![]() It (the atmosphere) was amazing, my family is here and they will have enjoyed it anyway. The first few rounds are all about keeping him as relaxed as possible. "I'm absolutely delighted to be here and to win it, was very very special. ![]() Curran, making his first visit to HOYS, jumped with effortless ease to be the last pair standing when they cleared 7ft 2 and a quarter inches in the fifth and final round beating welshman Mark Edwards to the title. Commandant Geoff Curran and Bishops Quarter delighted a sell out crowd to take the Puissance honours on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Irish riders and horses continue to shine at the Horse of the Year Show at the NEC, Birmingham. Seven legs remain through March and the North American League continues at the Washington International Horse Show, Upper Marlboro, USA on October 29th. ![]() Siegel sits second with 17 points, and Dean is third with 15 points. Swail collected 20 points for his victory and has taken an early lead in the North American League standings. My plan was to be fast leave the door open.” “I was going to do what my strengths are. I’d prefer to be first, and I wanted to try to put it away early,” Swail said. “When you go first, you’re either first, second or third. No one could match him, but a duo of rising talent followed him on the podium, with 20-year-old Sophia Siegel (USA) and A-Girl second (4/50.02 seconds) and Natalie Dean (USA) third with Chance Ste Hermelle (8/43.65). The jump-off field would ultimately consist of just three, and Swail put his competitors away with a second clear effort in a sharp time of 38.19 seconds, impressing with two bold inside turns. Olaf Petersen, Jr’s (GER) course proved tough to navigate, and a clear round was not produced until Swail cracked the code 19 riders into the starting order. ![]() The two of us just seem to have a good partnership. Every time I ride him, I know he’s going to give me a good shot. IRELAND’s Conor Swail made a winning start to the 2022-2023 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup season, taking victory with Vital Chance de la Roque in last night’s (Saturday) opening leg in Sacramento (USA) – a venue where the Irishman also proved unbeatable 12 months ago.
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