THE best of the Irish riders in the second qualifier was Co Antrim’s Conor Drain, who is based full-time in Holland. Riding Con Capitano (Hann), Drain lodged a clear in 66.91, to finish in 10th place.

Also delivering a clear were Mayo international Cameron Hanley and Shuttle 2 (Hann) in 68.88, and ESI Toulouse (ISH) in 71.47. Neal Fearon and Goodluck VDL (KWPN) delivered a clear in 71.96, as did Vincent Byrne and Ganturano (KWPN) in 72.46, Mark Finnerty (All Action) in 73.30.