NO less than 272 riders from 33 different countries competing last weekend and throughout the week at Oliva Nova for 2016 Spring MET III including some of the world’s top riders but an early victory was posted by Mayo’s Jonathan Gordon.

Young horses were the first to compete during this third MET tour and victory in last Friday’s seven-year-old class went to Gordon aboard Charles G 2 (Contendro I x Ibikus).