Lynch among medal prospects

DENIS LYNCH lines out in the final of the show jumping in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, today, (midday approx) with a medal a distinct possibility.

The Tipperary rider and the big-jumping Lantinus have shown in the previous three rounds they are more than capable of tackling the challenging technical courses.

Lynch qualified for today’s 35-rider final in eighth place, picking up single time faults in each of the first two rounds, with his first jumping faults in Monday’s third qualifier when the 10-year-old gelding stood on the tape at the water jump.