Irish team named in bid for back-to-back Wellington Nations Cup wins

Fresh from their stunning Longines League of Nations success, The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team bids to go back-to-back in the Florida Coast Equipment CSIO4* Nations Cup on Saturday night. Michael Blake’s team won the competition last year with a typically dominant display to make if five Wellington Nations Cups and, coming off the back of the recent Abu Dhabi five-star win, confidence is high of a repeat performance. Horse Sport Ireland Show Jumping High Performance Director Blake has named a suitably strong quartet for the outing, with Daniel Coyle joining Michael Duffy, Bertram Allen and Cian O’Connor in the line-up. Derryman Coyle will be partnered by Incredible, Galway’s Duffy by Cantano 32, Wexford’s Allen with Qonquest de Rigo and Meath’s O’Connor with Belvedere. Blake said: “Obviously we take great confidence from the Abu Dhabi win, but the beauty of competing in Nations Cups across the globe is that […]