Breen confident of making team

SHANE BREEN, the rider hurriedly drafted into the Irish squad for tomorrow’s nations cup competition at the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show, gave the home side its best result in yesterday’s feature Irish Sports Council Classic when seventh.

One of 15 to contest the jump-off, the Tipperary rider and World Cruise produced the second-fastest round, but dropped one to end on four faults in a competition won by Frenchman Stephan Lafouge on Gabelou.

Breen was named this week on the five-man squad to contest tomorrow’s crucial nations cup after Marion Hughes’ horse Heritage Transmission picked up an injury.