BILLY Twomey further boosted Ireland's chances of securing two individual slots at this year's Olympic Games in London with a fourth place in today's World Cup Qualifier at Leipzig in Germany aboard Sue Davies's mare Tinka's Serenade.

IRELAND'S Jessica Kurten celebrated her first major Grand Prix win in over a year with a 24,750 euro cheque at Amsterdam's four-star show in the Netherlands this afternoon (Sunday).

TIPPERARY'S Denis Lynch added more ribbons to the Irish tally when finishing second today (Saturday) in the jump-off class at Leipzig's World Cup show in Germany, and later sharing first place in the Six Bar competition. He also took a fifth in the speed class.

BILLY Twomey nailed down an advantageous starting place in Sunday's Rolex World Cup competition when finishing second to world number one rider Rolf-Goran Bengtsson at Leipzig, Germany tonight (Friday).

WORLD Cup points are at stake in Leipzig, Germany this weekend, when Denis Lynch, Billy Twomey and Trevor Coyle line out for Ireland at the five-star show.

DERRY'S Trevor Coyle chalked up Ireland's first international victory of the weekend when taking the trophy in the feature class at Leipzig's five star show in Germany tonight (Thursday).

THIRTY-four year old Billy Twomey narrowly missed repeating last year's Grand Prix victory in Basel, Switzerland today (Sunday) when finishing fourth in the five star competition with Sue Davies's mare Tinka's Serenade.

KILKENNY-born Marion Hughes claimed third place in the Abu Dhabi World Cup Grand Prix this afternoon (Saturday) riding the Irish-bred mare Heritage HHS Fortuna.

CORK'S Billy Twomey and Tipperary's Denis Lynch make their first 2012 appearances when they line out at the five-star show in Basel, Switzerland this weekend, while Marion Hughes will be hoping to repeat last weekend's success on the Arab circuit when she competes at Abu Dhabi.

IRISH-bred horses dominated the two-star World Cup competition in Dubai yesterday evening (Saturday), with Kilkenny-born Marion Hughes taking second place to a Saudi Arabian rider piloting an Irish horse.