Bertram Allen motoring well in Germany

Show jumper Bertram Allen earned the keys to a car yesterday as he continued his drive to break into World top-10 by winning the grand prix at Dortmund, Germany.

The 19-year-old Wexford rider moved up three places last week to 11th — helped by his win in the World Cup class at Bordeaux, France, in February — in the rankings, which are based on results for the preceding 12 months.

However, he was not counting his chickens yesterday, knowing that points earned in March of last year with his fifth place in the grand prix at ’s-Hertogenbosch (aka Den Bosch) in the Netherlands will be dropped when the next rankings are calculated.