MALAHIDE-based Conor Swail today (Sunday) claimed third place in the Pioltello Grand Prix in Italy with the Guidam stallion 'Lansdowne', going clear over both rounds but finishing over two seconds adrift of German winner Hans Dieter Dreher with the Argentinian-bred 'Magnus Romeo'.

THE FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 series will go ahead with its prize money unchanged from last year. The agreement with series title sponsor Meydan came to an end in 2010 and the Dubai-based company has chosen to refocus its cooperation with the FEI and is currently negotiating terms to move into an exciting new partnership in Endurance.

IRELAND'S pony squad completed their whitewash at Fontainebleau, France today (Sunday) with two Grand Prix wins and two further competition victories to add to yesterday's second-in-a-row Nations' Cup triumph.

DESPITE posting the fastest time in the jump-off, 23 year-old Irish rider Alexander Butler finished in third place in today's (Sunday) Grand Prix at Lummen's three-star show in Belgium.

WITH less than two weeks to go to the Rolex FEI World Cup™ 2010/2011 Jumping Final in Leipzig (GER), excitement is at fever pitch and speculation is rife about whether defending champion Marcus Ehning or his German compatriot Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, can secure a historic fourth victory.

TWENTY-three year-old Alexander Butler took first place in today's (Sunday) Grand Prix at Lummen in Belgium, riding Harold McGahern's grey Irish-bred Touchdown gelding 'Will Wimble'.

LIMERICK-born Shane Sweetnam claimed sixth place last night (Saturday) in one of the USA's biggest show jumping competitions, the 200,000 dollar American Invitational, riding Spy Coast Farm's bay mare 'Rolette'.

MAYO's Cameron Hanley, riding the 12 year-old gelding 'Southwind VDL', finished in fourth place at today's Grand Prix in Arezzo, Italy, two time faults denying him the winner's prize of 12,000 euro.

CURRENT European Pony Gold Medallist Bertram Allen took victory for Ireland in today's Grand Prix at Moorsele in Belgium, riding the bay mare 'Cassandra vh Roelhof'.

TWO Irish riders scored almost-simultaneous wins in Europe today (Saturday), with Limerick's Shane Carey posting victory in Belgium and Banbridge's Dermott Lennon claiming the top spot in Italy.