Breen on top of the World

Five major wins for Irish riders on memorable week

Shane Breen brought the curtain down on a stunning week for Irish show jumpers yesterday, recording the only double clear with BP Arctic Blue, from a starting field of 50, to win the Longines World Cup leg at the four-star show in Abu Dhabi.

Bertram Allen (twice), Philip McGuane, Jack Ryan and Niall Talbot were other Green Jackets to be triumphant around the world, ensuring Amhrán na bhFiann rang out on three continents.

And it might have been more...