WEXFORD’S Harry Allen rode the 12-year-old gelding Edison De Hus to win the 1.50m Grand Prix qualifier, a ranking class, at Scuderia La Caccia, Bedizzole in Italy on Friday. There were 70 starters in the two-round class, with the best 14 proceeding to the jump-off. Seven combinations kept a clean sheet throughout, with Allen registering the fastest time of 36.75 to secure victory. Runner-up Anthony Bourquard (SUI) on Semilly Festival finished almost two seconds behind in second place (38.67), with Sweden’s Linda Heed on Laurien van Orshof completing the podium in third (39.83).

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The four-star 1.35m speed class on Friday saw Niall Talbot ride Helios CH into ninth place from a start list of 66, while Daniel Fitzgerald on Fleuriske Z took on a field of 90 to place eighth in the day’s 1.40m two-phase class. Fitzgerald then took fifth place with Gryffindor du Rouet in the 40-strong 1.45m two-phase special class and placed fifth in Sunday’s four-star 1.45m speed class on Fleuriske Z.

Emily Turkington had a number of good placings in the young horse classes throughout the show.