TIPPERARY’s Kevin Babington landed victory in last Sunday’s $75,000 Grand Prix in Lake Placid, USA, aboard the Irish Sport Horse gelding Mark Q.

From 41 starters, just three maintained clean sheets in the first round and proceeded to the Olaf Petersen designed jump-off. Babington duly delivered when he kept all the poles in place in 35.69 with the 16-year-old OBOS Quality gelding who was bred by John Walshe.