Cian O'Connor and Be Gentle, a KWPN mare, enjoyed two wins at five-star Aachen. They are pictured here with Peter Deckers, CEO Handwerkskammer Aachen, Dieter Philipp, president of HWK and president of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V. Carl Meulenbergh
(Photo: Michael Strauch)
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Two wins for O'Connor
Be Gentle (KWPN) delivered two speed wins at five-star Aachen for Cian O'Connor.
In Sunday's €1m Rolex Grand Prix, Cian and Good Luck also made it through to the first jump-off on five faults. However, the Liverpool down second time out dropped them to 14th. The €330,000 first prize went to Germany's Philipp Weishaupt with the nine-year-old Holsteiner stallion LB Convall by Coman.
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Bertram Allen was fourth in Saturday's 1.55m Aachen Munchener with Romanov (18).
Podium finish for eventers
Ireland's eventing team finished third in the Germany Nations Cup in a great performance from Aoife Clark with Wasting Light (ISH), Sarah Ennis with BLM Diamond Delux (ISH) and Elizabeth Power with Soladoun. Meanwhile, Kildare's Judy Reynolds finished ninth in the Grand Prix Special with Vancouver K.
Kenny double in Knokke
Offaly's Darragh Kenny claimed a win in the 1.45m accumulator class at Knokke CSI***, Belgium, with Fixdesign Funke Van ‘T Heike.
Kenny also won a 1.50m speed with Global Van T Braunerthof where Cork's Billy Twomey was sixth with Tin Tin.
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Two wins for O'Connor
Be Gentle (KWPN) delivered two speed wins at five-star Aachen for Cian O'Connor.
In Sunday's €1m Rolex Grand Prix, Cian and Good Luck also made it through to the first jump-off on five faults. However, the Liverpool down second time out dropped them to 14th. The €330,000 first prize went to Germany's Philipp Weishaupt with the nine-year-old Holsteiner stallion LB Convall by Coman.
Bertram Allen was fourth in Saturday's 1.55m Aachen Munchener with Romanov (18).
Podium finish for eventers
Ireland's eventing team finished third in the Germany Nations Cup in a great performance from Aoife Clark with Wasting Light (ISH), Sarah Ennis with BLM Diamond Delux (ISH) and Elizabeth Power with Soladoun. Meanwhile, Kildare's Judy Reynolds finished ninth in the Grand Prix Special with Vancouver K.
Kenny double in Knokke
Offaly's Darragh Kenny claimed a win in the 1.45m accumulator class at Knokke CSI***, Belgium, with Fixdesign Funke Van ‘T Heike.
Kenny also won a 1.50m speed with Global Van T Braunerthof where Cork's Billy Twomey was sixth with Tin Tin.
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