Sweetnam and Coyle Cruz into final

Irish pair qualify in top three while O’Connor is not giving up hope The aspiration that Irish show jumping could contribute to Team Ireland’s medal haul at the Olympic Games in Paris remains intact with two of the world’s top-ranked athletes, Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle, safely through to tomorrow’s individual final. Sweetnam and Coyle are ranked 12th and 11th in the world respectively and they cruised through to the final with sumptuous rounds. Sweetnam partnered the Irish-bred James Kann Cruz (ISH) clear in an electric time of 73.35 seconds to go through in second, just behind home favourite Julien Epaillard and Dubai de Cedre. Coyle and the brilliant mare Legacy delivered a third clear round of the week, having contributed a double clear as the Underwriting Exchange Ireland Show Jumping squad finished seventh in the team final on Friday. They were only three-tenths of a second slower than their fellow Irish […]