CONOR Swail’s flight issues, which prevented him being able to travel to CHI Geneva for the Rolex International Jumping Riders’ Club (IJRC) Top 10 final proved to be to the benefit of Swiss rider Martin Fuchs.

Fuchs had been in 11th place in the IJRC rankings and therefore hadn’t initially been on the start list for the class, which is only for the top 10 riders, but, when Swail was unable to get to Geneva, Fuchs was given the opportunity to compete and he decided to take up the challenge.