A strong bid by Ireland’s Dairine Kennedy failed to dislodge Briton John-Paul Sheffield from the top two positions in the two-star class at the Isuzu International Three-Day Event in Dartfield, Co Galway, yesterday.

“ONE of the better ones” was Kevin Babington’s description this week of his superb win in Sunday’s La Baule Grand Prix with the ever-reliable Carling King.