Ireland drawn one for five-star Aachen Nations Cup

The Underwriting Exchange Irish Senior Show Jumping Team has been drawn to jump first of ten nations for the CSIO5* Nations Cup in Aachen tomorrow evening. HSI High Performance Show Jumping Director Michael Blake’s quartet of Denis Lynch with Vistogrand, Bertram Allen with Pacino Amiro (ISH), Shane Sweetnam with James Kann Cruz (ISH) and Cian O’Connor with Fancy De Kergane will jump in the final five-star outing before the Paris Olympics. The Irish Senior team has been in fine form this season as they gear towards Paris, finishing on top of the Longines League of Nations Series Standings ahead of the final in Barcelona in October. Blake said: “Aachen is a great venue to jump in and I’m really happy to be here with these four combinations. The horses have all settled in nicely and are ready to go. ”They are top class riders and they’re on horses who we […]