The German eventing team produced a masterclass to land their seventh team gold at the Agria Blenheim European Championships with a nine-fence margin. “To win the gold medal in England is a very special thing, it’s such a big country in the sport of eventing. Luck was on our side.”Historic team silver for IrelandIreland were bidding for their first team medal since the 2018 World Equestrian Games, and had a two-fence buffer to hold on to silver. They added 6.8 faults to the team score, but maintained silver, 5.6 penalties clear of France. “My horse has 10 or 11 consecutive clear rounds at four-star level, and it’s an amazing feeling coming into showjumping with that bank of clear rounds behind you,” said Padraig, who moved up from 16th to 12th individually.