Evans steers Irish event team to stunning win

WITH Jonty Evans (Marsden Muscat) playing the leading role, Ireland’s event riders staged a stunning recovery to win the three-star class in Boekelo, the Netherlands, at the weekend.

Lying eighth of nine teams after the dressage phase, Evans, Jayne Harrison (The Irish One), Sue Shortt (Star Dance) and Louisa Clarke (Glencara) leapt to second after Saturday’s cross-country, with only Clarke picking up jumping penalties.

Ireland’s cause was further boosted prior to yesterday’s show jumping phase when leaders France were reduced to two riders, adding 1,000 penalties to their tally and plummeting to eighth.