Ireland dominate field for stunning five-star Aachen Nations Cup win

The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team produced a magnificent display in Aachen, Germany, to win the five-star €1million Mercedes-Benz Nations Cup – the final top-level outing before the Paris Olympic Games. Michael Blake’s team of of Denis Lynch, Bertram Allen, Shane Sweetnam and Cian O’Connor dominated a high-class field of the best countries in the world to finish on a zero score and win without anchor rider Cian O’Connor even needing to jump in round two. It is the perfect confidence boost ahead of the Olympic Games in just over three weeks, and Horse Sport Ireland High Performance Show Jumping Director Blake couldn’t hide his delight after the stunning success. Blake said: “My God, that was brilliant – to a man, they were fantastic. This was a Nations Cup that we had identified as a target ahead of Paris and the lads have delivered. To win with a rider […]