A BRILLIANT win by the Irish pony show jumping team in the Nations Cup at Hagen, Germany, saw the Irish squad finish on five faults after two rounds. A double clear round from Co Clare’s Jason Foley on the Irish-bred Lynncot Fancy Pants sealed victory for Gary Marshall’s team of Sligo’s Cian Harrison, Wexford’s Harry Allen and Kilkenny’s Oisin Aylward.

Ireland held the lead along with Germany at the halfway stage and while the home nation faded to finish sixth, the Italians and British riders continued to produce clear rounds to pile on the pressure.