Top five place in sight, says Splaine
Shane Breen was the hero, producing a clear with World Cruise. Super sub Marie Burke — who was drafted into the team on Tuesday when Cian O’Connor’s horse Waterford Crystal was injured — was unlucky to four fault when her stallion Chippison threw a shoe mid-round. It left the team in a good position at the half-way stage of yesterday’s 25-nation competition. However, Cameron Hanley, riding SIEC Hippica Kerman and Billy Twomey on Luidam followed with nine faults each to see the quartet just get into today’s final round, as one of the top 10 teams, on a total of 24.08.
The Netherlands, who have been battling all season to stay in the Samsung Super League, are the leaders with 7.01 faults going into today’s deciding round. The Ukraine, a team of Dutch and Belgian riders put together by Ukrainian businessman Alexander Onishchenko and completed only two months ago, are next best on 13.17, while the US are third on 14.85.
