Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Group 1) (3yo+) (Course A+3) (Turf)

Sha Tin

20:05

Date 2023-02-26

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £728,435

Winning Time 1m 59.98s (fast by 1.52s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Sixty (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	13/10	Won
2nd	Romantic Warrior (IRE) Karis Teetan · C S Shum	1/2F	0.2
3rd	Money Catcher (NZ) Silvestre De Sousa · F C Lor	45/1	1.25
4th	Stephensons Rocket (IRE) Harry Bentley · P C Ng	78/1	.75
5th	Panfield (CHI) Hugh Bowman · A T Millard	43/1	0.3
6th	Tourbillon Diamond (AUS) Alexis Badel · C S Shum	31/1	2
7th	Ka Ying Star (GB) James McDonald · A S Cruz	52/1	17.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (4)	Golden Sixty Brown J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	126	—	1112-1	131	143	-	28d	—	—	—	30.3	—	—
Beat Romantic Warrior over 1m here last month to collect his seventh Group 1 win
2 (6)	Romantic Warrior Bay J:Karis Teetan T:C S Shum	J:Karis Teetan T:C S Shum	126	t	1111-2	130	143	-	28d	—	—	—	25	—	—
Dual C&D Group 1 winner; second to Golden Sixty over 1m last month; major player
3 (5)	Tourbillon Diamond Bay J:Alexis Badel T:C S Shum	J:Alexis Badel T:C S Shum	126	tb	41224-	119	134	-	77d	—	—	—	26.3	—	—
Creditable fourth in Hong Kong Cup in December but another minor role is his best hope
4 (7)	Ka Ying Star Bay J:James McDonald T:A S Cruz	J:James McDonald T:A S Cruz	126	tv	4048-3	112	134	-	21d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Placed in two Group 1s last season but no longer the force of old
5 (1)	Money Catcher Brown J:Silvestre De Sousa T:F C Lor	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:F C Lor	126	—	153-16	113	132	-	21d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	15.8	—	—
Dual Group 3 winner this season and placed at big odds in Hong Kong Cup; below form latest
6 (2)	Glorious Dragon Grey J:Harry Bentley T:P C Ng	J:Harry Bentley T:P C Ng	126	t	38/-94	115	133	-	21d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Third in a C&D Group 2 last season but looks up against it today
7 (3)	Panfield Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:A T Millard	J:Hugh Bowman T:A T Millard	126	t	5964-7	114	133	-	28d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Good fourth in 1m4f Group 1 in December but not very consistent; others are much stronger

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Golden Sixty

30.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Tourbillon Diamond

26.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 9 Odds: 0

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3rd

Romantic Warrior

OR: 20 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Ka Ying Star

18.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Glorious Dragon

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Panfield

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Money Catcher

15.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Golden Sixty	131	143	—
Romantic Warrior	130	143	—
Tourbillon Diamond	119	134	—
Glorious Dragon	115	133	—
Panfield	114	133	—
Money Catcher	113	132	—
Ka Ying Star	112	134	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ka Ying Star	21d ago	Fit
Money Catcher	21d ago	Fit
Glorious Dragon	21d ago	Fit
Golden Sixty	28d ago	Fit
Romantic Warrior	28d ago	Fit
Panfield	28d ago	Fit
Tourbillon Diamond	77d ago	Fresh