Sligo's Ciaran Howley rounded off the three-star German show at
Oldenbrug on Sunday with a fourth place in the Grand Prix.
Riding the steadily-improving eight year-old Hello Popsie, the 27-year-old Irishman came home with a double clear round and a time of 37.47, just under two seconds behind German winner Soren von Ronne.
Howley also picked up a prize purse of ¤2,000 for his place.
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Damien Tiernan reports from Waterford where Giovanni Trapattoni announced his Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming friendly against the Czech Republic
Katie Hannon reports on problems facing the GAA with violence on pitches and secret manager payments
RTÉ Sport and Ulster Bank are giving you the chance to win a trip for two to see England v Ireland in London this St. Patrick's Day
Live WEB-ONLY coverage of the RBS Under-20 6 Nations meeting of France and Ireland on Saturday 11 February
Kilkenny's Michael Kavanagh speaks about his decision to retire from inter-county hurling
Read Conor O'Shea on how Ireland must fix their attitude, not the team selection, to compete with French
Sign up for the SPAR Great Ireland Run 2012 which takes place in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 15 April
