de Vega {Ire}) won the G1 Al Quoz Sprint at the Dubai LONGINES HKIR: International Racing Carnival and Stormy Liberal (Stormy Atlantic) becomes the latest winner of the GI Breeders= Cup Turf AN EQUINE MELTING POT Sprint to try to double up at Sha Tin. Mr Stunning (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) tops a formidable local contingent. by Alan Carasso Team O=Brien is out in force in the G1 Mile with a pair of War Front sophomores, including GI Breeders= Cup Mile runner-up And so here we are again. The Flat season has concluded in Lancaster Bomber and the talented filly Roly Poly, 11th, but not Europe. The Breeders= Cup is in the books, the disgraced at Del Mar. Beauty Only (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor Cup festival has passed, the Japan Cup too. {Ire}) and Helene Paragon (Fr) (Polan {Fr}) topped a For many, the Longines 1-2-3-4 in last year=s Mile and Hong Kong International a case could be made for Races is a Christmas present either, while G1 Yasuda come two weeks early. It Kinen hero Satono Aladdin customarily brings together (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) horses from all corners of the could prove dangerous at an globe (unfortunately not overlaid price. including this year), The richest of the four a good many of which are at international races is the the end of a long campaign, G1 Cup, for which the John taking on a talented group of Moore-conditioned Werther locals, the vast majority of (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) figures which are carefully brought to go favoured over his pet along towards the HKIR with distance. The Japanese have two or three preps. That won this race in each of the would go a long way towards last two years and come explaining the impressive, loaded with Neorealism (Jpn) Talismanic (centre) and Highland Reel (left) top a high-class group for not-infrequent success of (Neo Universe {Jpn}), who Sunday=s G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase | Breeders= Cup/Eclipse Sportswire Hong Kong horses at the beat Werther into third in meeting. the Queen Elizabeth II Cup earlier this season, and Staphanos In spite of the challenges its position on the calendar creates, (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), third to Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero the International Races attract many of the world=s best horses. {Jpn}) last term. Ballydoyle sends out Deauville (Ire) (Galileo Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) gave Aidan O=Brien a {Ire}) and War Decree (War Front), while Sir Michael Stoute breakthrough win in Hong Kong in the 2015 Vase, was second fields a most intriguing challenger in the form of Poet=s Word last year and tries to go out a winner third time around. The first (GB) (Poet=s Voice {GB}). of the day=s events, the Vase arguably holds the greatest In to ride are a who=s who among the world=s best and most amount of intrigue, having attracted the likes of G1 Kikuka Sho accomplished jockeys, including Hugh Bowman, Mirco Demuro, hero Kiseki (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}), as well as Max Dynamite (Fr) Yutaka Take, Joao Moreira, , Ryan Moore, Silvestre de (Great Journey {Jpn}) and Tiberian (Fr) (Tiberius Caesar {Fr}), Sousa, and Olivier Peslier, to name but a handful. third and seventh, respectively, in the G1 , in So it=s >time= for the Longines Hong Kong International Races, addition to GI Breeders= Cup Turf hero, the Andre Fabre-trained the so-called >greatest show on turf.= Given the quantity of Talismanic (Medaglia d=Oro). A compelling way to start the day. quality on hand of both the equine and human persuasions, No European-based horse has ever won the G1 Sprint, but who=s going to argue otherwise? neither does that keep them from trying. Signs of Blessing (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) ran a giant race to be fifth from an impossible draw last year and is back, The Right Man (Fr) (Lope LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 2 OF 5 SATURDAY $ DEC. 9, 2017

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Purse: HK$25 million (,2,376,567/i2,720,324/A$4,263,910/ THE CONTENDERS: Japanese raiders have won the last two US$3,202,405) renewals of the HKIR=s richest race with front-running A Shin Distance: 2000 metres Hikari (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero 2016 champion: Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero {Jpn}) {Jpn}) and a talented trio look to extend the streak Sunday. That Neorealism (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}) shipped in to scoop the THE FAVOURITE: The 2016 BMW and QE II Cup--beating Werther into third--wasn=t a total shock, even G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup hero, Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) if his 7-2 starting price that afternoon was over the odds. He has was forced to miss last year=s international meeting via injury, but one run since, a 13th in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) Oct. 29 but there have been no such missteps this time around, and the over a boggy Tokyo turf that many did not get through. Joao 6-year-old is arguably the strongest favourite across the Moreira, who was in the irons for the QE II, has the call. afternoon=s four races. Staphanos (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was third to Maurice last To be ridden by Tommy Berry, winless in three tries at the December and was 10th in the Tenno Sho. It has been over internationals, Werther closed out the previous campaign with a three years since he last tasted victory and he=s in the mix, but dominating success in the G1 Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) needs his very best. The 7-year-old mare Smart Layer (Jpn) last May and resumed with a useful sixth, beaten just over two (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was a respectable fifth in last year=s Vase, lengths, under 132 pounds in the G2 H. over an but tries the Cup this time around. The very progressive Poet=s insufficient 1600m Oct. 22. Though admittedly not fully cranked Word (GB) (Poet=s Voice {GB}) goes out for trainer Sir Michael up for the G2 Jockey Club Cup, Werther didn=t really have the Stoute , having faced some of Europe=s very best this season. race run to suit, but he nevertheless reeled in the tactically Victorious in the G3 Glorious S. at Goodwood in August, the advantaged Time Warp (GB) (Archipenko) for a narrow victory. 4-year-old was just touched off by the classy Decorated Knight After landing gate three at Thursday=s barrier draw, Werther (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Irish Champion S. Sept. 9 and was would appear to have strengthened his case further still and closest to Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}) when last seen in the trainer John Moore, who won the Cup with Designs on Rome G1 Champion S. at Ascot Oct. 21. He has been one of the buzz (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) three years ago, is duly bullish. horses this week, blew out smartly Friday morning and he=s got AI think he=s in as good form as he=s ever been,@ the Australian legitimate claims. conditioned said. AHe=s got a very big heart, this horse, and we=re going in with confidence. He was underdone last time and THE ROUGHIE: If in the market for a longshot, one could do he still fought off a pretty smart horse--and the pace didn=t suit worse than Blond Me (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}). Upset winner of the that day either. He=s a fitter horse now.@ G3 Middleton S. this past May, the chestnut was runner-up to It=s four course-and-distance wins from six tries for Werther the very talented Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Nassau S. and he should prove tough to beat. and exits a tidy victory--albeit over very soft ground--in the GI E. P. Taylor S. at Woodbine. She has sneaky back class, likes this trip, gets a bit of a break in the weights and will be an enormous price.

THE SELECTIONS: Werther, Poet=s Word, Staphanos.

Video Past Performances B Cup

G1 QE II Cup Neorealism/Werther/Secret Weapon G2 Osaka Hai Staphanos G3 La Coupe Robin of Navan/Garlingari G1 Irish Champion S. Poet=s Word G3 Huxley S. Deauville/Poet=s Word G2 Jockey Club Cup Werther/Time Warp/Gold Mount(Vase)/ Secret Weapon/Helene Charisma (Vase) Tommy Berry puts Werther through his paces Thursday HKJC photo LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 3 OF 5 SATURDAY $ DEC. 9, 2017

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Purse: HK$23 million (,2,186,245/i2,502,125/A$3,924,121/ Ballydoyle ships in a pair of War Front sophomores who have US$2,945,793) proven themselves as legitimate Group 1/Grade I horses this Distance: 1600 metres season. Lancaster Bomber gets Ryan Moore in the irons for his 2016 winner: Beauty Only (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) ninth start of a thus-far winless campaign. But he has certainly run well in defeat, having finished second to World Approval THE FAVOURITE: At this time last year, Seasons Bloom (Aus) (Northern Afleet) in the GI Woodbine Mile in September and (Captain Sonador {Aus}) was gearing up for the local 4-year-old most recently again from a low draw in the GI Breeders= Cup Classics, and he acquitted himself well behind the late Rapper Mile at Del Mar Nov. 4. The filly Roly Poly defeated future Dragon (Aus) (Street Boss), finishing second in the Classic Mile, GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Wuheida (GB) third in the Classic Cup (1800m) and fourth in the Derby (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G1 Falmouth S. and added tough wins in (2000m), with the latter two events always thought to be the G1 Matron S. and G1 Sun Chariot S. Her 11th-place effort in stretching his stamina. Kept over the shorter trips this term, he the Breeders= Cup Mile may not be as poor as it looks on paper. defeated Blizzard (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}) in a Class 1 over 1200m and was second to Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock {Aus}) THE ROUGHIE: It has been a consistent, if not necessarily in the G3 Celebration Cup H. (1400m) before besting last year=s brilliant, season for Al Shaqab Racing=s Karar (GB) (Invincible Mile runner-up Helene Paragon (Fr) (Polan {Fr}) in the G2 Jockey Spirit {Ire}), whose lone win from eight appearances came in Club Mile Nov. 19. Seasons Bloom capped off his preparations front-running fashion in the G3 Prix du Pin at Chantilly in with a gallop over 800m Thursday timed in :50.4 with a final two September. Beaten into third in the waning yards of the G1 Prix furlongs in :23.6. Joao Moreira rides and it=s full steam ahead. de la Foret Oct. 1, the bay ran a sneaky good race when a running-on seventh, beaten two lengths, in the Breeders= Cup THE CONTENDERS: John Moore saddles three in the Mile, the Mile. He was out of his element from off the pace that most formidable of which--on bare form, at least--is Helene afternoon, but he=s likely part of the speed brigade Sunday. Paragon. A dual Group 1 winner following his troubled Mile run Pierre-Charles Boudot, third in Wednesday=s International last year, he was seventh under 133 pounds in the Celebration Jockeys= Championship, sticks around to ride. Cup and ran on to finish a half-length behind Seasons Bloom last time. On the negative side, his trackwork since the Jockey Club THE SELECTIONS: Contentment, Beauty Only, Seasons Bloom. Mile has been less than stellar. Third in the Derby, Beauty Generation has excelled at trips around the mile this term and Video Past Performances B Mile should be prominent in a race where the tempo feels genuine. G1 Yasuda Kinen Satono Aladdin/Beauty Only/ Joyful Trinity (Ire) (Zanzibari) was a good third in last year=s Contentment/Staphanos (Cup) Mile, but has been disappointing in two runs this season and G1 Sun Chariot S. Roly Poly would be a surprise. GI Breeders= Cup Mile Lancaster Bomber/Karar/Roly Poly Defending champion Beauty Only is not without his chances and it can be argued he has yet to reach his peak this term. The 6-year-old was the beaten favourite in his two most recent races, finishing ninth in the Sha Tin Trophy (home in :21.94) and fourth in the Jockey Club Mile (final 400m in :22.58). He=s awkwardly drawn, but won last year=s Mile from the 13 hole. There is no locally based trainer better at getting horses ready off a lengthy absence than John Size. Four years ago, he prepared Glorious Days (Aus) (Hussonet) to win the Mile off an unplaced run in the G1 Yasuda Kinen and he=ll attempt to do the same with another son of Hussonet, last year=s fourth Contentment (Aus). Tenth to Satono Aladdin (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Yasuda Kinen in June, the 7-year-old was ninth to Beauty Generation first-up in the Celebration Cup, but has trialled sensationally since and looms an upset package. The latter has races that would win this, but needs to lift off a 12th in the G1 Mile Championship S. at Kyoto Nov. 19. Seasons Bloom holds off Helene Paragon in JC Mile | HKJC photo LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 4 OF 5 SATURDAY $ DEC. 9, 2017

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Purse: HK$18.5 million (,1,759,695/i2,013,205/A$3,156,153/ THE CONTENDERS: Thewizardofoz (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice US$2,369,125) {Aus}) is one of the more-hyped horses in Hong Kong, but has Distance: 1200 metres generally underperformed over the course of his career. Winner 2016 winner: Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) of the G3 Premier Cup H. last season, he has found Mr Stunning too tough in two starts this season, when ninth at 2-1 in the THE FAVOURITES: Trainer John Size has but one winner (the and a tough-trip fifth at 13-5 in the Jockey Club aforementioned Glorious Days) from 37 runners at the Sprint. It is noteworthy that Joao Moreira has put his eggs in this international meeting, but he=ll saddle the fast improver Mr basket and Thewizardofoz has won a barrier trial since his last. A Stunning (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) in Sunday=s G1 Sprint. breakthrough performance isn=t out of the question, but he is a Caught in the final jump by Lucky Bubbles (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}) bit of an enigma. in the G1 Chairman=s Sprint Prize last May, the 5-year-old was No European-based sprinter has ever proved successful at Sha unplaced on his first run this season, but got home a half-length Tin, and though it remains a tough task, a pair of French-based to the good of Lucky Bubbles in the G2 Premier Bowl H. in Group 1 performers are happy to roll the dice. Signs of Blessing October and most recently took the G2 Jockey Club Sprint. (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) returns to Sha Tin, having run a very AHe=s the highest-rated horse and he=s performed that way the good fifth from an awful barrier in last year=s event. He=ll last two starts,@ said Size. AOn ratings and the way you look at improve for this faster ground, having finished 12th when last the race on paper, you=d think he=s the formidable horse of the seen in the G1 Prix de l=Abbaye in the soft at Chantilly Oct. 1. lot. He=s sound and he=s fit and well.@ The Right Man (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) stayed on gamely to The likeable Lucky Bubbles, who missed by a short head in this take this year=s G1 Al Quoz Sprint up the straight course at race in 2016, will have his fair share of admirers in what should Meydan and most recently bounced back to something prove a pretty tight betting market. He was having his first run approaching his best when winning the Nov. 1 G3 Prix de Seine- of the season when just touched off in the Premier Bowl and his et-Oise at Maisons-Laffitte. effort as the 2.4 (7-5) favourite in the JC Sprint is a toss, as he was locked away inside with nary an out to be found. The bad THE ROUGHIES: Size also sends out Amazing Kids (NZ) (Falkirk news: he has drawn the inside stall yet again and it will take {NZ}), a closing fourth last year off a modest early tempo, but some Hugh Bowman magic to get him home Sunday. whose form coming into this year=s race reads marginally AHe=s a great horse and he=s an absolute model of stronger. Fifth with some trouble in last year=s Jockey Club consistency,@ Bowman said. AHe was obviously a really good run Sprint, he kicked home nicely to finish second to Mr Stunning in first-up and no luck second-up. I think he=s my best ride because the Jockey Club Sprint last time out and could get a better set-up he=s here in Hong Kong, he=s performed well in the race before. this time. He is in the capable hands of Brett Prebble, a three- This horse never runs a bad race, you know exactly what you=re time winner of the Sprint. going to get.@ America=s Stormy Liberal (Stormy Atlantic) has it all to do from gate 11, but of those horses that have shipped in from the U.S. for the Sprint, has (a) been well-prepared with a couple of works going right-handed; and (b) enters the Sprint relatively fresh. His last-out score in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint was his first start since June. An unlikely winner in a strong race, Stormy Liberal has a rough place chance.

THE SELECTIONS: Amazing Kids, Mr Stunning, Lucky Bubbles

Video Past Performances B Sprint G1 Al Quoz Sprint The Right Man G1 Diamond Jubilee S. The Tin Man G1 Sprinters= S. Let=s Go Donki/Once In a Moon/ Blizzard GI Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint Stormy Liberal Mr Stunning gears up for the Sprint | HKJC photo LONGINES HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES $ PAGE 5 OF 5 SATURDAY $ DEC. 9, 2017

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Purse: HK$18 million (,1,710,216/i1,958,811/A$3,067,797/ He was a good third at Flemington, but this trip could actually US$2,305,115) be on the short side for him. By contrast, Tiberian (Fr) (Tiberius Distance: 2400 metres Caesar {Fr}) is liable to be better at the mile and a half. He came 2016 winner: Satono Crown (Jpn) (Marju {Ire}) with a strong burst in the middle stages of the Melbourne Cup to be in contention when push came to shove, but he tailed off THE FAVOURITES: The two most recent winners of the slightly to finish seventh. Four-time Vase winner Olivier Peslier GI Breeders= Cup Turf are set to vie for favouritism in the Vase, retains the mount. which has attracted the deepest and most talented field in its history. Highland Reel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was given a perfect THE ROUGHIES: South African mare Smart Call (SAf) (Ideal ride by Ryan Moore and pegged back defending champion World) will be trying the 2400m for the first time in a career in Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) to win the 2015 renewal, but was which she has beaten the boys in the G1 J&B Met at home. She tagged on the line by Satono Crown in defence of his title was an intended runner in the 2016 Breeders= Cup F/M Turf, but 12 months back. The globetrotter faces the starter for the final was forced to miss the trip and raced well without winning this time in his career Sunday, but the task at hand will not be an year in Britain. A close fourth in the G2 Duke of Cambridge S. easy one, and, indeed, he may not be the top betting choice. (1600m) at Royal Ascot, she filled the same spot in the G1 Prix That distinction could fall upon Talismanic (Medaglia d=Oro), Jean Romanet in August after being blocked at a crucial stage. who defeated Highland Reel into third in the Turf some five The ground was against her when sixth in the G2 Blandford S. at weeks ago. He did so by sitting a perfect trip after leaving from The Curragh in September, but she has galloped with a purpose gate one at Del Mar and those conditions will repeat themselves this week and she can run into the money at a big price. The Sunday afternoon. With Japan=s Tosen Basil (Jpn) (Harbinger locally trained Gold Mount (GB) (Excellent Art {GB}), a staying- {GB}) likely to be ridden for pace by Joao Moreira from gate on fourth to Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) in the G2 Jockey Club seven and with Highland Reel likely to press forward from the Cup, won the 2016 King George V. S. (2400m) at Royal Ascot last eight, that could leave Maxime Guyon and Talismanic in the box year, so Sunday=s journey is in his favour. seat, with no excuses from there. AFrom early on this year, his trainer Andre Fabre has been THE SELECTIONS: Talismanic, Highland Reel, Smart Call. targeting international races,@ commented Godolphin representative Lisa-Jane Graffard. AHis first port of call was Del Video Past Performances B Vase Mar for the Breeders= Cup and we always hoped he would show G2 Hardwicke S. Chemical Charge enough there to be able to consider Hong Kong. We=ll definitely G3 September S. Chemical Charge/Danehill Kodiac have respect for Highland Reel and most of the other runners as G2 Kyoto Daishoten Smart Layer (Cup)/Tosen Basil well.@ G1 Kikuka Sho Kiseki GI Breeders= Cup Turf Talismanic/Highland Reel THE CONTENDERS: Satono Crown was Japan=s first Vase winner G1 Emirates Melbourne Cup Max Dynamite/Tiberian since Stay Gold (Jpn) in 2001 and Kiseki (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}) could make it two in a row for the island nation. Built for this trip and beyond, the dark bay was second to G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner and recent G1 Japan Cup runner-up Rey de Oro (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) in the G2 Kobe o t

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Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 4:30 p.m. (3:30 a.m. EST/8:30 a.m. BST) LONGINES HONG KONG CUP-G1, HK$25,000,000, 3yo/up, 2000mT (HKJC PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 2 Deauville (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Mrs F Hay/M Tabor/Mrs J Magnier/D Smith A O’Brien Moore 126 2 1 Neorealism (Jpn) Neo Universe (Jpn) Carrot Farm Co Ltd Hori Moreira 126 3 12 Poet’s Word (GB) Poet’s Voice (GB) Saeed Suhail Stoute Atzeni 126 4 3 Werther (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Johnson Chen Moore T Berry 126 5 8 Staphanos (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Carrot Farm Co Ltd Fujiwara Bowman 126 6 11 Secret Weapon (GB) Choisir (Aus) Leung Lun Ping Yip N Rawiller 126 7 4 Robin of Navan (Fr) American Post (GB) Cross, Deal, Foden, Sieff H Dunlop Clipperton 126 8 6 Garlingari (Fr) Linngari (Ire) Corine Barande-Barbe Brnde-Brbe Pasquier 126 9 5 Time Warp (GB) Archipenko Martin Siu Kim Sun A Cruz Purton 126 10 7 War Decree War Front A Rosen/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith A O’Brien Heffernan 123 11 10 Blond Me (GB) Tamayuz (GB) Barbara Keller A Balding Murphy 122 12 9 Smart Layer (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Toru Okawa Okubo Take 122

Breeders: 1-Mrs F H Hay; 2-Northern Racing; 3-Woodcote Stud Ltd; 4-C D Allison, C V & J A Barnao, A R Campbell, T G Heptinstall, T M Pivac & D R Platt; 5-Northern Racing; 6-Carmel Stud; 7-Mme Monique Lepeudry; 8-Mme Corine Barande Barbe & Mme Jeanine Massy; 9-Miss K Rausing; 10-AR Enterprises LLC (KY); 11-Wardstown Stud Ltd; 12-Okada Stud

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 3:50 p.m. (2:50 a.m. EST/7:50 a.m. BST) LONGINES HONG KONG MILE-G1, HK$23,000,000, 3yo/up, 1600mT (HKJC PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 12 Beauty Only (Ire) Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) Eleanor & Patrick Kwok A Cruz Purton 126 2 2 Helene Paragon (Fr) Polan (Fr) Sir Po-shing & Lady Woo, Jackson Woo, Moore T Berry 126 Dawson Woo and The Executors of the Estate of the late Wilson Woo 3 8 Contentment (Aus) Hussonet Benson Lo Size Prebble 126 4 4 Satono Aladdin (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Satomi Horse Company Ltd Ikee Bowman 126 5 10 Joyful Trinity (Ire) Zanzibari Lai Wai Chi Moore Mosse 126 6 1 Lightning Spear (GB) Pivotal (GB) Qatar Racing Limited Simcock Murphy 126 7 5 Seasons Bloom (Aus) Captain Sonador (Aus) Paul & Kathy Lo Shum Moreira 126 8 13 Horse of Fortune (SAf) Stronghold (GB) Fantastic Five Syndicate Millard U Rispoli 126 9 3 Karar (GB) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Al Shaqab Racing Graffard Benoist 126 10 9 Beauty Generation (NZ) Road to Rock (Aus) Patrick Kwok Moore Leung 126 11 6 Sichuan Dar (Aus) Not a Single Doubt (Aus) Boniface Ho Millard N Rawiller 126 12 7 Western Express (Aus) Encosta de Lago (Aus) Larry Yung Size Clipperton 126 13 11 Lancaster Bomber War Front M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier O’Brien Moore 125 14 14 Roly Poly K War Front M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier O’Brien Heffernan 121

Breeders: 1-Massimo Parri; 2-A Jordan Torres; 3-PJ Favretto, T & J Hodgson AM, Mr P Rowe, Mr D Sinn, Mr P Sinn (NSW); 4-Northern Farm; 5-Ecurie Peregrine SAS; 6-Newsells Park Stud; 7-B M Nolan (Qld); 8-Northfields Stud (Pty) Ltd; 9-James Wigan; 10-Nearco Stud Limited; 11-Bell View Park Stud (NSW); 12-F Peisah (NSW); 13-Sun Shower Syndicate (KY); 14-Misty For Me Syndicate (KY)

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 2:40 p.m. (1:40 a.m. EST/6:40 a.m. BST) LONGINES HONG KONG SPRINT-G1, HK$18,500,000, 3yo/up, 1200mT (HKJC PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 4 Mr Stunning (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Maurice Koo Size N Rawiller 126 2 1 Lucky Bubbles (Aus) Sebring (Aus) Lucky Syndicate Lui Bowman 126 3 9 Peniaphobia (Ire) Dandy Man (Ire) Huang Kai Wen A Cruz Chadwick 126 4 8 Thewizardofoz (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Martin Siu Size Moreira 126 5 6 Amazing Kids (NZ) Falkirk (NZ) Ricky Tsoi Size Prebble 126 6 10 Not Listenin’tome (Aus) Dylan Thomas (Ire) Matthew Wong Moore T Berry 126 7 5 Signs of Blessing (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) I Corbani/Pandora Racing/A Mouknass Rohaut Pasquier 126 8 13 The Right Man (GB) Lope de Vega (Ire) Pegase Bloodstock Guillemin Bertras 126 9 3 Blizzard (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) Infinitude Syndicate Yiu Mosse 126 10 12 D B Pin (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Samuel Wong Size Doleuze 126 11 11 Stormy Liberal Stormy Atlantic Rockingham Ranch & David A Bernsen Miller de Sousa 126 12 7 Let’s Go Donki (Jpn) King Kamehameha (Jpn) Hirosaki Toshihiro HD Co Ltd Umeda Iwata 122 13 2 Once In a Moon (Jpn) Admire Moon (Jpn) Itohan Holdings Co Ltd Saito Purton 122

Breeders: 1-Makybe Racing & Breeding (Vic); 2-Gilgai Farm (Vic); 3-Aidan Fogarty; 4-Evergreen Rich Pty Ltd (NSW); 5-Colyton Road Holdings Ltd; 6-M A Pitt & M Read (NSW); 7-S Boucheron; 8-Mrs Elizabeth Grundy; 9-G S A Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Vic); 10-Mrs K N & W E Calder; 11-Dapple Bloodstock & Gryphon Investments LLC (KY); 12-Shimizu Bokujo; 13-Okada Stud

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 2:00 p.m. (1:00 a.m. EST/6:00 a.m. BST) LONGINES HONG KONG VASE-G1, HK$18,000,000, 3yo/up, 2400mT (HKJC PPs) SC PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 8 Highland Reel (Ire) Galileo (Ire) D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/M Tabor A O’Brien Moore 126 2 1 Talismanic Medaglia d’Oro Godolphin SNC Fabre Guyon 126 3 9 Tiberian (Fr) Tiberius Caesar (Fr) Australian T’bred Bloodstock, H Volz et al Couetil Peslier 126 4 4 Chemical Charge (Ire) Sea the Stars (Ire) Qatar Racing Limited Beckett Murphy 126 5 10 Danehill Kodiac (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Davies, Smith, Carr, Brown, Govier Hannon Levey 126 6 5 Eagle Way (Aus) More Than Ready Siu Pak Kwan Moore T Berry 126 7 2 Max Dynamite (Fr) Great Journey (Jpn) Mrs S Ricci Mullins G Schofield 126 8 7 Tosen Basil (Jpn) Harbinger (GB) Takaya Shimakawa Fujiwara Moreira 126 9 12 Gold Mount (GB) Excellent Art (GB) Pan Sutong A Cruz Purton 126 10 6 Helene Charisma (Fr) Air Chief Marshal (Ire) Sir Po-shing & Lady Woo, Jackson Woo, Moore Clipperton 126 and The Executors of the Estate of the Late Wilson Woo 11 11 Smart Call (SAf) Ideal World Miss Jessica Slack Stoute Crowley 122 12 3 Kiseki (Jpn) Rulership (Jpn) Tatsue Ishikawa Sumii M Demuro 121

Breeders: 1-Hveger Syndicate; 2-Darley; 3-EARL Haras Du Logis & M Julian Ince; 4-Viktor Timoshenko; 5-Rathbarry Stud; 6-Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia Pty Ltd (NSW); 7-Ecurie Haras De Quetieville; 8-Northern Farm; 9-Mrs L H Field; 10-Franklin Finance; 11-Mauritzfontein Stud; 12-Shimokobe Farm