Cian O’Connor hoping for a double celebration after birth of second child

Cian O’Connor is hoping the celebrations that greeted the arrival on Wednesday of a second child, Cara Louise, to him and his wife Ruth will continue this weekend at the Global Champions Tour (GCT) final in Doha, Qatar.

The couple were over the moon to have a sister for Ben, who was born in 2013, but the Meath-based show jumper had little time to lavish love on the baby, as he turned his attention to competition, though only for a couple of days.

“It was nice timing on the baby’s part, as it means I can go to Doha, but it’s a short show, so I’ll be back in Ireland by Sunday morning,” said O’Connor ahead of his flight last night.