Delaying Euro performance report publication a mistake

Any decision by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) to delay until after the Olympics the publication of the review into last year’s poor performance at the European Championships would be flawed.

The fact HSI took two months after the championships to announce the Sia Group review, suggested it was putting distance between the event and the unveiling of its conclusions.

Throw in that it took another five weeks — after Sia’s Jane Williams presentation to the HSI board — before it announced last week it may delay publication of the report until a year after the championships, and you have further cause to question HSI motives.