The second round too saw many international Jaeger LeCoultre Replica horses drop the fence at the Frank Rothenberg course.However, Cian O’Connor was the first to record a clear second round at the London Olympia.Had it not been for Eric Van der Vleuten, who was the second last to go for the second round; Cian O’Connor would have been the clear winner at Olympia for the first time in his career.Cian O’Connor can proudly claim to be one of the six who managed to finish the competition without gathering even a single fault, which initially began with a total of 34 riders.Michael Whitaker, who was atop GIG Amai, was the first Briton to jump clear in the first round; however, a miscalculated double ended his chances of clearing the jump-off challenge.Ben Maher, who was atop Robin Hood, was ultimately the only Briton left to clear the jump-off and bag the fourth position.Cian O’Connor was very proud of the fact that he ranked in second at the Olympia.He stated that it was his personal best to bag the second position at the competition along with Rancorrado at such a level.
The show stealer at the Jaeger LeCoultre Replica FEI World Cup qualifier without a doubt was Eric Van der Vleuten; however, the dark horse of the equestrian event was Ireland’s Cian O’Connor.Cian O’Connor clocked in at 35.66 seconds which was only 00.58 seconds slower than Eric Van der Vleuten.This has been by far the best performance by the Irishman at the Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier.The competition proved to be quite tough on the Frank Rothenberg course.Cian O’Connor’s timing helped him claim second place at the Jaeger LeCoultre Replica FEI World Cup Qualifier which was held at the historic London venue.The 30 year old had perfect coordination with his gelding Rancorrado; however, luck would only have it that the 30 year old would not win the competition as he was only a fraction of a second slower.Cian O’Connor was quite comfortable and in control of his gelding which is owned by Aileen Bryan.The first round proved to be extremely difficult as a host of riders could not help but drop the fence.A total of eleven combinations made it through to the jump-off.
