FRESH from winning three cars in Stockholm, Bertram Allen struck again to collect a €70,000 pay cheque for his runner-up position in what was another breath-taking five-star Paris Masters Grand Prix with the thrilling grey stallion Hector van d’Abdijhoeve in Paris last Sunday.

Italian course builder Uliano Vezzani built a big 1.60m track, which caused plenty of difficulties for the 45 starters with Scott Brash, world number four Kent Farrington and Ludger Beerbaum the big names among the seven riders that elected to retire.