CIAN O’Connor was in magnificent form taking two wins at five-star Aachen with the KWPN mare Be Gentle, a mare he borrowed just for the weekend to compete at the top German venue.

The Olympic bronze medallist and Be Gentle (Ticallux Verte x Gentleman) won the opening 1.45m speed class on zero faults in a time of 69.46 seconds. Mayo’s Jonathan Gordon was fourth with PSG Junior (0/74.03).