IRELAND’s European bronze medallist Cian O’Connor finished on the podium in last Saturday night’s five-star $384,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida.

Riding Clenur, O’Connor was just a split second over the time allowed in the first round of the 1.60m Grand Prix to finish in third place after just two of the 40 riders managed to keep a clean sheet over Kelvin Bywater’s track.