The Underwriting Exchange Irish Show Jumping team added another podium finish to their excellent recent run of form in the early hours of Sunday morning, finished second in the four-star Nations Cup at Wellington International in Florida. Michael Blakes team of Michael Duffy, Bertram Allen, Cian OConnor and Daniel Coyle went into the event as reigning champions, having won last year, but relinquished their crown to the United States in front of their home supporters. The Irish team, with some new Nations Cup combinations, were well in the hunt for top honours at the halfway mark, lying in second on just four faults after clears from Allen with Qonquest de Rigo and Coyle with Incredible. One pole down from OConnor and Belvedere were the only faults on the Irish scoreboard. In-form Coyle added another faultless round to go double clear, with Allen and OConnor tagging on another four each. It []