Watson wins at Camphire

Eventer Sam Watson is targeting a big performance in the four-star show at Burghley, England, at the end of the month, having won the feature three-star class at Camphire, Co Waterford, yesterday.

It was the Carlow rider’s first time at the West Waterford fixture and he said the victory with Horseware Bushman was a timely boost to his confidence, having missed out on Olympic selection.

While Camphire organisers succeeded in their battle to save the international classes, they were forced by rain to cancel the national competitions.