There was an unlikely French victory in the Tulasi Richardson Birthday Surprise Tri-Nations Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle at Folkestone today.

ANDREW Lynch hopes to return from injury in about 10 days after fracturing his arm and wrist in a fall at Fairyhouse in April.

TONY MCCOY emerged as the leading rider at the three-day Festival meeting at Fairyhouse, having registered his fourth win of the week on board the Tom Taaffe-trained Glenfinn Captain in the Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa Novice Hurdle yesterday.