Martin Fuchs is the best in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy

Martin Fuchs is the best in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy
At the Longines Masters in Hong Kong the big class was the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy. It was a 1.50m class with winning round. The best twelve combinations got through to the second round, where they started again with zero penalties.

It was Switzerland's Martin Fuchs that was the fastest in this second round. With the eleven year old grey Clooney (s. Cornet Obolensky) he rode a clear round in a time of 41.18 seconds. He was even faster than the always fast rider Simon Delestre, who finished with Chesall Zimequest (s. Casall) in a time of 41.27 seconds. This duo ended in second place. The Italian rider Emanuele Gaudiano was third with the eleven year old stallion Capsar (s. Berlin). They finished without making any fault in 41.39 seconds.

The top five was completed by Marco Kutscher with Van Gogh (s. Numero Uno) and Edwina Tops-Alexander with California (s. L'Esprit). They finished in respectively 42.42 seconds and 44.40 seconds.

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