THERE must have been great celebrations in Galway, as well as in Bordeaux, France, on Saturday, as Jessica Burke took an incredible win in the five-star 1.60m Longines FEI Jumping World Cup class riding the French-bred 10-year-old gelding Good Star du Bary. The four-day five-star World Cup fixture in Bordeaux ran from Thursday through until Sunday and hosted the 11th leg of 13 in the Western European League.

The World Cup class saw a start list of 35, but these were quickly whittled down to just four, who managed to jump clear within the time allowed around the testing 13-obstacle track in round one to book a place in the jump-off. Burke was one of these and she had the benefit of being last to go against the clock.