Ireland preserve top flight status

IRELAND'S showjumpers maintained their Samsung Super League status when placing equal fifth in the finals in Barcelona yesterday.

Ireland preserve top flight status
Mon, 20 Sep, 2004 - 01:00

The team of Marion Hughes (Heritage Transmission, 4/4), David Quigley (Ashdale Futuro, 16/8), Marie Burke (Chippisson, 8/4), and Captain Shane Carey (Killossery, 0/8) finished on 28 faults, the same as Belgium and Italy.

The results saw the Italians relegated from the Super League as last place finishers on 14 points. Ireland were second last, well ahead of Italy with 29.5 points.

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