Kenny leads Irish 1-2 in Falsterbo five-star

Omens positive for another big Nations Cup week There was an Irish 1-2 at the highest level in show jumping today, as Darragh Kenny led home Cian O’Connor in a 1.50m speed class at the five-star show in Falsterbo, Sweden this afternoon (Thursday). The pair form half of the Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team competing selected by Michael Blake to compete in tomorrow’s (Friday) Nations Cup, a very strong team being completed by Conor Swail and O’Connor’s teammate on the squad bound for the Paris Olympics, Daniel Coyle. Today was about individual competition this time around with Tokyo Olympian, Kenny coming out marginally on top. A field of 57 came through the gates into the international arena with 13 obstacles comprising 16 jumping efforts to navigate. The top two were relatively early into the fray with Meath-based native of Kill, Co Kildare, O’Connor first of the pair, on board […]