Ireland’s Michael Duffy enjoys ‘dream come true’ on debut in Mexico

Young Galway rider Michael Duffy could hardly have hoped for a better debut in the Global Champions League when he represented the mostly-Irish Miami Celtics team, riding Efs Top Contender in the opening round of the season in Mexico City at the weekend.

Ireland’s Michael Duffy enjoys ‘dream come true’ on debut in Mexico

“To be asked to be on a team was a dream come true, and to come here and win the first event is a great start for the season,” Duffy said, after the team rallied on Saturday to climb from overnight sixth to the top of the standings after Duffy and Denis Lynch (RMF Cadeau de Muze) both played faultless hands when it came to the concluding round crunch.

Duffy’s only regret was an error on Friday’s opening round which cost the team four faults, but it didn’t matter in the end, when he and Lynch posted the only team double-clear in Saturday’s decider while the opposition crumbled. “I pushed too hard into the double. Thankfully, my mistake didn’t cost in the end,” Duffy said.

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