Show jumper Shane Sweetnam just missed out on a €50,000 bonus when winning the puissance class at the nations cup show in Rome on Saturday.

Paddy Brennan and Nigel Twiston-Davies crowned a day to remember with a stunning victory for Pigeon Island in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase.

Nigel Twiston-Davies hopes to be double-handed with Khyber Kim and Leamington Lad in The Ladbroke at Ascot on Saturday.