CIAN O’Connor was the only Irish rider to make it into the jump-off, in the five-star Suncast Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida last Saturday night.

Meath-based O’Connor and the Adena Springs & Ronnoco Jump Ltd-owned stallion Good Luck, were one of just four combinations to jump clear in a demanding first round course, which saw horses and riders struggle to keep the fences standing inside the tight time allowed.