JESSICA Kurten threw down the gauntlet on the opening night (Thursday) of the five-star Global Champions' Tour at Cannes in France with a decisive win in the evening's big jump-off feature class.

ENGLISH raider Vicky Tulloch continued her successful Irish campaign at Mullingar's two-star international show today (Monday) with a win in the 20,000 euro Grand Prix on her own 'Solgiette'.

IRELAND'S Billy Twomey received the Leading Rider Award this evening (Sunday) at the prestigious five-star show in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

IRELAND'S Cian O'Connor, riding Dr. Michael Smurfit's mare 'K Club Lady' finished second in the Swiss Grand Prix at St.Gallen this afternoon (Sunday), jumping one of only two double clears in the 47 strong field.

TIPPERARY'S Denis Lynch stayed in the ribbons all day today (Sunday) at the four-star show at Balve in Germany, with a runner-up place in the Grand Prix the most profitable of his achievements.

ALL THE TEAMS, ALL THE RIDERS, ALL THE SCORES

Click on headline above for final scores from the St. Gallen Nations' Cup.

Ireland jumped fifth of ten teams competing in this third leg of the Meydan Nations' Cup Series.

THE IRISH show jumping team staged a notable second-round comeback today (Friday) to climb from their half-time sixth place to finish fourth in the Swiss Nations' Cup at St. Gallen. The points gained by today's result also saw Ireland jump two places in the Meydan Nations' Cup leaderboard.

IRELAND'S pony team were victorious in the Nations' Cup at Wierden in the Netherlands this afternoon (Thursday), adding a second gold medal to their April triumph in the French Nations' Cup at Fontainebleau.

SHANE Breen will open for Ireland at the Swiss Nations' Cup in St. Gallen tomorrow afternoon (Friday), followed by Darragh Kenny, Cian O'Connor and Billy Twomey.

TIPPERARY'S Shane Breen returns to the Irish squad for the Nations' Cup of Switzerland this week after a one-show break, riding Carmel Ryan's talented Irish stallion 'Carmena Z'.