DOMENICA 18 GENNAIO 2015 Sha Tin: Beauty Only domina l’Hong Kong Classic G1 sul miglio, forte candidatura al Derby di Marzo. Successo del made in Italy ad Oriente.. // Beauty Only struck the first blow in this season’s Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Series with an emphatic victory in the HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin racecourse today, Sunday 18 January // Sha tin (HK), Result HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE (LOCAL GROUP 1) (4YO) (TURF): Beauty Only, ex Gentleman Only della Sc. Effevi

 

 
 
L’Hong Kong Derby ha un favorito. Beauty Only (Holy Roman Emperor), ex Gentleman Only in Italia vincitore del Berardelli G3 per i colori della Effevi prima di essere venduto all’estero, ha aperto la domenica mattina italiana con un successo per l’allevamento nostrano dominando in lungo ed in largo il Classic Mile G1 di Sha Tin, prima prova della triplice locale, dotato di HK$ 8,000,000 (circa €830,000) con Neil Callan in sella, battendo i forti locali Divine Calling (Stratum) e Giant Treasure (Mizzen Mast), rispettivamente favorito e controfavorito, con l’altro ex italiano Arpinati (Lucky Story) ed Umberto Rispoli giunto al quarto posto.
Il figlio di Holy Roman Emperor (Danehill), allevato dalla Le.Gi. di Massimo Parri, ha concluso il miglio in 1m 33,95s e parziali di (24.41) (47.15) (1.10.68) graduando a metà gruppo e producendo una buonissima accelerazione dal centro della pista, vincendo chiaramente. Video e commenti cliccando più sotto.
 
Prossime tappe sono l’Hong Kong Classic Cup sui 1800 metri il 15 Febbraio e poi il BMW Hong Kong Derby il 15 Marzo prossimo sulla distanza dei 2000 metri, corsa nella quale Beauty è ora il chiaro favorito! Prodotto della fattrice Goldendale (Ali-Royal), Beauty Only ha vinto le prime due corse ad Hong Kong prima di esprimersi a livello di G1 ad Hong Kong nella giornata di oggi. La fattrice ha anche un forte candidato al Derby italiano che si chiama Roccia D’Oro (Rock Of Gibraltar) ed ha debuttato in Settembre a 2 anni stravincendo per i colori della Aleali. Lo stesso team ha recentemente venduto Misterious Boy (Arcano) proprio ad Hong Kong. Seguiranno approfondimenti. IL VIDEO DELL’HONG KONG CLASSIC CLICCANDO QUI.

 
 
 

Beauty Only floors them in HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile

18/01/2015

Beauty Only struck the first blow in this season’s Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Series with an emphatic victory in the HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin racecourse today, Sunday 18 January.

Tony Cruz’s charge floored race favourite Divine Calling and the highly-regarded Giant Treasure with an impressive turn-of-foot that left the two greys reeling, and handed his trainer a fourth success in the race (2007 Floral Pegasus, 2008 Helene Mascot, 2010 Beauty Flash).

Neil Callan was the man in the plate. The Irishman has been ever-present for the Holy Roman Emperor gelding’s five starts in Hong Kong and steered a path to a third success in the biggest test to date. Next month’s HKG1 Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) now beckons, followed by the series’ blue riband finale, the HKG1 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in March.

“You can only do what the horse has got for you and I’ve got a pretty good one. I don’t want to blow the trumpet too early but I think we’ve only seen a part of what he’ll do,” said the rider.

Callan found cover for his mount – three wide just behind midfield – as Gun Pit and Flying Moochi shared the lead. Beauty Only was always travelling for his rider, stalking on the heels of Giant Treasure who in turn raced on the flank of the Joao Moreira-ridden Divine Calling.

As the leaders wilted at the top of the stretch, Giant Treasure moved up on the outside under Douglas Whyte for what momentarily seemed a decisive move, but Beauty Only had him covered. With Whyte soon at full drive, Callan switched wider still and went to work. The response was instant. Beauty Only swept to the lead and careered away to register a two and a quarter-length success, with a final 400m split of 22.99s. Divine Calling ran on to nick second from Giant Treasure by a short-head. The winning time was 1m 33.95s.

“It was pretty instant,” said Callan, in reference to the Italian import’s burst of speed. “I’ve always felt that he was the type of horse that when he goes further he’s going to keep improving, but I think the more racing he’s getting here, the more speed he’s getting.

“The last day I was doing the donkey work for Giant Treasure and today I knew there was only one horse I wanted to follow. I went past him very easily and then he just idled in the straight.”

Beauty Only won his first two starts this term before a change of tactics at his third start saw him race prominently but then wilt to finish 11th. In his Classic Mile prep on 4 January, Beauty Only ran fourth with Giant Treasure sweeping by to claim third against older opposition.

“He won first up and I was very impressed with him,” continued Callan. “I thought ‘oh, this could be a good one’. Then he won again and I was beginning to think ‘this could be a really good one’, but I’m just glad he had the glitch when we ran him a little bit differently three runs back. But I knew it was just a glitch, I knew he was better than that, and it was a better run next time. But I knew, even off that run last time out, he’d improve again, and I think he’ll keep improving.

“Even his second win, I know he was locked away on the fence, but the most important thing is to let him find his feet and then he’ll track up into the race in his own time. You learn from your mistakes and we’re just glad that there was one hitch and we learnt about it early.”

Cruz was delighted to have landed a fourth success in the race and second for the owners, the Kwok family, who lifted the trophy in 2010 with subsequent G1 Hong Kong Mile winner Beauty Flash.

“We’ve been pretty lucky with Simon Kwok with horses like Beauty Flash and I hope this horse can follow in his footsteps,” said the trainer. “This horse is a new star in Hong Kong, he’s on the rise and he will be one of the top horses in Hong Kong racing.”

John Moore registered a famous one-two in last year’s race with Able Friend defeating Designs On Rome. This time, Arpinati came out best of the trainer’s trio in fourth, three and a quarter lengths behind the winner.

In the day’s finale, the Class 2 Tak Ku Ling Handicap (1800m), the Richard Gibson-trained Got Fly further enhanced his Hong Kong Classic Cup and BMW Hong Kong Derby claims with a determined neck victory, his second on the bounce, under Douglas Whyte.

Photo 1, 2, 3<br> Neil Callan-ridden Beauty Only (No.3), trained by Tony Cruz, prevails to win the Hong Kong Classic Mile (HKG1 1600m), first leg of the season’s Four-Year-Old Series, at Sha Tin racecourse today.
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Neil Callan-ridden Beauty Only (No.3), trained by Tony Cruz, prevails to win the Hong Kong Classic Mile (HKG1 1600m), first leg of the season’s Four-Year-Old Series, at Sha Tin racecourse today.


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The winning connections of Beauty Only celebrate their success after the race.
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The winning connections of Beauty Only celebrate their success after the race.

Photo 5, 6, 7<br> Mr Philip Chen(right), a HKJC Steward, presents the Hong Kong Classic Mile winning trophy and gold-plated dish to Beauty Only’s owners Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun and Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen , trainer Tony Cruz and jockey Neil Callan.
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Mr Philip Chen(right), a HKJC Steward, presents the Hong Kong Classic Mile winning trophy and gold-plated dish to Beauty Only’s owners Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun and Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen , trainer Tony Cruz and jockey Neil Callan.


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HKJC Chairman Dr Simon Ip, HKJC Stewards, Club’s CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, and connections of Beauty Only, smile for cameras in the Hong Kong Classic Mile trophy presentation ceremony.
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HKJC Chairman Dr Simon Ip, HKJC Stewards, Club’s CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, and connections of Beauty Only, smile for cameras in the Hong Kong Classic Mile trophy presentation ceremony.

Happy connections share their happiness with media for the success of Beauty Only in the Hong Kong Classic Mile.
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Happy connections share their happiness with media for the success of Beauty Only in the Hong Kong Classic Mile.

 
fonte : HKJC
 
 

Sha tin (HK) Result, 18 Jan 2015. HONG KONG CLASSIC MILE (LOCAL GROUP 1) (4YO) (TURF)

  • (4yo) 1m Good To Firm
  • £377,483.44, £145,695.36, £76,158.94, £39,735.10, £23,178.81
 
      HORSE/SP AGE WGT TRAINER/JOCKEY OR TS RPR  
 
«

9

   Beauty Only (IRE) 98/10 4 9-0 t A S Cruz * *  
  Neil Callan
     
 
«

4

 Divine Calling (AUS) 7/10F 5 9-0 b A T Millard * *  
  Joao Moreira
     
 
«

5

hd  Giant Treasure (USA) 23/10 4 9-0  R Gibson * *  
  Douglas Whyte
     
 
«

2

¾  Arpinati 9/1 4 9-0 h J Moore * *  
  Umberto Rispoli
     
 
«

8

¾  Thunder Fantasy (AUS) 42/1 5 9-0  J Size * *  
  K Teetan
     
 
«

11

 Helene Happy Star (IRE) 25/1 4 9-0 h J Moore * *  
  Gerald Mosse
     
 
«

10

 Gonna Run (FR) 35/1 4 9-0  C Fownes * *  
  Maxime Guyon
     
 
«

3

shd  Savvy Nature (NZ) 58/1 5 9-0 h J Moore * *  
  Nash Rawiller
     
 
«

6

 Anticipation (IRE) 165/1 4 9-0 tb A S Cruz * *  
  A Suborics
     
 
«

10 

1

¾  Flying Moochi (USA) 162/1 4 9-0 h Y S Tsui * *  
  Mirco Demuro
     
 
«

11 

7

 Gun Pit (AUS) 35/1 5 9-0 tb C Fownes * *  
  O Doleuze
     
 
11 ran TIME 1m 33.95s Total SP 123%
1st OWNER: Eleanor Kwok Law Kwai Chun & Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen BRED: Massimo Parri TRAINER: A S Cruz
2nd OWNER: Wei Yu & Liu He
3rd OWNER: Sutong Pan
TOTE PARI-MUTUEL (all including 10 hkd stake): WIN 108.00; PLACE 21.50, 11.00, 10.50; DF 108.00
 
fonte : RacingPost.