Kurten runner-up in World Cup qualifier

Jessica Kurten gave Ireland a top class result to end the year when she took second place in Belgium's World Cup Qualifier class at Mechelen this evening.

The result also signalled a return to world class form for Lady Georgina Forbes's 13-year-old bay mare 'Castle Forbes Libertina', who had been out of action with injury for a substantial part of the 2009 jumping season.