IRISH riders stood top of the podium on two occasions at the five-star Basel Horse Show in Switzerland last weekend, where Wexford’s Bertram Allen ended the show as leading rider.

Allen got off the mark in Friday’s 1.45m Table A when storming to victory with the 11-year-old GK Casper in a time of 55.89 seconds to collect €6,628, ahead of Italy’s speed merchant Emanuele Gaudiano and Quinn van de Heffinck.