THIRTY-seven year-old Shane Breen rounded off a successful weekend of Irish show jumping tonight (Sunday) with a 20,000 euro second place in the famous King's Cup competition at Madrid, Spain.

A field of 36 international riders lined out for the final contest at the five-star show, but Tipperary's Breen was the only Irish competitor to qualify for the second round. With 12 combinations now battling it out against the clock, Breen's Irish Sport Horse, the Olympic Lux gelding Cos I Can, came closest to catching local hero Sergio Alvarez Moya and the chestnut stallion Zipper, but the Spaniard held on to his one second advantage to claim the 33,000 first prize.