Ireland's 23-year-old showjumper Cian O'Connor made a firm statement of intent at the Nations Cup show at la Baule, France, this morning by taking the second class of the event with ABC Land Liebe. He won the event in a time of in a time of 54.83seconds.
With the first of the Samsung Nations Cup Superleague competitions looming on Sunday, the Irish need a boost to their confidence, and O'Connor's performance on the eight-year-old bay mare so soon after the show started should help settle nerves for Sunday's battle against the seven other top international teams involved.
Filed by Johnny Proby
