Cream of crop saddle up for Shanghai showcase

China's finest are raring to test themselves against the cream of the show jumping world in Shanghai this weekend.

As a CSI level-five meet sanctioned by international governing body the FEI, the May 3-5 Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour will feature around 60 of the world's leading show jumpers, including in-form riders Edwina Tops-Alexander of Australia and Harrie Smolders of the Netherlands.

Zhang Bin, a 2008 Olympian, veteran Yuan Maodong and youngsters Zhang Xingjia and Zhang You will fly the flag for China in the sixth edition of the Shanghai showcase, which is the fourth stop on this season's 20-leg circuit.