THE Irish junior eventing team just missed out on a podium finish at the European Championships in Montelibretti, Italy, last weekend when finishing in fourth place.

The team of Correna Bowe (LLC Cooley), Anna Kelly (Something Special), Tessa Harley (Catsky) and Ella Boyle (Catriona) finished with a team total of 159.10 penalties behind gold medal winners Germany (126.60), France (131.30) and Great Britain (143.50).