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EQUESTRIAN NEWS ROUND-UP: CAMERON HANLEY yesterday requested to be withdrawn from next week’s nations’ cup team at Aachen as “he was concerned that some distracting issues which have emerged since Balve could impact on the performance of the Irish team”.

Hanley had been named to compete with either Southwind or SIEC Livello along with Denis Lynch (Lantinus), Cian O’Connor (Rancorrado) and Billy Twomey (Je t’Aime Flamenco) at next week’s fifth round of the Meydan league. However, following discussions with Horse Sport Ireland’s show jumping team manager Robert Splaine, the Mayo native will be replaced on the squad by Capt David O’Brien and Kiltoom.