In a late evening twist on the final day of fleet racing at the Palma Olympic classes regatta, Ireland's Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern (pictured above) sailed ashore to enjoy a short-lived time as assured Gold medallists.

Even before Saturday’s medal race final, they had sailed well enough to have a large enough score to finish in any place on Saturday and still win Gold.

But unknown to them, the Australian team of Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen had submitted a scoring review for the second race of the day in which they were disqualified for early-starting.

They contended that the marker buoy had drifted off position and had supporting witnesses. The race committee agreed the disqualification was unreliable so a fourth place was reinstated.

The altered scoreboard removed Seaton and McGovern’s commanding lead and, while they still are first overall, they must finish in eighth place or better today to be assured of Gold. Otherwise, they will have a podium place in their 49er skiff class.

Meanwhile, in the Irish Laser class selection trials for the Rio 2016 place, James Espey had the best day of the three Irish boats in the Silver fleet that has ended racing. The London 2012 veteran now has a six-point lead over 19-year-old Finn Lynch, who had been ahead in the standings for much of the week.

The final trial event takes place in Mexico next month and the winner of the three-event trial will be nominated by the Olympic Council of Ireland to be included in the national squad.

Ireland's Andrea Brewster and Saskia Tidey had their best day of the week on Friday with top-10 placings in the 49erFX women's skiff including a third place.