CO Down man Conor Swail has once again showed his class, as he steered the talented 12-year-old gelding Casturano to victory in the $200,000 1.60m Longines FEI Jumping World Cup in Toronto. The class saw a select start list of 21, from which only three jumped clear within the time allowed in round one to get through to the jump-off.

Swail and Casturano proved best of the three to claim the prestigious win and a prize pot of $66,000, with a second clear round in 41.24 seconds when last to go in front of some 6,500 fans in the sold-out arena. Skylar Wireman (USA) and Barclino B couldn’t quite match Swail’s time and had to settle for second place in 42.08. Mimi Gochman (USA) and Inclen BH was the third combination in the jump-off, but suffered elimination – although they still placed third for their efforts.