Speculation of financial difficulties at Horse Sport Ireland is “wide of the mark”, according to the Irish Sports Council (ISC), writes John Tynan

Irish show jumpers were in stunning form on both sides of the Atlantic, with Bertram Allen amazing everybody by winning three Volkswagen cars in Stockholm, Sweden, while Conor Swail staked his claim to the headlines with victory in the $212,000 (€200,000) Holiday & Horses Grand Prix in Florida.