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Williams makes puissance history

LONDON INTERNATIONAL Friday and Saturday classes

GUY WILLIAMS has become the only rider to have taken the London puissance title five times, clearing 2.18m on Mr Blue Sky UK, the pair's third London crown in a row. The ExCeL was treated to a nailbiter of a competition as the 12 starters were whittled down to three in the final round.

Guy and Caroline Phillips’ superstar 14-year-old, who have won four London puissances, were the first to go in round five, and they took on the wall as if it were three feet lower and

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