Guy Williams best of Brits this weekend

Guy Williams and Richi Rich II

Guy Williams proved he could jump higher than any of his rivals at Geneva's CSI*****W (9-12 December) by claiming both the six-bar and the puissance among his hat-trick of victories.

On the first day of the show, riding Paul Gill's Richi Rich III, was the only one to jump clear in the fourth round of the Mont Blanc six-bar to win the class. Two days later, the nine-year-old daughter of Chatman again showed off her ernomous reach to claim equal first in the Starling Hotels puissance, sharing with home rider Danniel Etter and Cederick after clearing 2.22m (7ft 3in).

New ride Titus enabled Guy to add to his prize fund with a win in the Leman accumulator. The 10-year-old son of Lancelot had also finished sixth in the Communes Genevoises 1.35m speed class at the show.

Stable star Torinto van de Middelstede was also in top form in the Credit Swisse Grand Prix jumpig double clear and finishing third behind the USA's McLain Ward (Antares F) and Jeroen Dubbeldam (BMC van Grunsven Simon).

Dan Neilson
In Portugal's Porto CSI*** (9-12 December) Dan Neilson headed the Lazer 1.40m with Flaming Star, whom he has partnered since Arena UK's festival at the end of September. Milena 8 was runner-up in the BPI Masters 1.45m, as well as finishing 12th in the Francisco Lobo Guedes Grand Prix.

Chris Frazer and Louise Saywell
Further north at The Netherlands' two-star fixture in Hengelo (9-12 December), Chris Frazer finished eighth in the Grand Prix having had one fence down in the jump-off with Aragorn  W. Rudolf Wieck's 11-year-old stallion also finished sixth with Chris in a big tour 1.45m two-phase.

Two other horses in Chris's string also gained prize money at the show, with Wodermie PP earning sixth place in a medium tour winning round and Chiletto equal sixth in a masters competion. Louise Saywell also gained a sixth place in Hengelo with Vanity R in a small tour 1.35m.