IRELAND’S Patrick Whelan placed fifth in Kronenberg Outdoor Horst 4* at Peelbergen Equestrian Centre in The Netherlands last week, riding Altitu.

The pair finished the dressage on a score of 34.4, which put them into ninth place, a position they retained after show jumping moved their score to 38.8. A few time penalties in the cross-country phase moved their score to 48.0, but this was enough to secure them fifth place overall from 25 starters.