Equestrian Sport: Team Ireland have dropped back to last in the Samsung Super League standings after finishing sixth in yesterday's Swiss round at Lucerne.

A double clear from Cameron Hanley was marred by a single time fault in the first round. Ireland had moved off the bottom to sixth after claiming fourth in Aachen last week, but the Dutch and the Swiss, who had been below the Irish in the rankings, showed improved form, Switzerland finishing just one fence behind the winning German team and the Dutch sharing fourth with the USA.

In heavy going, Shane Breen opened the Irish account with a disappointing 12 from World Cruise, but Cameron Hanley redressed the balance when collecting just one for time on Hipica Kerman. The Irish tally was boosted to nine with a fence down apiece for Marion Hughes (Heritage Transmission) and Edward Doyle (Effective), leaving Ireland last of the eight nations at the halfway stage.

After a break to move the fences, Breen led off with a four and Hanley again left all the fences standing. But nine from Marion Hughes had to count when Edward Doyle was forced to withdraw Effective after the horse struck into a hind leg during the first round.

There was mixed fortune for Ireland's young riders at the combined junior and young rider show in Compiegne, with Enda Carroll winning yesterday's speed class at the French fixture.

But there was no joy in the afternoon's Nations Cup. Without the benefit of a discard score, the trio of Thomas Ryan, Mark Flynn and Carroll finished fifth on 33 faults, well off the pace set by the winning British team, which completed on just four.

Over at the international three-day event at Tattersalls in Co Meath, Caroline Bjoerk still heads an Irish whitewash of the top placings in the one-star.

Bjoerk and Walk On By, who took an early lead on Thursday, remain in front with a .5 of a penalty lead over June Burgess and Olive Oyle.