THE opening World Cup Grand Prix of the 2020 season has been won by an Irish rider as Tipperary's Shane Breen claimed a superb victory in Saturday's four-star Longines FEI World Cup at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Ten of the 35 starters made it through to the jump-off, where Breen partnered the 12-year-old stallion Ipswich van de Wolfsakker to the fastest of just three double clear rounds to take the winner's prize of just over €24,000.