CO MEATH show jumper Alexander Butler returned to competition in style when winning the two-star Grand Prix in Bonheiden, Belgium, last Sunday after a six-week lay-off due to the Equine Herpes Virus outbreak in Europe.

At his first international show since the resumption of sport, Butler won the 1.45m Grand Prix in style with L.C.J. Berben’s 14-year-old stallion Chilli B.