MEATH’s Cian O’Connor stormed to victory in the 1.45m speed class at the five-star Global Champions Tour final in Doha, Qatar, last weekend after a blistering round with the nine-year-old gelding Callisto.

It was a good week for O’Connor and his wife Ruth, who celebrated the birth of their second child, Cara Louise, days earlier and the couple had further cause for celebration when the Meath-based rider saw off a 35 strong startlist to take the winner’s prize of just over €8,000.