A flawless performance from Ireland’s Darragh Kenny saw him claim a place on a star-studded podium following today’s (Sunday) €200,000 five-star Longines Grand Prix at La Baule in France, with the Offaly rider finishing in third place after a thrilling jump-off. At the finish, Kenny’s performance was only bettered by the current World Champions and the World’s top-ranked rider. Eight of the 45 starters made it through to the second round jump-off, with Kenny partnering the Kerry Anne LLC-owned gelding Important De Muze to the fastest of the first round clears, to give him the best position of last to go against the clock. The Irishman once again kept all the fences standing in the decider and crossed the line in 43.90 seconds to finish just over half a second behind the winner. Victory went to the current World Champion pairing of Germany’s Simone Blum and DSP Alice after they […]
