GALWAY’S Michael Duffy was best of 58 starters in the three-star Final Gold 3 1.45m jump-off class at Oliva in Spain on Saturday, when he rode the 11-year-old gelding Loui LN, owned by Stephex Stables, to a double clear round in a jump-off time of 40.59.

Just eight combinations jumped clear within the allocated time in the first round to proceed to the jump-off, where only four recorded double clear rounds. Duffy was fastest of the four, finishing less than a quarter of a second ahead of Sweden’s Petronella Andersson on Ollister du Lys (40.83) in second place, with Lorenzo de Luca (ITA) placing third on board Denver de Talma (42.92). Jenny Rankin placed 10th with Cool Motion after two time penalties in round one ruled them out of the jump-off.