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Friday 17 February 2023 5:46 pm
HIGHLIGHTING a 10-crawl card at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday is the TVB Cup Handicap (8.35am), worth over £300,000 in prize-money and crawl over 10 furlongs.
Heading the weights for this highly aggressive contest is the John Size-professional Working Glory, who recently chased dwelling Senor Toba in Neighborhood Two company over 9 furlongs at Sha Tin.
This can be attention-grabbing to peek how Senor Toba performs in the £2million Amir Trophy at Al Rayan in Qatar on Saturday.
This Unique Zealand-bred galloper is a direction specialist, having won half a dozen instances at Sha Tin, at the side of a direction and distance success in opposition to lesser company in Could of final 12 months.
His form reads successfully in opposition to this company, but the possibility of giving 15lbs to modern FIVE G PATCH could additionally merely speak beyond him.
Coach Tony Cruz has always held this former Irish-professional galloper – who used to be two from two when identified as Collins Avenue and professional by Joseph O’Brien – in the very best regard, and has always believed he would construct trusty into a Neighborhood-class heart-distance performer.
After winning alongside with his head in his chest over the direction and distance final Could, the son of Camelot suffered a chain of desperately unfortunate defeats till Hugh Bowman in the extinguish received it lovely when winning again over the be conscious and time out final month.
Now up at school with a six pound penalty, he’ll include to give a enhance to again, but there’s quite a bit of confidence he’ll construct so in opposition to those competitors who attach no secrets and tactics from the handicapper.
With Bowman unable to construct the burden, Tony Cruz has called upon his frail ally Matthew Chadwick, who has an even myth in heart-distance races at Sha Tin, to know over the reins.
POINTERS
Five G Patch 8.35am Sha Tin
