Causing a stir after his biggest run of race wins at this season’s meeting and a four-hour timed for the first time since June 2020, Francis Lui Kin-wai leads the championship for coaches in the Happy Valley of the season with a win over Caspar Fownes to move into Wednesday’s exciting finale.
With nine races left in Happy Valley before the city circuit hibernates until September, Lui (31 wins), Fownes (30) and Tony Cruz (27) have enough runners to be contenders. member for the unofficial title of the racer’s narrow track.
Lui, who celebrated Sha Tin’s successes with Call Me Dandy, Golden Samurai, Silver Sonic and Sweet Briar on Sunday’s twilight show, will be five at a gallop at the Happy Valley meeting on Thursday. Private.
Perhaps the best chance for Lui to add to his list of Happy Valley wins this season is Hameron, Chris Waller’s former conditional import, whose form and page His overseas pedigree suggests he should enjoy stepping up 1,800m in the Let Me Fight Third Place Handicap.
Hameron, the 2,080m winner at Gosford who contested the Metropolitan Group One (2,400m) at Randwick in his penultimate run for Waller in Australia, performed very late in each of his three starts. in his Hong Kong after journeys not enough 1,200m, 1,400m and 1,650m.
Hameron’s Lui, with whom Luke Ferraris will continue to work, said: «He’s someone who likes to stay, so 1,800m would suit him. “He improved every time he ran for me.”
While punters are sure to flock to Hameron, they may not be keen to back Cordyceps One as Lui’s problem gambler lined up in Silver Grecian Handicap Fourth during the 1,650m ride his favorite.
Cordyceps One failed at the start of his final race on May 24 as the $2.30 most popular opponent was more supportive of getting off the hurdles than the gap. beat his six lengths. Two weeks ago, the Hinchinbrook castrated horse barged into his front porch, hit him on the head, and did not participate in the event.
Jockey Club managers passed Cordyceps One’s test attempt last week, but Lui admits he doesn’t know if the hurdle scammer took action on Wednesday.
“He was hard in the gate. We’ve tried to improve his behavior in training and in tests, but he’s different in races,» Lui said of Cordyceps One, whom Lyle Hewitson will ride for the first time in his life. fierce competition after their trial together.
Another live chance at Happy Valley on Wednesday for Lui is last runner-up Joy Coming, whom Hewitson will control in the first installment of Fourth Class (1,200m) Fastest and Deadliest Handicap. , while Party Warrior and Cheerful Days will represent the coach in the final two races.
Fownes will have seven starting at Happy Valley on Wednesday – Jazz Steed, Loyal Ambition, Charming Steed, Ace Talent, Sunny Star, Explosive Witness and Galaxy Witness – and in the event of a tie to victory, he will beat Lui when counting down because of his larger number of seconds. Cruz will need a miracle to get both Fownes and Lui out of their positions.
Lor wants to win more races and prize money before losing the coach title to A Pal
Zac Purton and Vincent Ho Chak-yiu are tied with 49 wins in the Happy Valley – 23 more than the city lap’s third-placed driver, Karis Teetan.
Purton, who broke Joao Moreira’s record of 170 wins in a season during Sunday’s meeting at Sha Tin, has eight duties on Wednesday at Happy Valley as the Australian superstar looks to build on a total of 173 his victory. Ho, who led the jockeys’ title race around the city for most of the 10-month campaign, also had eight rides.
John Size is likely to claim his record 12th Hong Kong coaches’ championship on Wednesday.
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