Blake, McAuley, Moloney, Allen and Wright also triumphantCian OConnor and Chatolinue PS (Karlswood Partners), and Bertram Allen and Qonquest de Rigo (Aloga Stables) were named by Jessica Krten on the Irish team to compete in the FEI World Championships in Aachen next month and they illustrated their form, and their liking for the German air, on a super Saturday of five-star fare at Riesenbecks Longines Global Champions Tour.They were the headlines but it was another very successful week for Irish riders, with David Blake, Mark McAuley, Kellie Allen and Conan Wright all Grand Prix winners, and Peter Moloney also victorious at three-star level.OConnor guided his 13-year-old gelding to a nailbiting victory in the opening competition of the team event that Longines Global Champions League.Cian OConnor and Chatolinue PS (also below) leaping and galloping to five-star victory during the Longines Global Champions League competition at Riesenbeck (Photos: Helen Cruden)The Meath-based Kildare native was magnificent in the 1.60m speed class and his equine partner likewise, so quick and accurate over the obstacles and picking up the tiny percentages where possible.That was to prove critical, as the duo secured the 20,000 first prize by going clear in 73.29 seconds, nine-hundredths of a second faster than local hero Christian Kukuk and Checker 47.Im delighted to have won the individual section of the GCL Riesenbeck team event with the Riyadh Knights aboard the fantastic Karlswood Partners Chatolinue PS, OConnor told Horse Sport ireland.He felt fantastic today and its a great boost as we build towards the World Equestrian Games in Aachen later this summer. A huge thank you to the Riesenbeck International team for putting on such a fantastic event at an incredible venue.Earlier, Allen and Qonquest de Rigo celebrated their call-up with a runner-up finish in the individual competition that got the days five-star international action under way.Allen has guided the 10-year-old expertly towards the highest echelons of show jumping and they exhibited their abilities in tandem with a clear round in 72.55 in the Kingsland Trophy, a 1.50m speed class.That beat 25 other combinations but American Laura Kraut grabbed the honours with the far more experienced 16-year-old Baloutinue, who left no doubt by stopping the clock in 71.29.On Sunday morning, the unrelated Kellie Allen won the two-star Grand Prix with the 14-year-old mare Extasy (Torben Khlbrandt Sporthorses).The Kells rider and her horse were impressive over the initial 1.45m track that produced only seven clear rounds. One of those combinations did not return but of the sextet that did participate in the tiebreaker, three came a cropper.When it came to gears to go with jumping accuracy, there was no matching Extasy, who bagged the gold with a time of 39.66 that was a second a half quicker that that produced by Philipp Schulze Topphoff (BEL) and Cortez FZ.And there was a major Irish involvement in the end-of-show five-star Grand Prix also, with the venerable duo of Denis Lynch and Cordial (Onyx Consulting & Tipperarys Finest) coming home in fourth.The Tipperary athlete and his 17-year-old Holsteiner stallion have been part of the Global Champions Tour for a long time and posted some huge victories at some exotic venues around the world.They didnt land on the highest step of the podium this time around, but a fantastic double clear had them mixing it with the cream of the crop, splitting Germanys Christian Kukuk, with Checker 47, and Henrik von Eckermann (SWE), with Minute Man.Victory went to Victor Bettendorf (LUX) and Gibbs Un Prince, with the quickest time from the six-combo jump-off of 35.37 seconds.David Blake and Conblue (also below) were three-star Grand Prix winners at Tryon, with fellow Irish athlete Richie Moloney his nearest challenger on board DaisycutterDavid Blake posted some strong results with Gucci Des Embruns (Pine Hollow Farm) and Max Van De Marijenhoeve (Jill Shulman) the previous week and they carried that through to the three-star show of the Tryon Summer Series, when finishing second and fourth respectively in a 1.45m two-phase class on Wednesday.The Clare pilot returned 24 hours late to gain a bronze ribbon in the 1.50m Welcome Stake with Gucci Des Embruns, despite having a rail down. The pair were the quickest of the four-faulters however to garner some decent prize money.The best was to come from the Pine Hollow pilot however, in the early hours of Sunday morning, under the lights in the foothills of North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains.Blake, who won the very first FEI class at the venues official opening in June 016, with the excellent Binkie, led an Irish 1-2 in the $120,000 three-star Grand Prix, and also picked up sixth place prize money with Max Van De Marijenhoeve.Only two combinations were able to navigate all the jumps without an error. They were Blake, with Conblue (Gut Einhaus) and Richie Moloney, with Daisycutter (Equinimity).Moloney steered Daisycutter to a really rapid round in the jump-off, recording a time of 44.36, but unfortunately for the Kilkenny rider, they knocked one rail.The left the way clear for Blake, who is in really consistent form of late with a deep string of horses as evidenced by Conblue bagging the only double clear of the class to secure the $36,000 first prize.I had the advantage of going after Richie in the jump off, so I knew a double clear was what was needed to secure the win, Blake told Horse Sport Ireland afterwards.Weve had a fantastic Summer Series here in Tryon, and its great for our team to finish on such a high note.Mark McAuley added to the haul of Grands Prix successes for the Green Jackets, plotting a path to the top spot with LArc en Ciel Z (Yannick Jorand) to win the three-star highlight in Megeve on Sunday.The Louth man and his super stallion have been regular winners in France in 2026 and were among 13 pairings to go clear over the initial 1.50m examination but the quest for speed produced six casualties.In the end, LArc En Ciel Z and McAuley were able to set an unbeatable target, going clear in 36.20 to see off Belgian Anthony Wellens, riding Quelle Force Van Sappenleen, who were silver medallists on 36.77.Peter Moloney was another three-star winner as he guided Lisa Volks 13-year-old gelding Nielson to top spot in Chards Huish Arena on Thursday.The duo were among a field of 33 taking part in the star two-phase class, a third of which posted double clears, including Shane Breen with the Patrick Connolly-bred eight-year-old Irish Sport Horse CSF Thomascourt Zena (Breen Equestrian).The Tipperary rider did not dip into his eight-year-old mare however, with a steady time of 34.97 leaving them in 10th.Moloney had a far more grizzled partner in the ring however, and the Waterford athlete elicited a lightning round from Nielson, stopping the clock in 20.21 to take the spoils.Breen bagged a fifth-place return with Be Golden (Floris Deckers & R E Deckers Blom) in Saturdays Grand Prix qualifier, with brother Trevor two places higher partnering Konrad Obolensky (Heather & Ian Black).Conan Wright completed the tally of Grands Prix that ended with Amhrn na bhFiann when in the stirrups as Mr Cornet de Regor (Stal Brinkman VOF) jumped two clear rounds, the later in 41.61 to be triumphant in the Gemeente de Wolden Grand Prix in Zuidwolde.The nine-year-old grey has been showing well since the Westmeath man stepped him up this year and they secured their best result by securing the two-star feature at the Jantje Broek-Dekker Arena, prevailing by more than three-quarters of a second from home favourite Dennis Van den Brink (Ned) and Night Star.Kildares Leah Stack and Quino RC (Stephex Stables) rounded out the top five in the two-star Grand Prix at Peelbergens Milestone Farm Arena on Saturday.The post OConnor posts major victory appeared first on .