Coyle and Sweetnam out of the medals

Daniel Coyle and Legacy reach for the stars in Versailles (Photos: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile) Irish duo can hold their heads high as thoughts turn to Dublin Daniel Coyle and Shane Sweetnam were unable to add to Team Ireland’s medal tally in today’s Individual Show Jumping Final as the exertions of the week, a demanding track that led to only three of the 30 finalists going clear, and in the case of Coyle’s equine partner Legacy, a lost shoe, took their toll. The Irish duo can hold their heads high, having made the final after contributing to the Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team’s seventh-place finish on Friday when within touching distance of a medal, as well as to a year of remarkable success for the Green Jackets. Along the other member of the Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping Team, Cian O’Connor, Coyle and Sweetnam are guaranteed a warm welcome home at […]