MEATH’S Cian O’Connor had a show to remember at the five-star fixture at Monterrey in Mexico last week, when finishing on the podium in three of the show’s five-star classes.

The Mexico Fall Tour commenced at Club Hípico La Silla in Monterrey on Wednesday, when O’Connor won the 40-strong five-star 1.45m speed class on board the eight-year-old gelding Pegasus. The testing track certainly sorted the wheat from the chaff, as only nine combinations jumped clear within the time allowed. O’Connor and his Susan Magnier-owned mount posted the fastest time of 66.42 to take the top spot, just over half a second ahead of Mexico’s Juan Jose Zendejas Salgado on Just Nice van het Indihof (66.98).

The Meath man then placed third in Friday’s five-star 1.50m jump-off class riding the 10-year-old stallion Kentucky TN, whom he only bought in May. A start list of 41 was reduced to just seven, who remained fault-free after the first round. Following one withdrawal, six combinations battled it out in the jump-off, three of whom remained clear to claim the podium places. It was a Mexican one-two for Arturo Parada Vallejo and Andres Azcarraga riding My Faut-Tren (43.89) and Atlantica Du Soleil Z (44.18) respectively, much to the delight of the home crowd, with O’Connor just behind in third in a time of 46.43.

O’Connor was back on the podium yet again in Saturday’s five-star 1.50m Winning Round class, when he and Pegasus claimed the runner-up position. There were 20 starters, with the best 10 in round one progressing to the ‘Winning Round’, where four jumped clear. The 45-year-old was among the double clears and stopped the clock in 48.15 seconds, but had to settle for second place, when Luis Pedro Biraben (ARG) on Georgina De Carles finished just 0.1 seconds ahead in 48.05.