HILLSBOROUGH Olympian Clare Abbott was impressed not only with the performances of the two horses she brought down to Co Cork last week but also by the efforts of the team at Millstreet to provide new cross-country tracks for their second international event of the year.

“They changed the route right around and there were new fences built since we were there in early June,” said Abbott. “They were good, galloping tracks and the going was perfect. I think I would be echoing the thoughts of all riders in saying that we really appreciated all their efforts.”