Irish duo pocket €11k in World Cup tournament

Denis Lynch and Jessica Kurten picked up more than €11,000 between them when they finished first and second in this evening's two-phase competition at the five-star World Cup in Mechelen, Belgium.

Lynch was the faster of the Irish duo, stopping the clock with Thomas Straumann's Calvaro Z gelding, Night Train, half a second ahead of Kurten, who was piloting APR Brother Services's grey gelding, API Largo.