IRISH riders featured on the line-up in Paris with Eoin McMahon and Darragh Kenny delivering results. McMahon took a fifth place finish in the CSI5* 1.45m two-phase. Riding Chacon, he delivered a double clear in a time of 26.76 seconds.

Winner of the class was Tobias Meyer and Quintus-H who clocked 26.28. In the GCL of Paris round one, the Berlin Eagles’ Christian Kukuk (Cemal) and Eoin McMahon (Chakra) finished in third spot. McMahon had one down while Kukuk delivered a clear and finished on a team total of 149.24.

Panthers triumph

Following an exciting class, the Paris Panthers clinched their first win in what was an extremely hot weekend. Ben Maher and Darragh Kenny kept it exciting right up to the last fence as they snatched the win ahead of the Miami Celtics’ pairing of Jessica Springsteen and Edouard Schmitz.

Speaking after the win, Darragh Kenny said: “It is a fantastic location and it’s even better to win at home with the Paris Panthers so it was a brilliant result today.”

A double-clear round from Louth’s Mark McAuley with the nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse GRS Lady Amaro also saw the Madrid In Motion team take third spot on the podium.