A brilliant performance from Derry's Daniel Coyle and the 14-year-old mare Legacy saw them take a sensational victory in today's five-star Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Grand Prix at Leipzig in Germany.
One of 13 combinations to make it into the jump-off, Coyle posted a very fast second round clear in a time of 31.70 seconds, which saw him secure the winners prize of €47,500.
Switzerland's Martin Fuchs and Commissar Pezi finished as runners-up with a time of 32.13 as last to jump, while fellow Swiss rider Steve Guerdat finished third with Double Jeu d'Honvault.
The result was Coyle and Legacy's second five-star Grand Prix win in the space of a month after they also proved unbeatable in the London International Grand Prix in December.
Irish riders have been in brilliant form so far in the 2023/2024 FEI World Cup Grand Prix series on both sides of the Atlantic.
Cork's Shane Sweetnam and James Kann Cruz (ISH), bred in Galway by Patrick Connolly, took victory in Lexington (USA) in November.
Down's Conor Swail and Count Me In scored a World Cup win in Las Vegas also in November, while in Europe, Sligo's Richard Howley landed a double of wins in Oslo (NOR) and Helsinki (FIN) with the 12-year-old gelding Consulent de Prelet Z back in October.
The 2023/2024 FEI World Cup Finals will take place in Riyadh (KSA) this April boasting a prize fund of €1.3 million.
