TIPPERARY’S Denis Lynch was in fine form in France on Saturday evening, when he and the 17-year-old stallion Cordial were runners-up in the five-star €300,000 1.60m Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Paris.

Forty combinations took on the demanding first-round track, with only six of them making it to the finish without fault to proceed to the jump-off. The shortened course claimed another two faulters, as four combinations completed double clear rounds. Lynch and his mount were among them and their time of 39.89 could only be bettered by Austria’s Max Kuhner, with the consolation being that he was on board the 15-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding EIC Up Too Jacco Blue (Chacco Blue x Celestial Up Too by ARD VDL Douglas), bred by Mark Sherry in Co Wicklow. Kuhner stopped the clock in 38.36 to take home the top prize of €101,838, with Lynch pocketing €61,720 for second place. The podium was completed by Olivier Perreau (FRA) on GL Events Dorai d’Aiguilly in 39.99 for a prize of €46,290.