Mariano Martínez Bastida wins the Longines Trophy in Casas Novas

Saturday afternoon in Casas Novas has once again left a great taste in our mouths with incredible performances of the top riders of the moment, many surprises and an unbeatable atmosphere.

The stands were full on this sunny Saturday afternoon before the big test of the day, the Longines Trophy CSI4 *.

The 1.50m high test, in which 12 riders qualified for the winning round, ended with the victory of the Spaniard Mariano Martínez Bastida, after a brilliant performance that made the audience vibrate until the last moment. The rider from Murcia made an impressive ride in 35.61s with "Belano vd Wijnhoeve Z".

With this time, Mariano Martinez, overtook the second classified, the Belgian Constant Van Paesschen who held the lead until the round of the Murcian thanks to the 37.07s achieved with his mare "Kannavara Z".

After the second place obtained on Friday in the Caixabank Trophy, the Portuguese Rodrigo Gesteira again secured the podium, stopping the stopwatch at 37.39s with his mare "Karonia. L".