CATHAL Daniels was by far the busiest of the country’s event riders this year, commencing the season at Tyrrella (1) on March 23rd and ending his campaign at Le Lion d’Angers last month. From 152 entries, he accumulated 610 points to be crowned Eventing Ireland’s leading rider for the second year running.

The 23-year-old earned a lot of points with Jo Breheny’s home-bred Limmerick mare LEB Lias Jewel on whom he won the CCIU253*-L at Tattersalls (30 points), the CCI4*-S at Kilguilkey (32), the EI120 national championship (30), also at Kilguilkey, and on whom he was eighth in the CCI4*-L at Blenheim (40).