Good start for Irish team

IRELAND’S junior eventing team finished their dressage phase at the European Championships at Vale Sabroso, Portugal, yesterday in the silver medal position.

Three of the team scored sub-50, with Tori Dixon and Shadow Light starring on 45 penalties to leave her holding the individual bronze slot. Katie Moffatt (Pick N Mix II) ended on 48.5 pens, while Angela Dennehy (Decent Gamble) put up 49.6 pens. Lucca Stubington (Kilminchy Condor) provided the discard with 52.5 pens .

The team total of 143.1 leaves them just 4.5 adrift of leaders Germany going into today’s cross-country.