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LONGINES HKIR Track Notes – Saturday, 10 December 2022

10/12/2022 13:24

LONGINES Hong Kong Cup
   
Danon The Kid – JPN
Cantered a lap around the all-weather track

Geoglyph – JPN
Warmed up in the quarantine training area before trotting half a lap and cantering a lap around the all weather course. 

Trainer Tetsuya Kimura, said “He has recovered from his breeze well and has completed his training without any problems. He seems to be in a good mood.”

Lei Papale – JPN
Worked on the all-weather track, clocking 59.8s (31.8, 28.0)

Order Of Australia – IRE
Completed his regime with the stiffest workout to date over a circuit of the all-weather track with stablemates Broome and Stone Age, clocking 1m14.7s (25.7, 24.6, 24.4)
Travelling head lad Pat Keating said: "That was perfect, just what we wanted. All being well the boss [Aidan O’Brien, trainer] will be here on the day, hopefully we get a bit of luck now."

Order Of Australia had to be pushed along more than his stablemates to maintain a position in the front but Keating said that the five-year-old was not the flashiest of workers. "He can be like that – he’s as old as me!" he said.

Jack d’Or – JPN 
Worked out in the quarantine training area 

Kazuma Kageyama, assistant for Kenichi Fujioka, said “We did our usual pre-race exercise today. Everything is going well.”

Panthalassa – JPN
Warmed up in quarantine before cantering a lap and a half around the all weather course.

Yoshito Yahagi, said “He is calmer today than yesterday but has a lot of energy built up for tomorrow. He is ready to go.”

LONGINES Hong Kong Mile

Danon Scorpion – JPN
Worked on the all-weather track, clocking 1m06.7s (32.9, 33.8) 

Golden Sixty – HK
Cantered a lap around the inner all-weather track
Trainer Francis Lui said: "All is good. I’m very happy, he’s won this race twice and I hope he can win again. It will be another challenge, I’m happy with the draw also."

Laws Of Indices – AUS
Cantered a lap around the all-weather track

Schnell Meister – JPN
Warmed up in the quarantine training area before cantering a lap and a half over the all weather course.

Trainer Takahisa Tezuka, said “Things are going well considering tomorrow is the big day. He is perfectly prepared for tomorrow.”

 

LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint

Gendarme – JPN
Warmed up in the quarantine training area before cantering a lap over the all weather course.

Trainer Yasutoshi Ikee, said “He is in good condition.”

Lim’s Kosciuszko – SIN
Cantered for a lap of the all-weather track
Trainer Dan Meagher said: "It was just a steady canter to keep him ticking over. He’s a horse that pleases us every day. I’m excited to be here but we didn’t come just to be here, I’m hoping he can be competitive. We’ll just have to see how the form stacks up but if he runs well, it means we can hopefully continue with an international campaign."

Meikei Yell – JPN
Worked on the all-weather track, clocking 32.9s

Naran Huleg – JPN
Cantered a lap around the all-weather track

Resistencia – JPN 
Was ridden for 40min in the quarantine training area.

Trainer Takeshi Matsushita, said “Compared to last year she has more of that pent up energy you like to see before a race and she is physically in great condition. We are happy with gate 1 as well.”

 

LONGINES Hong Kong Vase

Botanik – FR
Light canter over two laps of the all-weather track under work-rider Nicolas Barzalona, clocking 1m20.2s (29.0 25.8 25.4)
Andre Fabre’s travelling head lad Richard Lambert said: "Everything has gone well and his rider is very happy with him. It’s all down to the horse now."

Broome – IRE
Completed his regime with the stiffest workout to date over a circuit of the all-weather track with stablemates Order Of Australia and Stone Age, clocking 1m14.7s (25.7, 24.6, 24.4)
Travelling head lad Pat Keating said: "That was perfect, just what we wanted. All being well the boss [Aidan O’Brien, trainer] will be here on the day, hopefully we get a bit of luck now."

Bubble Gift – FR
Did a steady canter on the all-weather under regular rider Valerian Idier, clocking 1m19.0s (28.5, 25.9, 24.6)
Owner-breeder Mouna Bengeloun had arrived to take in trackwork for the first time and said: "Everyone is very happy with him and he’s behaving very calmly, which is important with him. We’ll see tomorrow but he seems in good form and looks in great condition.

"We always thought he was a horse that wanted soft ground but this summer he ran very well at Saint-Cloud when it was anything but. As an owner/breeder you have to be philosophical so we’ll see what tomorrow brings. As long as he gives his best I’ll be delighted."

Glory Vase – JPN
Warmed up in the quarantine training area before cantering a lap around the all weather course.

Trainer Tomohito Ozeki, said “I was a bit worried about taking him out on the track with so many horses today but it went well. He had good rhythm today and I think we have him where we want him. He schooled well in the gate yesterday and the rider says his gait felt smooth so I hope we can get through tomorrow smoothly as well.”

Mendocino – GER
Cantered a lap around the all-weather track.
"All good," said his rider and trainer Sarah Steinberg.

Stone Age – IRE
Completed his regime with the stiffest workout to date over a circuit of the all-weather track with stablemates Order Of Australia and Broome, clocking 1m14.7s (25.7, 24.6, 24.4)
Travelling head lad Pat Keating said: "That was perfect, just what we wanted. All being well the boss [Aidan O’Brien, trainer] will be here on the day, hopefully we get a bit of luck now."

Win Marilyn – JPN
Cantered a lap around the all-weather track