Ireland have finished an agonising second in the Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show for the Aga Khan Trophy. Michael Blakes team of Darragh Kenny, Mark McAuley, Denis Lynch and Cian OConnor fought bravely until the end but came up short by a solitary pole down, pipped by United States after anchor rider McLain Ward delivered a clear round under pressure on Callas to secure the victory. Great Britain, who had been seventh in the standings after round one, came through the pack to finish on the podium in third. We were a little out of luck today, said Irelands Chef dEquipe Blake. Im so proud of our lads, though. After a long year theyve done a great job. If things had been just a little different wed have won, but we were very close. Weve gone to America twice and beaten them on their home soil and I []