Ireland’s Cian O’Connor wins Basel GP with Rancorrado
January 17, 2026
Sunday, 17 January 2026 - Thirty-year-old Cian O’Connor (IRE) won Sunday’s four-star Basel Grand Prix with Aileen Bryan’s gelding Rancorrado.
From a starting field of 45, O’Connor was one of four riders who made the jump-off , O’Connor was last to go in the final competition of the day and was clear on the fences but incurred a time fault. No other rider in the jump-off managed a faultless ride
O’Connor had a total of three wins at the Swiss venue this weekend, two of them on the Irish-bred Irish Independent Echo Beach, as well as a runner-up spot on Splendour. Those wins gave him the show’s Leading Rider award.
Irish Show Jumping Team Manager Robert Splaine said: ‘This has been a fantastic week for Irish show jumping and a great start for the sport in 2010.’
SHOW JUMPING RESULTS: CSI4* BASEL SWITZERLAND
H. Moser & Cie GRAND PRIX
International Show Jumping with Jump Off
FEI - Art. 238.2.2 1m60
Sunday January 17, 2026
Pl. Horse Rider Faults Time
1. Rancorrado O’Connor, Cian IRL 0/1 48.29
2. Eurocommerce New Orleans Schröder, Gerco NED 0/4 40.15
3. Ferrari Guerdat, Steve SUI 0/4 40.43
4. Nabab’s Son Lynch, Denis IRL 0/20 59.07
5. Robin Hood W Maher, Ben GBR 1 79.26
6. Cantus Schurtenberger, Niklaus SUI 1 79.33
7. Albfuehren’s Granny Smith Fricker, Alexandra SUI 3 88.11
8. Carlina Schwizer, Pius SUI 4 73.46
9. Loxley Mc Intosh, Samantha NZL 4 74.72
10. Quintero La Silla Bengtsson, Rolf-Göran SWE 4 75.27
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