HORSE Sport Ireland high performance eventing manager Sam Griffiths yesterday announced the team, which will represent Ireland at the FEI World Championships in Aachen next month. Selections were made following the recommendation of the high performance eventing selection panel, which is comprised of Griffiths, Declan Cullen and Gillian Kyle, and the independent chair Brian Mangan. Team qualification for the LA28 Olympic Games will be on offer in Aachen, alongside team and individual honours.

Ian Cassells with Millridge Atlantis, Aoife Clark with Full Monty De Lacense, Georgie Goss with Kojak, Padraig McCarthy with MGH Zabaione and Austin O’Connor with Colorado Blue have been named as the team. Susie Berry with John The Bull, Sarah Ennis with Dourough Ferro Class Act, Padraig McCarthy with Pomp’n’Circumstance and Joseph Murphy with Calmaro have been named as reserves.