FWD QEII Cup (Group 1) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

21:40

Date 2023-04-30

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £1,517,572

Winning Time 2m 1.92s (slow by 0.42s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Romantic Warrior (IRE) James McDonald · C S Shum	13/20F	Won
2nd	Prognosis (JPN) Zac Purton · Mitsumasa Nakauchida	66/10	2
3rd	Dubai Honour (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	37/10	.5
4th	Money Catcher (NZ) Silvestre De Sousa · F C Lor	30/1	.5
5th	Danon The Kid (JPN) C Y Ho · Takayuki Yasuda	10/1	2
6th	Geraldina (JPN) Cristian Demuro · Takashi Saito	36/5	0.05
7th	Tourbillon Diamond (AUS) Alexis Badel · C S Shum	72/1	1.5

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)	Romantic Warrior Bay J:James McDonald T:C S Shum	J:James McDonald T:C S Shum	126	t	111-22	-	143	-	63d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Darted clear to win Group 1 Hong Kong Cup by over 4l over C&D in December; major player
2 (1)	Dubai Honour Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	126	t	426-11	-	138	-	22d	—	—	—	0	—	—
British-trained 5yo; comes here after two emphatic 1m2f Group 1 wins in Australia
3 (7)	Danon The Kid Bay J:C Y Ho T:Takayuki Yasuda	J:C Y Ho T:Takayuki Yasuda	126	h	322-03	-	138	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Second in Hong Kong Cup in December and also ran well in Japanese Group 1 this month
4 (6)	Tourbillon Diamond Bay J:Alexis Badel T:C S Shum	J:Alexis Badel T:C S Shum	126	t	224-66	-	134	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Began this season with some good efforts but below best lately and can be opposed today
5 (5)	Money Catcher Brown J:Silvestre De Sousa T:F C Lor	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:F C Lor	126	—	3-1632	-	134	-	21d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	2.1	—	—
Has done very well this season (two Group 3 wins) but needs to find extra today
6 (3)	Prognosis Bay J:Zac Purton T:Mitsumasa Nakauchida	J:Zac Purton T:Mitsumasa Nakauchida	126	h	/124-1	-	129	-	49d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Won 1m2f Group 3 a shade cosily last month; Zac Purton booked for first Group 1 run
7 (2)	Geraldina Bay J:Cristian Demuro T:Takashi Saito	J:Cristian Demuro T:Takashi Saito	122	—	3113-6	-	137	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Beat subsequent Hong Kong Vase winner in Japanese Group 1 in November; could have a say

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Prognosis

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Money Catcher

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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3rd

Romantic Warrior

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dubai Honour

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Danon The Kid

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tourbillon Diamond

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Geraldina

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Romantic Warrior	—	143	—
Dubai Honour	—	138	—
Danon The Kid	—	138	—
Tourbillon Diamond	—	134	—
Money Catcher	—	134	—
Prognosis	—	129	—
Geraldina	—	137	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tourbillon Diamond	21d ago	Fit
Money Catcher	21d ago	Fit
Dubai Honour	22d ago	Fit
Danon The Kid	28d ago	Fit
Geraldina	28d ago	Fit
Prognosis	49d ago	Fresh
Romantic Warrior	63d ago	Fresh