Show Jumping - First Blood To O'Connor At La Baule

IRELAND'S 23 yr old 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> in a time of 54.83.

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 yr old bay mare so soon after the show started this morning should help settle nerves for Sunday's battle against the seven other top international teams involved.

SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSIO LA BAULE FRANCE 8-11 MAY 2003

Class No.2 CSI-O
PRIX PRESSE OCEAN
Bareme A au chrono sans barrage 1m40 (Speed Class)
Thursday, May 8, 2003

1) CIAN O'CONNOR (IRL) ABC LAND LIEBE Faults 0.00 Time 54.83
2) STANY VAN PAESSCHEN (BEL) BIOAGRICO JOYAU HTBOS Faults 0.00 Time 56.06
3) ROBERT BREUL (FRA) FARCEUR DU HAUL Faults 0.00 Time 57.15

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