DAVID O’Brien had an incredible show at Wellington International last week, as the ESP Spring Series continued at the Florida venue. The Galway rider scored a spectacular hat-trick of wins, including the $140,000 three-star Grand Prix on Sunday.

In a fitting conclusion to an amazing show, the Grand Prix saw four Irish men finishing in the top 10, two of whom were riding Irish-bred horses. From a start list of 45, there were 16 clear first rounds over the course built by Ana Catalina ‘Catsy’ Cruz (MEX), 10 of whom jumped clear again against the clock. O’Brien on El Balou OLD jumped a speedy round in 37.17 seconds, which proved unbeatable and was just over half a second ahead of runner-up Luis Fernando Larrazabal (VEN) on Belle de Muze (37.68). Hannah Selleck (USA) and Cloud 39 placed third in 38.53 seconds.