CO Louth’s Mark McAuley scored a runner-up finish in a 1.55m jump-off class at the five-star World Cup show in Madrid, Spain, last Friday.

Riding Eva Lundin’s nine-year-old gelding Jasco vd Bisschop (Dulf van den Bisschop x Krunch de Breve), McAuley was one of seven clear rounds in the first round and his time of 42.30 seconds against the clock was good enough to slot into the runner-up position, earning him €19,000.