CHINA’s Alex Hua Tian has put the aftermath of last year’s Olympic qualifier at Millstreet behind him and at Ballindenisk last Sunday secured his individual qualification for Paris when achieving his 2024 4*-S MER on both horses he competed in the NutriScience-sponsored class.

England-based Hua Tian won on the Irish-bred Chicko (34.5), the horse whose failed blood test resulted in the disqualification of the Chinese team from that Olympic qualifier, and finished ninth with Jilsonne Van Bareelhof (44.7). Both horses picked up time penalties over Sunday’s cross-country course, as did all but three of the 34 who completed the three phases from 41 starters.