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Racing
resumed in Hong Kong over the weekend with a 10 race card at Sha Tin on which
the feature event, the Hksar Chief Executives Cup was won by six year-old
Fastnet Rock gelding Supreme Win.
Partnered by Zac Purton, Supreme Win (pictured) did best in a tight finish to take the
Class One sprint by a short neck, his overall record now seven wins and six
placings from 27 starts.
Not general known as a first up performer, his trainer Manfred Man Ka-leung highlighted the
short break for Supreme Win, who had run third over 1,600m just 55 days before
yesterday's win.
"He had some problems in the middle of last season and didn't race for six
months, then I brought him back late to run twice and so he had some fitness
left after the short holiday but was also quite fresh," he told South
China Morning Post.
"He has been able to keep his form through the summer and it probably
wasn't as strong as the field usually is for this race. Only seven horses
helped him and so did the heavy rain just before the race - he got the right
pace and Zac was able to give him a perfect run. The horse has had problems or
he might have been a really top horse but that's seven wins so he has been
quite good for me anyway."
Supreme Win was a $400,000 Magic Millions purchase for Asian Bloodstock from
the Stratheden Stud draft and is one of two winners from stakes-winning Pins
mare Tivoli Dancer.
Another interesting winner on the program was Magic Albert gelding Vital Flyer(pictured),
who beat last season's Champion Griffin Amber Sky to win the Class Two sprint
over 1000 metres.
Winner of the Group III STC Frederick Clissold Stakes in Sydney as a three year-old
under the name of Marchinski, the now seven year-old Vital Flyer has proven a
success since transferring to Hong Kong and now has the overall record of six
wins and nine placings from 39 starts.
"He does run
well fresh but the key to getting him to win again was putting blinkers back on
him, using a lugging bit and having a left handed whip rider," said his trainer
Michael Chang Chun-wai.
"Vital Flyer has become a difficult horse now he's getting old - he lays
in badly and is a difficult ride when he races around turns, so that's why I
want to try to keep him to the straight. He lays out a bit on this course but
Howard (Cheng) is left-handed with the whip so he can handle him."
Vital Flyer is a half-brother to stakes-winner Shepishir and stakes-placed
Theophorus being from good producer Elishir.
Class: Class 1. Track: Good. Time: 1:09.10. Sectional Time: 0:22.61 at 400m. Prizemoney: $2,000,000 - 1st: $1,140,000 2nd: $440,000 3rd: $230,000. |
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| 1 | 4. Supreme Win | K L Man | Z Purton (3) |
$11
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57.0 |
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 6g Fastnet Rock
x Tivoli Dancer (NZ)
(Pins
)Lot 381; 2008 MM Conrad Jupiters Yearling Sale; Vendor - Stratheden Stud Pty Ltd; Buyer - ASIAN BLOODSTOCK SERVICES LTD $400,000 |
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| 2 | SH | 5. Cerise Cherry (SAF) | D Cruz | R D Fourie (4) |
$9
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55.0 |
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7g Goldkeeper (USA)
x Cherry Girl (ZIM)
(Pochard (SAF)
) Not Offered |
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| 3 | 3.3 | 3. Able Speed (IRE) | J Moore | B Prebble (2) |
$3.50
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57.0 |
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7g Compton Place (GB)
x Photo Flash (IRE)
(Bahamian Bounty (GB)
) Not Offered |
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| 4 | 3.5 | 2. Arrived Ahead (IRE) | L Ho | D Whyte (7) |
$2.63
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57.5 |
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| 5g Marju (IRE) x Les Alizes (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux (GB) ) | |||||||
| 5 | 5.3 | 6. Crown Witness (NZ) | A S Cruz | A Suborics (5) |
$6
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54.5 |
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| 5g Elusive City (USA) x Woodminco (Woodman (USA) ) | |||||||
| 6 | 5.5 | 1. Flying Blue | D Cruz | M L Yeung (6) |
$6.50
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59.0 |
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| 6g Piccolo (GB) x Bright Blue (Scenic (IRE) ) | |||||||
| 7 | 6.5 | 7. Cheer (NZ) | C H Yip | K C Ng (1) |
$26
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50.0 |
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| 6g One Cool Cat (USA) x Ever A Lady (At Talaq (USA) ) | |||||||
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