Ireland’s Judy Reynolds has been drawn first to compete in the Grand Prix when the Longines FEI dressage World Cup finals get under way in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday. Earlier this week, the 37-year-old, who is now ranked 21st in the world, said she was happy with how her preparations for the finals had gone but was well aware of the challenge ahead. “It’s definitely the strongest field that I have been involved with as there are more riders from the top 30 than ever before. All participants who finish Friday’s Grand Prix with a score of at least 60 per cent will go forward to Saturday’s Grand Prix freestyle to music (3pm start Irish time) which will decide who will be crowned champion. There are no Irish riders competing in the Longines FEI show jumping world cup finals in Gothenburg which started on Thursday with a speed competition won by Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat on Alamo.

Source: The Irish Times April 04, 2019 19:52 UTC