A victory by Tipperary's Denis Lynch at the five-star show in Zurich last night kept his country on a roll, with three Irish wins now recorded in two days of competition at the Swiss World Cup venue.
Riding Thomas Straumann's 16 year-old bay gelding Lacroix, Lynch collected just under €8000 by stopping the clock just under a second faster than fellow Irish rider Billy Twomey and the chestnut stallion Romanov, who then took the runner-up spot, while Ireland's other entrant in the class, Jessica Kurten, claimed seventh place on Roy Kerstin's gelding Bon Giorno.
Earlier, Twomey racked up his second win in 18 hours at the five-star show on Saturday morning, with victory in the Rolex-ranked Two Phase competition.
Adding another €23,000 to his prize pot at the venue, the 33-year-old once again campaigned Sue Davies's mare Tinka's Serenade, who had produced a €35,000 victory for him on Friday night, his second Grand Prix win in a fortnight.
Ireland's Denis Lynch took the runner-up spot on Saturday in the Two Phase with Thomas Straumann's gelding Abbervail van her Dingeshof, netting €15,000, while Australia's Edwina Alexander placed third.
This afternoon Twomey has indicated he might ride the bay stallion Je t'Aime Flamenco in the Mercedes Classic World Cup Qualifier. "With so many big shows coming up in the months ahead, it needs careful planning so that the horses are kept at peak fitness, and a lot of thought has to be given as to which horse is most suitable on the day for big classes like these at any of the shows," he said.