THE countdown is well and truly on to see who will take the coveted individual places at the Olympic Games in Rio, with just three weeks to go before the cut-off date of March 6th.

Last week’s Irish Field reported that Bertram Allen and Denis Lynch are holding qualifying places for Ireland according to the latest Olympic rankings. Lynch further boosted his chances with a fifth place finish in the World Cup class at Bordeaux last Saturday. Meanwhile dressage rider Kildare’s Judy Reynolds, is also in with a chance of an individual palce following a string of top drawer results.