Overshadowed by Hong Kong’s glamour sprinters, Sight Success could emerge as the surprise packet in the HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (11 December) after justifying his claims in key preliminary races through this season and last.
Having finished runner-up in last term’s G2 Sprint Cup (1200m) and G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m), Sight Success laid down markers to suggest he was capable of capturing a big scalp, especially after being sent around as second favourite following these efforts to win the 2022 G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) behind Wellington.
Sight Success – a seven-time winner from 21 starts in Hong Kong – finished 12th first-up this term before grabbing fourth at odds of 80/1 in last month’s G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m), nearly two lengths away from the winning Lucky Sweynesse.
“He’s run good races like that before (last start) – he raced well last season like that and it’s good that he’s come back to that form and based on how he’s done since that race, I am hopeful that he can hold it,” Size said.
Mickael Barzalona will take the mount on Sight Success after the six-year-old crossed the line second last Friday (2 December) in a barrier trial on the dirt over 1200m at Sha Tin.
“He seems ok, he seems happy to trial, he showed good speed and he looked like he wanted to be there, so I think he’s pretty happy with himself,” Size said.