DENIS Lynch and Cian O’Connor completed a remarkable five days for Ireland at the Dublin Horse Show, with Lynch claiming the runner-up spot in the curtain-closing Longines Grand Prix of Ireland and Cian O’Connor scoring his second win of the week in Sunday morning’s Speed Stakes.

Lynch was one of two Irish riders who made it through to the nine horse jump-off in the €200,000 feature five-star Grand Prix, where he partnered the 13-year-old stallion RMF Echo. He was drawn second last to go against the clock and came within a tenth of a second of beating Swiss rider Werner Muff, who took the winner's prize with Daimler.

Lynch crossed the line clear in 37.17 seconds and took home €40,000 for second place. Muff’s clear, in 37.06, saw him collect €66,000. America’s Bezzie Madden took the third place with Coach having gone clear in 37.25.

Cork’s Shane Sweetnam also made it through to the jump-off with Main Road but two fences down second time out saw them finish eighth.

SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP

Just a few hours earlier, Cian O’Connor and the 12-year-old stallion Copain du Perchet CH secured victory in the Speed Championship, crossing the line clear in 65.29 seconds. It was the pair’s second five-star win at the RDS this week having also come out on top in Saturday’s Accumulator.

It was another Irish clean sweep of the podium places with Cork’s Billy Twomey finishing as runner-up with the Irish Sport Horse Ardcolum Duke, 0.15 behind the winner's time. Tipperary’s Shane Breen finished third with Can Ya Makan, ahead of Swiss rider Edwin Smits in fourth with Dandiego.

Co Down’s Dermott Lennon finished fifth with Vampire, and Greg Broderick and Charmeur made it five Irish combinations in the top six placings.

Although victory in Friday’s Aga Khan Trophy eluded Rodrigo Pessoa’s team, Irish riders had an incredible run of results during the five days at the RDS, winning eight out of the nine individual five-star competitions.

Daniel Coyle and Christopher Megahey shared victory in Saturday’s Puissance, and Denis Lynch, Bertram Allen, Shane Breen also scored a win apiece. Cian O’Connor and Greg Broderick both recorded two victories each to complete a memorable week for Ireland in Ballsbridge. Broderick was also crowned Leading International Rider of the show.