SLIGO’s Richard Howley crowned an excellent week at the two-star show in Valencia, Spain, when finishing first and second in Sunday’s 1.45m Grand Prix.

The British-based rider guided Michael Whitaker’s 11-year-old stallion El Wee Widge to the top spot, ahead of HK Horses and Sarah Borthwick’s 10-year-old Arlo de Blondel in second place. From a startlist of 42, 16 combinations made it through to the jump-off, when a further seven went on to produce double clear rounds.