IRELAND’s Michael Duffy produced two notable clear rounds to take third place in the five-star Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hickstead. Riding EFS Top Contender, the Galway-born 22-year-old was one of three Irish riders to contest the trophy, but the only one to make it through to the jump-off.

Shane Breen and CFS Vendi Cruz had one fence down in the first round, as did David Simpson on Unex Cognac IV, who agonisingly went clear until dropping the last fence.