Lynch places fourth in Bordeaux

Denis Lynch took fourth place in the first major competition of Bordeaux's five-star World Cup weekend.

The 33-year-old Tipperary rider, piloting Flaminia Straumann's bay
gelding 'All Inclusive NRW', was one of eleven combinations through to the Prix Generali jump-off from a starting field of 37, and delivered a foot-perfect double clear round.

However, Lynch was up against tough world-class opposition and had to finally settle for fourth behind Germany's Christian Ahlmann, Switzerland's Pius Schwizer and French winner Simon Delestre.

Lynch is joined at Bordeaux by fellow Irish rider Jessica Kurten, and the duo will be hoping to make an impression at both Saturday night's World Cup Qualifier and Sunday's Grand Prix, with over €230,000 in combined prize money to be won.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI5*-W BORDEAUX FRANCE FEBRUARY 05 – 07 2010

Prix GENERALI
International Jumping Competition CSIW 1m50
Table A with one Jump off
FEI 238.2.2
Friday, 5 February 2010

1) MELODIE ARDENTE; Simon DELESTRE (FRA) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 33.71
2) ULYSSE X; Pius SCHWIZER (SUI) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 33.80
3) LORENZO; Christian AHLMANN (GER) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 34.64
4) ALL INCLUSIVE NRW; Denis LYNCH (IRL) Faults 0.00/0.00 Time 34.87