TIPPERARY rider David Hannigan won individual bronze in the Young Rider European Championships at Blair Castle, Scotland, yesterday and, in the process, helped the Irish team to the silver medal.

CIAN O’CONNOR’S education of Rancorrado took a big step forward yesterday when he steered the 10-year-old gelding to victory in the grand prix at Chantilly, France.

THE Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI) has set the bar high with its new Premier Grand Prix League, but it is confident the strict criteria it has laid down for it “can only ensure excellence”.