Lynch third in German Grand Prix
Sunday, 14 March 2010 18:17With eleven through to the jump-off at Braunschweig's Grand Prix in Germany on Sunday, it looked like Ireland's Denis Lynch had a good chance of snatching the first prize of a Volkswagen car when he went clear with 'Abbervail van het Dingeshof', but his stay at the top of the leaderboard was short-lived.
Britain's Robert Whitaker and the Irish-bred 'Casino' were first to
beat the Irishman's time, but last man in Lars Neiberg trumped both riders with a scorching finish on the bay gelding 'Lord Luis'.
Lynch and Thomas Straumann's 10-year-old gelding ended up just over one-and-a-half seconds off the pace of the German winner, but a third place netted the Tipperary rider €9,000 in prize money and established one of his best results on the international circuit this month.
