CONOR Swail is on a roll at present and had another very successful show last weekend, this time at the Blenheim Equisports Spring series at San Juan Capistrano in California, USA.

The highlight of the show was when Swail rode Count Me In to win the $117,000 CSI3* 1.50m Blenheim EquiSports Spring Classic Grand Prix on Saturday. The Co Down man and the 17-year-old Count Grannus gelding, known as Crosby, were among just six clear rounds from the 23 starters. In the second round, only three combinations jumped clear again, with Swail the fastest of those, in a time of 39.83 seconds, over two and a half seconds ahead of American runner-up Nicole Haunert on My Lady Lavista (42.40), who was followed by Canada’s Vanessa Mannix on Carmela Z in third (43.51). Fellow Irishman, James Chawke claimed fifth place in the class on Daido van’t Ruytershof Z.