CORK’S Shane Sweetnam continued his consistent run over the weekend, when he secured a number of podium finishes across the Atlantic in Florida, riding the nine-year-old gelding Coriaan van Klapscheut Z (Comme Il Faut 5 x Lord Z), with whom he has built a harmonious partnership.

One of Sweetnam’s podium places was in the highlight of the four-star fixture at Wellington over the weekend, the $200,000 1.55m Holiday and Horses Grand Prix on Sunday. The class saw 39 starters, with just eight keeping all the poles in place in the first round. One of these combinations was eliminated in the jump-off, leaving seven to battle it out for placings over a testing track. Only two pairs completed with a clean sheet, the quickest of these being Kent Farrington (USA) on Greya, who stopped the jump-off clock in a time of 39.34 to claim the top prize of $66,000. Fellow American, Hallie Grimes on Karoline of Ballmore had to settle for the runner-up spot with a time of 45.78 for a prize of $40,000.