YOUNG Event rider Dairine Kennedy saw victory slip from her grasp in the dying seconds of the feature two star class at the Isuzu International Horse Trials in Dartfield yesterday.

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.