Tipperary showjumper Denis Lynch won Sunday’s $400,000 Longines Masters of Hong Kong five star Grand Prix.
The Tipperary town rider partnered his stable newcomer Chablis to the fastest clear round in a 12-horse jump-off.
A time of 39.35 seconds saw the Irish combination take the winner’s prize of $132,000, with Lynch now in the hunt for a €1 Million bonus if he can repeat his victory in the next Longines Masters rounds in New York and Paris.
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