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 Rolex Nations Cup the final top-level outing before the Paris Olympic Games. Michael Blakes men dominated a high-class field of the best countries in the world to finish on a zero score and win without anchor rider Cian OConnor 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 Michael Blake couldnt 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 to spare shows how good these four lads and their []