CIAN O’Connor and the 11-year-old stallion Kentucky TN’s excellent form continued in the big class last week at the World Equestrian Center, Ocala, as the Olympian and World number 22 finished third in the $300,000 1.60m CSI5*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup.

Defending the crown he won with Bentley De Sury last year, O’Connor guided Kentucky around the Florida course for a magnificent clear round and finished in third place after the jump-off, behind winner Mimi Gochman with Iron Maiden, and Eduardo de Pereira Menezes with H5 Ozzy vs Bisschop. Just four combinations made it into the jump-off with the Irish Olympian picking up four faults against the clock.