O'Connor takes third in France

Cian O'Connor and Dermot O'Rourke's mare Baloufina kept up their run of clear rounds with a third place in today's Jump-Off competition at La Baule, France.

One of an unusually large number of 23 combinations through to the jump-off from a start list of 59, the 29 year-old Meath-based rider and the chestnut Baloubet du Rouet mare produced the same form that had won them Thursday's speed class at the five-star venue, but were just under two seconds off the pace of Swiss winner Werner Muff.

Ireland's Denis Lynch also produced a double clear round in the competition with the 11-year-old bay gelding Nabab's Son to finish in seventh place overall.