Irish showjumper Darragh Kenny has claimed a place on the podium at today’s €200,000 five-star Longines Grand Prix at La Baule in France. A flawless performance saw the Offaly rider finishing third after a thrilling jump-off behind the current world champions and the world’s top-ranked rider. Victory went to the current World Champion pairing of Germany’s Simone Blum and DSP Alice after they stopped the clock in 43.33 when second last to go. They pushed the current World number 1, Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat, into second with Albfuehren”s Bianca after they clocked up a time of 43.82 seconds. Kenny, O’Connor, Sweetnam and Paul O’Shea were part of the Irish team who finished fourth in the Longines FEI Nations Cup at La Baule on Friday.

Source: Irish Examiner May 19, 2019 15:45 UTC