BILLY Twomey and Ardcolum Duke (ISH) won the 1.45m speed class at the five-star show in Basel, Switzerland yesterday, going clear in 49.77 seconds. Cameron Hanley finished fourth in the same class with Newton Du Haut Bois, while Thomas Ryan on Quiet Zero also took fourth place in a 1.45m speed class on Thursday.

In the US, Darragh Kerins, Tom Foley and Kevin Babington featured in the top 12 of the $8,000 1.45m speedclass on the opening day of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.