ANOTHER excellent performance from Co Louth’s Mark McAuley and the Eva Lundin-owned 13-year-old grey gelding Miebello (Flyinge Quite Easy x VDL Cardento) saw them take fourth place in Sunday’s five-star Italian Grand Prix in Rome.

Thirty-year-old McAuley, who is originally from Ardee in Co Louth and now based in France, was one of 12 riders who made it into the jump-off. Drawn second last to go against the clock, he lowered a single fence with Miebello in a time of 46.76.