IRELAND’S Olivia Ann Nell made a good start to her trip to the two-star fixture at San Giovanni in Marignano in Italy over the weekend, when she rode Pepita de Muze to win the one-star 1.20m two-phase class on Friday, jumping clear all the way in a second phase time of 30.89. Ireland’s Kevin Thornton placed joint ninth in the class on board Totoulon Z (33.12), along with Austria’s Katharina Rhomberg on Ton Ami van de Molenberg.

Nell then placed ninth in the one-star 1.25m two-phase class, this time riding Cart d’Or SDW Z (33.5).