O’Connor just pipped in Olympia Speed Stakes
- 21 December 2015, 14:31
CIAN O’Connor was just pipped for first place in the Holly Speed Stakes at the five-star Olympia London International Horse Show this afternoon (Monday).
Riding Coco 11, the Irishman was seventeenth to jump of the twenty-two starters, and went clear in 52.68, fractionally faster than long-time leader Dutchman Maikel Van der Vleuten on Kisby.
However the Meath rider was denied victory by third-last to jump Pius Schwizer of Switzerland, who got Leonard de la Ferme across the timer one third of a second faster.
O’Connor will partner Super Sox this evening in the Grand Prix at the London venue with Bertram Allen also competing on Quiet Easy.
Cian O’Connor partnering Coco 11 to a second place finish in the Holly Speed Stakes at Olympia London. Photo: Helen Revington.
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