THE Coyle family from Derry must have had a fantastic weekend of celebrations, as just a day after Jordan won a three-star 1.50m class in Florida, his brother, Daniel, took an incredible and well-deserved win on this side of the Atlantic in Sunday’s five-star Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix at Leipzig in Germany, the 11th leg of the 2023/2024 Western European League series.

Daniel and the 14-year-old mare Legacy were one of 13 combinations out of 40 starters to get through to the jump-off, where they pulled out all the stops, jumping a truly sensational clear round in an unbeatable time of 31.70 seconds. They threw caution to the wind and rode some unbelievable lines in the process, turning so tightly that they were almost jumping the wings! The large crowd in attendance was in awe - it was amazing to watch the pair in action and they definitely deserved to take the winner’s prize of €47,500.