Clock puts stop to Lynch’s Tour class challenge in Wiesbaden

The clock put a stop to show jumper Denis Lynch’s challenge in the €285,000 Longines Global Champions Tour class in Wiesbaden, Germany, on Saturday, a single time fault in the second round with the stallion All Star 5 denying him a place in the third-round decider.

Lynch placed eighth, a result that dropped him to the same position on the GCT leaderboard. Cameron Hanley’s single time fault in round one with the stallion Antello Z was good enough to buy the Mayoman a place in the second round, where the pair put up six faults, while Cian O’Connor’s new ride Cooper found the step up in class a test, finishing the opening round on 17 faults.

The €94,000 top prize went to American Laura Kraut on Cedric, beating two-time champion Edwina Tops-Alexander and 17-year-old star Cevo Itot du Chateau by two-tenths of a second.