O'CONNOR SNATCHES HSI CHIPPISON GRAND PRIX IN KILKENNY

(05 Apr 2010)

MEATH-based Cian O'Connor was the man in the Easter Monday limelight at Warrington Equestrian Centre in Co. Kilkenny this afternoon, with two horses in the top six of the HSI Chippison Grand Prix.

And it was Stephen O'Connor and Castlemartin Stud's 13 year-old gelding 'Complete' who took away the winner's rosette after stopping the clock in the 16-horse jump-off round almost two seconds clear of Tralee runner-up Sinead Kennedy on her father Bill Kennedy's Irish-bred 'KEC Alicante'.

Cian O'Connor said afterwards: "I'm delighted with 'Complete', he's obviously a very experienced horse and this Grand Prix will prepare him for international duty, on which he heads off next week. It was a very smooth jump-off round and he went well within himself. I'm also excited about my new horse 'K Club Lady', who jumped a double clear here today and finished in sixth."

In third place in the tenth leg of the HSI Chippison Spring Tour at Warrington this afternoon was Gerard O'Neill and Paul O'Byrne's 'Cassidee'.

 

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