Ledingham, Splaine front runners for Chef d’Equipe post

JOHN LEDINGHAM and Robert Splaine are, as expected, the two front-runners for the post of Chef d’Equipe of the Irish Show jumping team following a meeting of riders and management in Dublin yesterday.

The gathering was called by the Show Jumping Association of Ireland to kick-start a review of the selection process following a year of turmoil in the sport.

A new system for picking teams was also proposed which will be considered by the selectors and the SJAI executive before being forwarded to the Equestrian Federation of Ireland for ratification.