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Ruthless Callan dazzles but it's Wilson who sums up the magic of the Shergar Cup

ASCOT, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Team GB&Ireland celebrate winning The Shergar Cup during The Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse on August 06, 2022 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)
The champagne flows freely after the British and Irish team's Shergar Cup successCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

"Let's go girls!" were the words that could be heard from some distance away after Jungle Cove had won leg six of the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup for Emma-Jayne Wilson and Jessica Harrington.

Almost immediately after the, "Let's go girls!", there was a loud shout of, "Do it!"

This, in turn, was followed by a scream of, "That feels good!", quickly backed up by a powerful "Yeah!", all these post-race eruptions hammering home the extent to which racing's premier team competition had taken hold of the generally quite reserved Harrington.

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