Byrne dismay at finishing 11th

IRELAND’S Eilish Byrne placed 11th of 18 competitors in the first of three competitions at the Paralympics in Hong Kong yesterday.

The Armagh-based 44-year-old scored 62.818% from the judges with her 12-year-old Dutch-bred gelding Youri in the Grade II individual championship.

Byrne said: “I did try my best, but Youri was on and off the contact the whole time and it felt awful.”

Byrne will hope to resurrect her challenge in the final two rounds.