Barcelona display gives Splaine cause for optimism
Cian O’Connor and Zanoubia opened the show with an encouraging second in a speed class. This was followed by a one-two from Captain Shane Carey (Lismakin) and Cameron Hanley (SIEC Concept), respectively, in a two-phase contest, with the former boasting a devastating nine-second winning margin.
Billy Twomey — who was drafted into the squad last week after Shane Breen’s horse World Cruise had failed to recover sufficiently from an illness that manifested itself at the World Equestrian Games — followed with a third place in a speed class on Whinny Jackson.
