MORE than making up for his disappointment in the three-star, Sam Watson scored a classy pillar to post victory in the Eventing Ireland CCI2*.

Riding Belinda Keir’s Ardagh Highlight (Puissance), he impressed the ground jury of Seppo Laine (Finland) and Marie Henessey (Ireland) to score 43.6 and adding nothing further, remained three marks ahead of Swedish rider Ludwig Svennerstal with Stinger, as well as Ireland’s Sophie Richards with SRS Adventure.