IRELAND lie in 17th place after mixed fortunes during day one of the Grand Prix competition at the Blue Hors FEI World Dressage Championships in Herning, Denmark.

First to go for the team, 26-year-old Alex Baker made an excellent senior championship debut with Dutchman, however it was followed by heartbreak when Sorrell Klatzko was eliminated with her nine-year-old gelding Turbo.