Olympia third moves Lennon up to 11th in Western European League

SHOW jumper Dermott Lennon moved to 11th in the World Cup’s Western European League yesterday when third with Hallmark Elite in a hard-fought contest at London’s Olympia.

The performance, which follows a similar result in Toronto, Canada, puts him on 30 league points and well on his way to earning a place alongside Tipperary’s Denis Lynch in April’s final in the Netherlands.

The Co Down rider adopted a strategic approach when third to go in an 11-horse jump-off, opting for longer routes to the critical double and penultimate that yielded him his desired clear round in 42.43 seconds.