Billy Twomey wins Zurich Grand Prix

Billy Twomer and Tinka's Serenade

IRELAND'S Billy Twomey was victorious at Zurich's five-star show in Switzerland tonight (Friday, 28 January 2011), notching up his second Grand Prix win in two weeks withSue Davies's Tinka's Serenade.

Picking up €35,000 for his first place, to add to the €70,000 he won on the same mare in the Basel rand Prix 12 days earlier, Billy's nearest challenge in the six-horse jump-off came from Pius Schwizer, but the Swiss rider was 0.05 seconds slower than the Irishman.

"It was an amazing performance from the mare," said Billy. "It was a quite difficult course for the first day of the show and the fact that only six got through to the jump-off from 42 starters confirmed that. I was early to go and decided to put it up to them and in the end none of the others could catch me. I'm really happy with the result."

Cork-born Billy, who is currently ranked seventh in the world, will also compete in Sunday's World Cup Mercedes Classic at the Swiss venue, where he is joined by fellow Irish riders Jessica Kürten, Denis Lynch and Dermott Lennon.

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