Ireland fail to overcome early setbacks in Rome
It meant the team did not have the luxury of a discard score, negating to a large extent the superb double clear from Billy Twomey and Tinka’s Serenade, one of only five in the contest.
It was contrasting stories for the Irish quartet from the outset, with Corkman Shane Sweetnam and Amaretto D’Arco giving cause for optimism with a clear round. These hopes were quickly shown to be misplaced with Talbot’s mount refusing twice at the treble, the second of which led to a heavy fall for the Kildare rider to end their competition.
