BELGIUM’s Pieter Devos and his 14-year-old Dutch-bred gelding, Apart, made it a back-to-back victory when scorching home to win the fifth leg of the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Western European League in Stuttgart on Sunday, where Ireland’s Richard Howley finished in seventh place.

German course designer Christa Chung built a tough course and 11 progressed to the jump-off after round one. Howley and Chinook were the first clear of the class when third to go and led the way in the jump-off with a fast round in 45.56 seconds, but a fence on the floor left the door open.