Darragh Kenny topped an all-Irish podium in the International Ring at Spruce Meadows, Canada, on Thursday night.
The Offaly native and Eddy Blue won the Recon Metal Cup 1.55m against a strong field of 40 other combinations.
The Irish combination posted the fastest clear round in the jump off with a time of 40.07 seconds.
David O’Brien and El Balou Old claimed the runner-up spot with a jump-off clear in 40.15 seconds.
Conor Swail and My Lady Lavista were third – clear in 40.23 seconds.
In a tightly-fought leaderboard, there was less than two-tenths of a second from first to third over the Olaf Petersen Jr. designed course.
“It was a great class,” Kenny stated. “Very fast jump off. I absolutely love jumping in this ring. The footing is incredible. You know, it’s always been a lucky ring for me, actually, I’ve always had good success in it.”
The winning Irish rider continued:
“And, my horse was brilliant. He’s in super form at the moment. He had a really uncharacteristic result in the Grand Prix last week, but, he bounced back and jumps super today, and I expect a good result on Saturday.””
