Irish in Champions League hunt

After a sparkling weekend of show jumping on the French Riviera, the Global Champions Tour (GCT) moves to the Atlantic coast this weekend when Cascais hosts the eighth of the championship’s 15 legs.

Like the past round in Cannes, Ireland will be well represented at the Portuguese venue.

Six of the 19 teams who compete in the team element of the GCT — the Global Champions League — now feature Irish riders in their squads and they are having no small effect on the standings. Of the top four in the table to date, the teams in second, third, and fourth positions have Irish rider-power.