IRELAND’s Niall Talbot finished off his season with a convincing win in the Master Tour Grand Prix of Malaga CSI**, the highlight event of the three-week Costa Del Sol Tour.

Talbot rode Nicos de la Cense to a double clear win in an unbeatable time of 42.9 to clinch victory over the 1.45m track and claim €7,500 for their efforts. The win was all the more special as the 13-year-old French-bred gelding by Eyken Des Fontenis, owned jointly by Niall and loyal Swiss owner Jean-Claude Engisch, as the horse had been off injured during much of the season.