Sweetnam secures World Cup final place with Florida third
By John Tynan
Show jumper Shane Sweetnam has no intention of just making up the numbers when he contests his first World Cup final next April in Sweden.
The US-based Corkman steered Amaretto d?Arco to third place on Saturday night in the $125,000 World Cup qualifier in Florida to copperfasten his place in the final and yesterday said he would be as competitive as ever in looking to give Ireland its first World Cup title.?This is the first year I really tried to qualify for the final. It was a goal for the second half of the year and now we can concentrate on the trip.
?The World Cup is a true championship and I am going there to compete properly. My horse has plenty of experience and we will give it a good go. He was good at the European Championships in 2011 ? he was fourth on the last day of competition ? so he?s shown he can compete at the highest level over a few days.?
Sweetnam also welcomed Robert Splaine?s reappointment last week as Ireland show jumping manager.
?I think he?s done a good job and he ensured we stayed at the top level in the nations cup league over the past few years. I think the success can continue and we can build on that and I?d like to think I can play my part.?
Meanwhile, Daniel Coyle recorded back-to-back wins in the HSI/Blue Grass Spring Tour with victory in the second leg at Ravensdale, Co Louth, yesterday.
Again it was Linzi Johnston?s Uptown Girl that ensured the Derry rider walked away with the top points to give him the perfect start to defending his title.
The only other clear in the five-horse jump-off came from Sophie Dalm and Unique, while Coyle also provided the fastest of the four-faulters with Special Leap.
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