IRELAND was in the ribbons around Europe over the weekend. At the four-star Longines Deauville Classic show at Deauville in France, Trevor Breen finished on the podium in Friday’s four-star 1.40m Prix Ajwad Equestrian Team two-phase special class on board the nine-year-old mare Drewmain Meira, taking third place with a double clear round in a time of 32.93 seconds.

Breen and Kannoon Blue also placed ninth in the day’s four-star 1.50m Prix Institut Esthederm speed class, when they kept the poles intact in a time of 71.69. Victor Bettendorf (LUX) took the win with Encore Toi du Linon in a very fast time of 65.08.