THERE was five-star action in Greenwich last week when the Major League Show Jumping series moved to Greenwich Polo Club in New York State.

On Friday, Jordan Coyle was a silver medallist with speed merchant For Gold, though their clear in 66.36 in the FEI 5* Individual Table A Speed was absolutely no match for the staggering 63.8 clocked by Richard Vogel (GER) and Quizas Van ‘T Hulsbos.

Jordan’s brother Daniel was fourth in this class on 70.24 with Calippo 57 (Ariel Grange), who was navigated to a victory and runner-up return from the two previous weeks of international action by his Ardmore pilot.

That was the first element of the MLSJ team competition and the elder Coyle’s Rainmakers team finished third, thanks to his medal round clear with For Gold.

Daniel concluded with a silver medal in the valuable team competition for the DIHP Roadrunners, as Castlemagner-raised Shane Sweetnam and Pia Maria H provided two clear rounds. There was disappointment, however, as the younger Coyle and Calippo 57 posted the fastest time in the jump-off, but knocked a pole to add three seconds to their time under the format.

It was Cork’s Simon McCarthy who led the Green jackets in the five-star Grand Prix of Greenwich on Saturday. The Cork rider and Igor GPH (Liston and Victoria Johnson) did brilliantly to jump clear as the very first duo into the ring. That said, this was a feat managed by only five other pairings.

They had two rails down in the jump-off, but fifth place was still a fantastic effort in the $340,000 class.