TIPPERARY’s Denis Lynch shot up to third place on the Longines World Cup league table, after a sixth place finish with the stallion All Star 5 in the ninth round of Western European League at the five-star show in Mechelen, Belgium.

On a dramatic night at Nekkerhal, some 40 combinations started over Lucien Somers’ track, on what was the Belgians last appearance on the international circuit, and the home crowd paid tribute to the course designer.