CATHAL Daniels had a busy weekend and, just like the old days, spent plenty of time on the road as he competed five horses at both legs of the Kilguilkey House fixture, returning to his yard on The Curragh on Saturday evening to swop mounts.

Earlier that day, Daniels had partnered Sarah Hughes’s Alcatraz to make a successful Eventing Ireland debut in the EI115 Open class. In December, he and the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding won and were placed in international arena eventing competitions at Geneva and Bordeaux.