CORK’S Shane Sweetnam and the very consistent 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding James Kann Cruz, bred by Patrick Connolly, continued their recent run of good form, when taking sixth place in the five-star 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix Ville de Dinard. The finale of the five-star fixture at the French venue (July 30th to August 2nd) saw a start list of 41 lining up to compete for a generous prize fund of €500,000.

The clock just beat Sweetnam and his mount, as they picked up a single time penalty in the first round to preclude them from jumping again. Just four combinations jumped clear within the time first time out and, with one withdrawal from the jump-off, three contested the podium positions.