THERE were runner-up placings for Ireland’s Ciaran Nallon and Denis Lynch at the five-star Longines Global Champions Tour, which moved to Madrid in Spain at the weekend.

In Friday’s five-star Global Champions League (GCL) 1.60m individual speed class, Nallon rode Casalla Blue PS into second place from a start list of 19. Nallon was one of only three clear rounds and his time of 84.17 was good enough for the runner-up position. Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) on Vestmalle des Cotis won the class in a very fast 79.75. The only other clear was recorded by Ivan Serrano Saez (ESP) on Rain Man, who clocked 84.98 for third place.