DARRAGH Kenny took the runner-up position in the three-star $117,000 1.50m Grand Prix at Traverse City on Saturday with Amsterdam 27 from a start list of 42. There were just six clears in round one and only two of them managed to complete double clear rounds. Kenny was only beaten by class winner Callie Schott (USA) on Garant, whose jump-off time of 36.45 was just over a second ahead of Kenny’s 37.67. Ireland’s Jonathan Corrigan and Darius de Kerglenn placed 10th in the class.

Kenny was on a roll and went on to win Sunday’s $30,000 Traverse City National Grand Prix with Colibelle Hero Z with a double clear round in a time of 38.08. Runner-up Martien van der Hoeven (USA) on Chance Encounter were over three seconds behind in 41.21. Ireland’s Kevin Gallagher on Ninja BF placed sixth in the class.