World Cup event on knife edge

THE staging of the Tattersalls World Cup event remained on a knife edge last night as efforts continued to find the necessary finance.

The May event is under threat as a result of the difficulty in finding a sponsor and despite sizeable funding from Horse Sport Ireland.

The Federation Equestre Internationale had extended its deadline until today for Tattersalls to source funding and not follow Ballygraffan International Horse Trials in becoming a victim of the current economic woes besetting the country.