Nick Turner satisfied with Ireland’s second-place finish at Ballindenisk International Horse Trials

None of the Irish team posted sub-50 dressage scores, which meant they were chasing the defending champions from the outset, but jumping clears from Joseph Murphy (Sportsfield Othello) and Cathal Daniels (Barnaboy Freeman) in both show jumping and yesterday’s cross-country, along with Michael Ryan’s (Ballylynch Adventure) jumping clear over yesterday’s fixed obstacles, saw the team finish on 182.5 penalties, just 1.9 better than the French, but just shy of 20 penalties behind the winners in the three-country CIC three-star contest.
“I’m very happy to come second,” said Turner.