IT would do you good talking to Sian Coleman, who recorded a double from five rides at Clyda last Sunday, as she spoke as positively about the three horses who failed to win, as she did about the two that did and about the event in general.

“The weather was perfect for eventing and the cross-country tracks were really good,” said the rider, who doesn’t live too far from the O’Meara family’s farm. “They beefed the tracks up last year and changed things around a bit for Sunday. There was a great variety of fences and it’s good to have undulating tracks. The show jumping can be quite difficult here, as the ring is on a bit of a camber.”