A WIN for the Dutch team at Falsterbo in Sweden dropped Ireland down to sixth place on the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup league table, the reigning world and defending Furusiyya champions finishing the sixth leg of the series on a zero score.

It took just three of the four members of Rob Ehrens’ side to clinch it when Harrie Smolders, Maikel van der Vleuten and Leopold Van Asten all jumped double-clear, leaving anchorman Gerco Schroder with nothing to do for the entire afternoon but to watch from the sidelines.