Runners-up finish in Florida Nations Cup
A strong performance which included six clear rounds from the Irish Show Jumping team of Shane Sweetnam, Bertram Allen, Michael Duffy and Cian O’Connor, saw them finish as runners-up in the $150,000 four-star Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, which concluded in the early hours of this morning (Saturday).
Published 06.03.2021
All team riders got off to a perfect start in round 1 to leave Ireland on an ideal zero score and in the lead at the halfway stage. USA's home team was close behind in second on just a time fault while Israel was third on four faults.
An excellent second-round performance from the winning team, the US, saw them add nothing to their first-round score, while Ireland finished on four faults. Bertram was riding Castlefield Vegas who finished the two rounds with just one fence down.
Runners-up finish in Florida Nations Cup
A strong performance which included six clear rounds from the Irish Show Jumping team of Shane Sweetnam, Bertram Allen, Michael Duffy and Cian O’Connor, saw them finish as runners-up in the $150,000 four-star Nations Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, which concluded in the early hours of this morning (Saturday).
Published 06.03.2021
All team riders got off to a perfect start in round 1 to leave Ireland on an ideal zero score and in the lead at the halfway stage. USA's home team was close behind in second on just a time fault while Israel was third on four faults.
An excellent second-round performance from the winning team, the US, saw them add nothing to their first-round score, while Ireland finished on four faults. Bertram was riding Castlefield Vegas who finished the two rounds with just one fence down.