CLARE native Eoin McMahon impressed at the Spring 2026 Mediterranean Equestrian Tour last week, scoring consistently during the show, which ran from January 13th to 18th. McMahon claimed a fourth place, two third places and a fifth.

The highlight of the show was the 1.45m Grand Prix on Sunday, in which McMahon rode Disney Z into fifth place. Of the 43 starters, 11 jumped clear in the first round to proceed to the jump-off, where seven combinations completed double clear rounds. McMahon’s time of 41.06 wasn’t far off the pace of Belgian winner Lauranne Spits on Parel van het Russeltveld, who stopped the clock in 38.36.

Reliable

Meanwhile, Louth’s Mark McAuley also showed his reliability, securing a number of placings. McAuley and Nevada were among the joint winners in Tuesday’s seven-year-old 1.35m class, when 25 of the 40 starters managed to jump clear to share the spoils.

The Irish pair then placed 10th in Wednesday’s seven-year-old 1.35m jump-off class with a double clear in 33.81, from a start list of 42. Belgian winner Mathieu Guery on Jethro de l’Orle stopped the jump-off clock in 30.93.

McAuley and Nevada also placed 10th in the day’s MET Young Horse Champions Trophy for seven-year-olds.

On Thursday, McMahon rode Disney Z into fourth place in the Gold 4 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier, with a clear round in 67.40. Mathieu Guery (BEL) claimed another win, this time with Indigo in a super time of 58.96.

Thursday’s Young Horse Training Session, a 1.25m special two-phase, saw McAuley place third with Alouette Pommex Z, when double clear in a second phase time of 35.48 - not far behind Spanish winner Mariano Martinez Bastida on Bahia de Olid, who finished in 34.08.

McAuley rode l’Arc En Ciel Z into sixth place in Friday’s 41-strong Gold 4 1.45m Grand Prix qualifier, when they jumped clear in 69.72. The winning time of 66.92 was clocked by Brazil’s Joao Victor Castro Aguiar Gomes De Lima on Lilesta GE.

The Final Gold 3 1.45m jump-off class on Saturday saw McMahon placing third on Disney Z with a double clear round in 44.99. French winner Olivier Perreau on Himalaya du Temple posted a time of 43.46.

McMahon secured another third place in the Gold 2 1.35m class when riding Ada Race to a clear round in 60.62, less than a second behind Arnaldo Bologni (ITA) on Diego Del Caribe, who took the win in 59.82.