Splaine hints toward Euro squad with RDS team

THE announcement on Monday of the Irish nations cup quintet for the Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show (August 8-12) allows the chance for a more educated guess as to the make-up of the squad for the European Championships, which take place the following week.

This is particularly so as team manager Robert Splaine has said that those combinations lining out in Ballsbridge will not feature in the championships at Mannheim, Germany.

Those bidding to lift the Aga Khan trophy for the first time since 2004 are: Cameron Hanley (SIEC Concept and Royal Star), Captain Shane Carey (River Foyle, Cashla Bay and Killossery), Commandant Gerry Flynn (Mo Chroí), Conor Swail (Rivaal and Nepomuk) and Cian O’Connor (Irish Independent Echo Beach, Conahy Clover and Complete, along with Casper for the Land Rover Puissance).