KILKENNY’s Richie Moloney kept the Irish flag flying when he slotted into fifth place in the $86,000 Tryon Resort Grand Prix CSI2* in last Saturday’s evening feature class.

Riding Call Me Number, they were one of three combinations with one fault in the first round in a time of 93.76 seconds. Thirty-four riders contested the course designed by Britain’s Richard Jeffery. The winner was Samuel Parot and Atlantis who managed one of only two double clears in 47.85. The only other rider to advance to the second round was Leslie Howard riding Gentille Van Spieveld who completed a clear in 50.04 for second. Ignacio Maurin and Thriller P collected third place, as the fastest combination with a time fault and completing the first round track in 90.79.