BILLY TWOMEY punched the air yesterday after producing his second foot-perfect round in the European Championships in Madrid to leave him in second place in the battle for individual honours.

MENTION, as a by the way, that Nicola FitzGibbon is, perhaps, the new pin-up of Irish show jumping, and the head of fair hair is thrown back as she laughs in surprise, if not slight embarrassment.

BRITAIN’S Nick Skelton revealed the secret of his jump-off win against Ireland yesterday in a thrilling Nations Cup contest at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show — a pint of Bulmers.