Had Great Britain ended up in the promotional league competitions this year, it would have been a setback in terms of building towards the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky during September and October, as well as London 2012.
Iraq's official nuclear program was dealt a setback in 1981, when a reactor it was building in Osirak was destroyed in a raid by the Israeli air force.
The setback seemed to shake Van der Vaart, who stepped up for a third time with the pressure building and aimed for the top-left corner again, only to see his effort fly well wide.