Cian O’Connor rides Blue Loyd to Dublin GP win

Cian O’Connor as well as Blue Loyd.

Ireland’s Olympic bronze medallists Cian O’Connor as well as Blue Loyd won the Longines Grand Prix at the Discover Republic of Ireland Dublin Horse Show on Sunday.

One of 10 through to the jump-off from a starting plain of 40, the Meath-based passenger led from the commence amongst a scorching fourth dimension of 56.50, as well as saw off a challenge from the Ukraine’s Ulrich Kirchhoff as well as Carlina, leaving them inwards the runner-up spot amongst over 4 seconds inwards hand. O’Connor as well as Kirchhoff recorded the competition’s entirely double clear rounds, amongst the Irishman picking upward €66,000 inwards prize coin for outset place.

The Grand Prix, which attracted roughly of the world’s exceed riders as well as horses, too saw Mark McAuley as well as Par Trois complete inwards sixth, amongst Conor Swail as well as Lansdowne inwards seventh.

Though O’Connor sold Blue Loyd soon afterwards the Olympics, the horse’s novel possessor Nicole Walker has lent the Irish Gaelic passenger his onetime mountain on several of import occasions this year. O’Connor too rode Blue Loyd inwards Friday’s Aga Khan Trophy competition, where their ii rounds helped Republic of Ireland qualify for the Furusiyya Nations’ Cup Final at Barcelona side past times side month.

O’Connor said afterwards his triumph: “The Longines Grand Prix at Dublin is a Grand Prix every Irish Gaelic passenger wants to win, as well as I’m only overwhelmed at my victory today. The Equus caballus jumped as well as thence good for me, both on Fri as well as today, as well as I’m real grateful to Blue Loyd’s possessor Nicole Walker for making him available to me at i of the greatest shows inwards the world.”

Earlier inwards the 24-hour interval Tipperary’s Shane Breen won the Speed Championship on Ominerale Courcelle, amongst eighteen year-old Bertram Allen as well as Wild Thing L closed behind inwards second. At the complete of the show, Wexford-bron Allen was awarded the coveted Longines Leading International Rider trophy.

 

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