Irish poised for weekend medal hunt at Badminton

The Irish are poised to make an assault on the Badminton leaderboard ahead of the weekend’s cross country and jumping phases, with a number of combinations within striking distance of the medal positions.

Georgie Goss is best of the Irish, with her mare Feloupe scoring 30.8 penalties after an excellent test.

Goss said: “I was delighted with the horse, she’s always so consistent and relaxed in the arena. We had one slight mistake in a change but otherwise a really pleasing test...