The nine-year-old bay gelding had jumped well in the earlier weeks of the tour, prompting Lennon to step him up to Grand Prix level at the three-star show.

“I did a few 1.45m classes with him earlier and he had been placed so I chanced him in the Grand Prix,” he said. “That was the idea of bringing the horses down there, to see how they develop.”

Lennon and Corbeagh Luxor were the only combination to record a double clear in the Grand Prix, finishing in 50.89 seconds in the jump-off. Their nearest challengers, German rider Marc Bettinger and Quannan R and Brazilian rider Bernardo Alves with Starling 7 both incurred time faults in the first rounds, relegating them to second and third places overall.

Bred by Barbara McGreal in Co Longford, Corbeagh Luxor is by Lux Z (HANN) out of Corbeagh Vella (ISH), herself by Ballinvella (TB). From the age of four to eight, the gelding was steadily produced by Michael Cave of Ballinteskin Stud in Co Wicklow.

“I bought him from Michael Cave last year and he has been developing into a nice horse,” remarked Lennon. “I will probably go to Lanaken with him next.”

Lennon’s win aboard Corbeagh Luxor followed another Grand Prix win with his other Irish Sport Horse mount, Loughview Lou Lou, the previous week.

“She jumped well, won two classes and I left her off for a few days,” he said. “I will go to some bigger shows with her in the next month or so. She’ll maybe do some Nations Cups if they want her.”

Lennon also recorded two top-10 finishes at the show. On the Wednesday, he finished in equal fifth place in the six-year-old class with Icarus, the Belgian Warmblood owned by Keonan Stables, a position he shared with fellow Irish rider Darragh McCarthy and Harley Quinn.

Lennon also finished in sixth place in the 1.40m speed class on Sunday with Derryinver Luxury Cruise. Four of the top 10 places in that class were taken by Irish riders. Best of the Irish was Alexander Butler in third place with the Dutch Warmblood Valencio. Clear in 53.86, Butler slotted in behind the British duo of Nicole Pavitt and Victor Blue (52.28) and Laura Renwick with Beluga (53.16).

Michael Duffy and Zarnita finished in seventh place, clear in 56.24, while David Simpson and Global Van T Braunerthof was eighth on a clear in 56.26.

Like Lennon, Duffy had a successful week, winning two classes and amassing several top-10 finishes. Riding Shahenaz, Duffy won Friday’s 1.40m speed class by going clear in 58.15, ahead of Thomas Whitaker in second and his compatriot Alexander Butler in eighth with Vimminka. He also finished third in the 1.45m speed class, riding Widny, the Dutch Warmblood owned by Breen equestrian and Quirke Sport Horses.

The following day, Duffy took the top spot again, this time with the Irish Sport Horse Touch of Chilli in the 1.45m world ranking class. He picked up €6,000 for his win.

The Out of Touch gelding, owned by Linda Buchanan and Breen Equestrian, went clear in 56.92, almost two seconds clear of Joe Verlooy and Farfelu De La Pomme in second.

Duffy was fourth in this class too, riding Shahenaz clear in 59.37. Alexander Butler and Vimminka finished ninth, going clear in 60.41.

Duffy had earlier finished 10th with Zarnita in the 1.30m speed class which was won by Britain’s Paul Barker.

In Thursday’s seven-year-old 1.35m class, Duffy took seventh place with Townhead Lakita R, owned by Robert Young.

Duffy’s teammate at Breen Equestrian, Darragh McCarthy, also recorded several top-10 finishes, the best of these coming in Saturday’s 1.35m speed class.

Riding the Belgian Warmblood Fragile D’Or, McCarthy finished second behind Britain’s Nicole Pavitt and Amaryllis Van De Heffink. Fellow Irish rider David Simpson finished in 56.06 for seventh place. Fragile D’Or had already finished seventh in Friday’s 1.35m class.

On Sunday, Simpson and the Holsteiner mare Clear The Way took fourth behind winners Sophie Fawcett and Rembrandt Blue in the 1.35m accumulator, while McCarthy and the Dutch Warmblood gelding Whisper S finished 10th.