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SPLAINE ANNOUNCES IRISH SQUAD FOR EURO SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Submitted by Maglin Lodge on Fri, 14/08/2009 - 20:30

Team Ireland manager Robert Splaine has today (Friday) announced the Irish squad for the European Show Jumping Championships to take place in Windsor in the UK from August 26th to 30th.

The squad in alphabetical order is:

Darragh Kerins; Night Train (Owner Double H Farm)
Denis Lynch; Lantinus (Owner Flaminia Straumann)
Cian O’Connor; Rancorrado (Owner Aileen Bryan)
Thomas Ryan; Urleven van de Helle (Owner Gloria Eschenbach)
Billy Twomey; Je t’Aime Flamenco (Owner Sue Davies)

Speaking after the announcement Robert Splaine said that the selection
had been very difficult.

“I went to Dublin expecting that the Aga Khan team there would make
selecting the Championship team obvious, but it didn’t work out that
way and I have had to rethink my plans,” he said.

He explained the reasons for his selection:

"Darragh Kerins and 'Night Train' had good form in the US and then came
to Europe and jumped a double clear on our winning team in Falsterbo.
Darragh confirmed his selection with a very good showing in Dublin.

"Denis Lynch and ‘Lantinus’ are an obvious and automatic choice, while
Cian O'Connor and ‘Rancorrado’ delivered consistent performances in
Nations' Cups at Aachen and Hickstead, and jumped a solid second round
in the Aga Khan competition at Dublin.

"Thomas Ryan had arrived at this level in the crucial Super League
final last year in Barcelona where he did a great job for the team
with ‘Urleven van de Helle’. His form dipped a little earlier in the
year but he pushed himself into the frame with a very good showing in
Dublin, particularly in the Grand Prix.

“While they disappointed somewhat in Dublin, Billy Twomey and ‘Je
t'Aime Flamenco’ have had good form throughout the year and have shown
championship potential, particularly at St Gallen where they won the
Grand Prix, " he explained.

ends

EDITORS' NOTE:

Darragh Kerins is 34 and from Sligo, though is now Florida-based
Denis Lynch is 33 and from Tipperary, but is based in Germany
Cian O’Connor is 29, was born in Dublin and now lives in Co. Meath
Thomas Ryan is 24, was born in Tipperary and is now based in Switzerland
Billy Twomey is 32, was born in Cork and now lives in England