Bidding to win the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) for the first time in 21 years, John Size is confident Ensued and Bundle Award are poised to perform strongly in Hong Kong’s final Group 1 race of the season at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 May).
Ensued, who ran fourth behind Giavellotto, Dubai Honour and Stellenbosch in the HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) on 8 December before finishing fourth behind Tastiera in the HK$28 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on 27 April, will be ridden by seven-time Hong Kong champion jockey Zac Purton this weekend.
“Ensued is going alright. It was a good run that day in the (LONGINES Hong Kong) Vase, the winner was too good for him. He ran as well as anything else in the race and he’s gone on with that. He’s raced well since and he’s had a pretty good season,” Size said.
“He ran well in the QEII (Cup) and he’s done well after it. He looks good. He should run a good race.”
A four-time winner in Hong Kong up to 2000m, Ensued will attempt to provide Size with his first win in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup since Super Kid, who scored under Shane Dye in 2004.