Taylor Vard upbeat about getting a result in Florida follow Robert Splaine injury
In doing so, he would get one up on his contemporary James Tarrant, who led an Irish team to sixth place yesterday in the 11-team nations cup season opener in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.
Splaine had last week described the competitions as an opportunity “for some new combinations and some relatively unexposed horses to gain valuable experience” and Vard said it was anticipated, regardless of the manager’s accident, that he would be in the US.
