GALWAY’s Michael Duffy completed his first ever Global Champions Tour Grand Prix podium finish when placing third in the five-star €300,000 Longines Global Champions at Estoril in Portugal last Sunday.

Duffy rode Jessie Drea’s 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse stallion Mullaghdrin Touch The Stars (Touchdown x Irco Mena) to one of 11 clears in the first round, and was joined in the jump-off by Irish teammates Darragh Kenny and Mark McAuley.