GALWAY Paralympian Sarah Slattery said her seventh-place finish in last Saturday’s Grade V Freestyle final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games was “a magical fairytale ending to an already incredible week.”

Having just missed out on qualification when finishing ninth in her individual test, Slattery was a last-minute call-up after Saturday morning’s vet inspection when Brazilian Rodolpho Riskalla was ruled out. Riding her mare Savona, she went in and rode the test of her life, scoring 71.795% to move up to seventh place. It was only the second time ever the pair had ridden their Freestyle test.