Five-star win for Tipperary’s Denis Lynch as Duffy takes fifth

Tipperary’s Denis Lynch last night (Friday) scored an impressive win at the five-star French fixture in Valence, when he came out on top in the 1m50 SFAM speed class with RMF Fairview.

Denis Lynch collects the winners prize at Valence in France

Forty starters went to post with Lynch and the 11-year-old gelding posting a winning time of 58.83 seconds to take the winners prize of almost €9,000. They finished almost two seconds faster than American runner-up Jessica Springsteen with Fleur de l’Aube, while Galway’s Michael Duffy was also in the prizes when finishing fifth with Flawless.

Valence will host its five-star Grand Prix on Sunday.

Denis Lynch and RMF Fairview