IF there had been any suggestion that Michael McNally and Eclipto’s CCI4*-L victory at Ballindenisk had been a fluke, it was firmly quashed on Sunday night when the Co Meath pair headed a top-class field in the CCI4-S.

In second spot after dressage on 25.1, but taking the lead on the subsequent retirement of the Luhmuhlen-bound Ascona (Tim Price), McNally delivered a stunning performance to win by a comfortable margin of seven marks.