Siri likely to be out for up to a year

Shane Sweetnam believes his 11-year-old mare Siri will be out for up to a year after injuring her tendon in the US nations cup in Florida on Friday night.

The Corkman was forced to retire after the first round, with the team going on to finish fourth.

The result belied some good performances, notably a superb double clear from Cian O’Connor on Splendor, while Richie Moloney and Ahorn van de Zuuthoeve also left the fences upright, adding a single time fault each time out. Sligo’s Darragh Kerins and Lisona scored four and five, giving a team total of 11. The plaudits went to the home side on four, followed by Canada on five and Germany on nine.

Darragh Kenny and Delilah gave Ireland a win on the day, claiming the G&C Speed Stake.

At the Hong Kong Masters, four faults kept Denis Lynch out of the prizemoney in the $700,000 Longines GP, but he picked up almost $11,000 dollars for winning a speed class on Night Train.

At Wexford Equestrian Centre, Eddie Moloney and Goodwins 007 powered to victory in the fourth leg of the Blue Grass Spring Tour.

Eventing suffered tragedy, when Frenchman Bruno Bouvier, 60, was killed in a rotational fall at Barroca D’Alva in Portugal.