The 43-year-old, riding Ipswich van de Wolfsakker, posted a time of 35.56sec in the six-way jump-off to beat Italy’s Alberto Zorzi by a margin of 0.16 seconds.

Another Irishman, Denis Lynch, finished a further 4.71 seconds back in third.

The Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders stopped the clock in an impressive time of 34.16, but four penalties saw him finish in fourth place.

Belgium’s Jérôme Guery came fifth, while Switzerland’s Pius Schwizer ended up in sixth.

Current LGCT ranking leader Edwina Tops-Alexander of Australia finished way down in 23rd place. 

Monaco has been an established part of the LGCT calendar since 2006.

Port Hercules and the iconic Prince’s Palace of Monaco provided the backdrop to the venue for the midway point of the 2018 LGCT season.