IRELAND’s Kevin Babington kept up his sparkling form at the four-star show in Ocala, Florida, with a second place in last Sunday’s Grand Prix.

Following their two clear rounds in last Friday’s Nations’ Cup that helped the Irish team claim outright victory, Tipperary-born Babington again partnered his 10-year-old mare Shorapur, and came within a fifth of a second of claiming the first prize.