CORK’S Shane Sweetnam had a pleasing show at the three-star fixture at Traverse City in Michigan (July 22nd to 26th), starting with a win in Thursday’s three-star $5,000 1.40m Two Phase Special class with Honey Heart. The start list of 32 resulted in six double clears within the allocated time, with Sweetnam’s time of 34.66 proving fastest. He was followed by fellow Irish man Daniel Kerins on Malou Blue PS in fifth place.

The three-star $75,000 Traverse City Nations Cup was also held on Thursday, with six nations taking part. The Irish team of Christian Coyle on the 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Ballyoskill Big Bucks (Royal Concorde x Lux Clover by Lux Z, bred by Killian Dunne), Dylan Daly on Cinderella Z, Paul O’Shea on Manglar LS La Silla and Sweetnam on Pegina VD Bisschop finished in third place.