SHANE Breen started his first week of competition in the United Arab Emirates this week with the Team Z7 horses, where he won the six/seven-year-old final and finished fifth in the four-star World Cup qualifier.

Riding the experienced stallion Can Ya Makan (Canturo x Fier de Lui Z), Breen was one of 13 riders from 31 starters who made it through to the 1.60m jump-off.