Lynch second in Leipzig

Show jumper Denis Lynch is almost assured of a place in the Rolex World Cup final following his second place in the qualifier in Leipzig yesterday.

The Tipperary rider and gelding Abbervail van het Dingeshof were among 10 to make the jump-off from 40 starters, and they proved the closest challengers to Christian Ahlmann, whose crushing performance with Taloubet Z saw a hat-trick for the partnership who took the Rolex title at the 2011 final and also won last year’s qualifier at the same venue.

Lynch’s runner-up slot earned him €30,000 and put him equal sixth in the Western European League and almost definitely on his way to the April final in Gothenburg, Sweden.