s Dublin Horse Show.

AN Irish team that on paper condescended to be weak, tore up the script when it came second in last weekend’s Samsung Super League Nations Cup in Rome.

THE decision not to send a showjumping team to the cash-rich Spruce Meadows show in Calgary next week was based on the desire to do well at the World Equestrian Games, according to Peter Charles.