IT was a one-two for Ireland in Sunday’s five-star 1.50m two-phase class at the five-star HH Sharjah Ruler Cup World Cup fixture at Sharjah, UAE (February 19th until 22nd), when Tipperary’s Trevor Breen and the nine-year-old gelding Konrad Obolensky came out on top, followed very closely by Kildare’s Michael Pender on the 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare HHS Orchidee, bred by Miguel Bravo. That wasn’t the end of the Irish ribbons though, with Shane Breen placing fifth on Scarteen.

The start list of 39 was whittled down to 16 for the jump-off, where seven combinations remained fault-free. Trevor clocked the fastest time of 29.94 seconds to collect the winner’s prize pot of €18,000, with Pender just a whisker behind in 29.99 for a prize of €12,000. David Will (GER) rounded out the podium with Oak Grove’s Big Blue in a time of 30.32 to take home €9,000.