DENIS Lynch and Cornets Iberio scored Sires of the World class victory in a competitive jump-off at Lanaken last weekend.

This Hanoverian-bred stallion by Cornet Obolensky out of Ina Bella (Iberio) has been part of Lynch’s string for six years and has had other recent wins at Monte Carlo and Paris in June (1.45m) and Mexico in April (1.40m).

“I had him since he was a five-year-old and he has won many classes since,” said Lynch. “He is very competitive. He has done some breeding when he was younger, but he hasn’t been used so much in the recent years, so maybe this will promote him. He is a real fighter.”

Second place went to the Zangersheide-bred stallion Feromas van Beek Z (Fantomas de Muze x Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve) with Gilles Thomas. “Last year I placed fourth in this class and two years ago I was third and now I am second. That shows how competitive and how many clear rounds Feromas jumps. He is getting better and better every year. I tried hard to beat Denis today, but I wasn’t fast enough. This class is a really good opportunity to show the stallions to the breeders. It is not so easy for the breeders to see the stallions live. They can see the stallions in the warm-up and take a picture with them.”

Third place went to the 18-year-old BWP- bred stallion Faldiano (Heartbreaker x Jus de Pomme) and Jens Vandenberk, who said: “Despite his age, he is still very fit and eager. As long as he wants to keep going and feels fit, I will keep competing with him.”

The stallion Casallco, ridden by Philip Rüping, made an outstanding comeback to finish fourth at his third international show this year after a very serious accident last year.