IRELAND’s Anna Merveldt and the 10-year-old Esporim are continuing to rise through the ranks following their appearance at the FEI European Championships in August and scored two top 10 places at the World Cup show in Salzburg, Austria, last weekend.

Riding the gelding who is owned by Mario Greco, Giovanna Mazza, and Anna’s sister Lorli Higgins and her brother-in-law Michael, she opened the week by finishing equal eighth in Saturday’s FEI World Cup Grand Prix.