Captain Shane Carey won yesterday's speed class with Cashla Bay at the four-star show in Poznan, Poland yesterday afternoon, while team-mate Cian O'Connor slotted Markopoulo into second, almost three seconds behind Carey.

CIAN O’CONNOR is launching an offensive on the Winter Equestrian Festival in Palm Beach, Florida, flying seven horses to the 10-week long event and taking up the reins of a new addition to his string.

CIAN O’CONNOR racked up his second win of the weekend at the three-star show in Arezzo, Italy yesterday.