Team Ireland showjumpers Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle both produced superb clear rounds to qualify for the individual final at the Olympic Games.
With 54 of the 74 competitors having been in action in the qualifying round, the Ireland duo occupied second and third positions.
Riding James Kann Cruz, Cork man Sweetnam went clear in 73.35 seconds.
County Londonderry man Coyle, riding Legacy, was the 37th of the 74 hopefuls in action as he then produced his third straight clear round of the Games when clocking a time of 73.64.
Ardmore man Coyle had a double clear in last week’s team competition in Versailles.
Home rider Julien Epaillard later produced a marginally faster clear round on Dubai Du Cedre to move to the top of the standings but the Irish duo’s place in Tuesday’s final had already been guaranteed.
Their Ireland team-mate Cian O’Connor, who won the individual bronze medal at London 2012 after being stripped of the Athens 2004 gold when his horse was found to have a banned substance in its system, is among the later starters.