Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races

[ArlJim78]

hey miss storm cat!

thanks for taking the time to put all this good info up on the HK races.

it's going to be quite an exciting series of races.

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Part deux...

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint


RED OOG (AUS)

Impressed in a turf gallop, finishing up in 23.6 sec.

Joe Pride, trainer:

"I brought him here quite fit after a barrier trial and a race already and his work there was what we were looking for. He pulled up well and he's in good form. He lost minor amount of weight on the flight but he is over that and back above that weight again. The one thing is that he will need a soft draw and an interference-free run. He is definitely good enough to win this race. If he gets luck he will be in the finish and when he is in the finish after a good passage, he generally wins."



MEISHO BOWLER (JPN)
Ridden by work rider Katsuya Shirai, he did a three-quarter-speed gallop on turf finishing about six lengths ahead of work companion Admire Main (CXHK Vase), in a final 400m of 24.3 sec.

Watching jockey Yuichi Fukunaga said:

"That looked like nice work and I think the 1200m distance will suit himhere. He did not finish well [ran 9th] in his last start in the Swan Stakes over 1400m. I don't think the track at Kyoto suited him very well. Sha Tin looks better for him."


SHE IS TOSHO (JPN)
Cantered easily on the dirt under work rider Akinori Orikawa, who later said:

"He was just getting used to the new surroundings. I just gave him an light canter for one lap and he did it very smoothly."