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Another Victory for Cian O’Connor and Walk Tall II

Feb 24, 2013

On Saturday afternoon, Jeffery set the track for 31 entries in the $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Only three entries cleared the first round course to advance to the jump-off, and two cleared the short course. Ireland's Cian O'Connor and Darragh Kenny finished first and second.

Young American rider Blythe Marano was the first rider to jump-off aboard Urban and finished with eight faults in 48.83 seconds to place third. Darragh Kenny and Twister jumped next and cleared the jump-off course in 45.22 seconds to finish second. Last to go, Cian O'Connor and Ronnoco Jump Ltd.'s Walk Tall II took the win with their time of 43.53 seconds.
Both of the top horse and rider combinations in Saturday's class came in strong with wins earlier in the week. Kenny and Twister won the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class on Wednesday and O'Connor and Walk Tall II topped Friday's $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge.

Final Results: $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

1. WALK TALL II CIAN O'CONNOR RONNOCO JUMP LTD: 0/0/43.534
2. TWISTER DARRAGH KENNY CAVALLO FARMS, LLC: 0/0/45.229
3. URBAN BLYTHE MARANO RIVERVIEW FARM, LLC: 0/8/48.836
4. OSIRIS GEMMA PATERNOSTER GEMMA PATERNOSTER & JULIA HARRISON LEE: 1/80.734
5. TACKERAY LAUREN HOUGH NORDIC LIGHTS FARM, LLC: 3/82.897
6. LARGO RAMIRO QUINTANA MAVERICK VENTURES, LLC: 4/76.347
7. ULTIMO HECTOR FLORENTINO STRANSKY'S MISSION FARMS, LLC: 4/77.627
8. OLYMPIC DE CHAMANT JOHNATHON CORRIGAN SAGAMORE FARMS: 4/77.707
9. COLORADO JONATHAN MCCREA CANDY TRIBBLE: 5/80.197
10. CHIRON S PAIGE JOHNSON SALAMANDERFARM: 6/81.110
11. ZINNIA ANDREW WELLES ANDREW WELLES: 8/78.881
12. BOTTOM LINE KAREN POLLE KAREN POLLE: 8/78.946

Source: press release from Jennifer Wood Media Inc.