Sweetnam and O’Connor take care of business too to set up medal charge There was a very welcome lack of drama for the Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team as they progressed comfortably from today’s qualifying round to secure a place in tomorrow’s Olympic final at the stunning Château de Versailles. The scores revert to zero with the medals at stake, so today’s action was all about Michael Blake’s squad securing a top ten spot from the 20 competing nations. And the team of Shane Sweetnam, Daniel Coyle and Cian O’Connor did that with ease, their cumulative tally of nine faults getting them through in sixth. A smooth clear round by Derryman Coyle and the Ariel Grange-owned mare Legacy was the highlight of the day’s for the Green Jackets. Cork-born Sweetnam was the first-line rider with his Patrick Connolly-bred and Gizmo Partners-owned Irish Sport Horse James Kann Cruz, who had […]
