Duke lands Basel prize for Twomey

Show jumper Billy Twomey gave Ireland its first win at the five-star show in Basel, Switzerland, yesterday, taking the top prize in a 1.45mtr speed class.

The Nottinghamshire-based Cork rider teamed up with Joe Flynn’s 11-year-old Irish-bred stallion Ardcolum Duke for a round that put him almost a second faster than runner-up, Belgian Gregory Wathelet and Egano van het Slogenhof.

Mayo rider Cameron Hanley also produced a clear with the bay gelding Newton du Haut Bois to place fourth.