O'Connor wins Olympia opener

Ireland's Cian O'Connor won today's opening competition at London Olympia's five-star show, just as he had won the closing competition of 2009 at the same venue.

Riding Declan McEvoy's Celano gelding 'Umberto', the 31 year-old O'Connor this afternoon fought off competition in the two-phase class from Olympia's strong British contingent to claim the trophy by a sixth of a second from John Whitaker.