KILDARE’s Niall Talbot landed a two-star double in Oliva, Spain, last weekend, as well as finishing third in Sunday’s Grand Prix.

Swiss-based Talbot kicked off his week with victory in Thursday’s 1.30m Table A aboard Kimberley Nienhaus’ 15-year-old gelding Kobold v. Schlösslihof CH with the fastest time of 63.84 seconds in the 20-horse class. Harold Megahey slotted into third place in a time of 31.04 with La Perla vd Heffinck.