The fourth leg of the 2018/19 Australian World Cup Qualifying season was held yesterday at Melbourne Royal. Gavin Chester, who represented Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was the course designer for today and set the course with big jumps (up to 1.60m) but with true distances.
Nineteen horses and 17 riders tackled the course today in what proved to be a very competitive class. Only three combinations going clear in Round 1: Melissa Blair and Zidora, Jasmine Dennison and Nicolossi and James Harvey and Tyrone.
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