Co Louth’s Mark McAuley fourth in Lyon Grand Prix as three Irish riders finish in top 10

Irish riders were in excellent form tonight (Friday) at Lyon’s World Cup show in France, with Co Louth’s Mark McAuley the pick of the bunch when taking a fourth place finish in the five-star Longines Grand Prix.

Mark McAuley

A massive 20 combinations made it through to the jump-off where McAuley partnered Eva Lundin’s 9-year-old gelding Jasco vd Bisschop to an impressive clear against the clock. A time of 35.98 seconds saw them slot into fourth place at the finish to collect €10,000.

Waterford’s Anthony Condon and SFS Aristio continued their good run of form when also jumping double clear on their way to a seventh place finish in 39.58. Offaly’s Darragh Kenny and Cassini Z had one of the fastest times of the competition (34.93), but one fence down saw them take ninth place overall. Germany’s Daniel Deusser collected the winners prize of €25.000 with Tobago Z after crossing the line clear in 34.60.

Lyon will host the latest round of the Longines FEI World Cup series on Sunday.