Ireland’s Padriag McCarthy up to second ahead of final day at prestigious five-star Pau in France

An outstanding Cross Country performance from Tipperary Eventing rider Padraig McCarthy and the 12-year-old mare Fallulah has moved them up to second place on the leaderboard heading into tomorrow’s (Sunday)  final Show Jumping phase at the prestigious five-star Etoiles de Pau in France. Pau in one of just six five-star Eventing competitions across the globe along with Badminton (GBR), Burghley (GBR), Lexington (USA), Luhmülen (GER) and Adelaide (AUS) and attracts many of the worlds top horses and riders. A brilliant Dressage test on Friday left Padraig McCarthy and Fallulah in fourth place on a score of 24.9. The Irish rider completed today’s Cross Country course of 45 jumping efforts spread over 6,800 metres without any jumping penalties and crossed the line exactly on the optimum time of 11 minutes and 50 seconds to remain on his Dressage score  – moving up two places to second overall. New Zealand’s Tim Price […]