Longines Hong Kong Vase (Group 1) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

18:10

Date 2023-12-10

Distance 1m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £1,431,310

Winning Time 2m 30.12s (slow by 3.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Junko (GB) Maxime Guyon · A Fabre	91/20	Won
2nd	Zeffiro (JPN) Damian Lane · Yasutoshi Ikee	23/5	1
3rd	Warm Heart (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	12/5	2.25
4th	Geraldina (JPN) William Buick · Takashi Saito	16/1	0.05
5th	Senor Toba (AUS) C Y Ho · C Fownes	45/1	1.5
6th	Five G Patch (IRE) Alexis Badel · A S Cruz	53/1	2.25
7th	La City Blanche (ARG) Zac Purton · A S Cruz	27/1	1.75
8th	Lebensstil (JPN) Joao Moreira · Hiroyasu Tanaka	13/10F	3.5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (6)	West Wind Blows Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:NON-RUNNER T:Simon & Ed Crisford	126	—	232229	-	132	-	29d	—	—	—	8.1	—	—
Not at best last time but ran well in defeat in two Australian Group 1s in October
1 (8)	Junko Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	J:Maxime Guyon T:A Fabre	126	—	663131	-	135	-	35d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Opened Group 1 account in four-runner race on soft ground in Germany last month
2 (3)	Senor Toba Grey J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	126	t	076695	-	132	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Group 3 handicap winner here (1m1f) in February but not at same level since
3 (2)	Zeffiro Bay J:Damian Lane T:Yasutoshi Ikee	J:Damian Lane T:Yasutoshi Ikee	126	—	213431	-	131	-	35d	—	—	—	15	—	—
Kept on strongly to win 18-runner Group 2 in Japan last month; makes Group 1 debut today
4 (9)	Five G Patch Bay J:Alexis Badel T:A S Cruz	J:Alexis Badel T:A S Cruz	126	t	253837	-	134	-	21d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Placed in C&D Group 1 in May but that performance is an outlier on his record
6 (4)	La City Blanche Bay J:Zac Purton T:A S Cruz	J:Zac Purton T:A S Cruz	126	t	177436	-	129	-	21d	—	—	—	2.1	—	—
Third in 1m1f Group 3 handicap last month and unexposed over 1m4f but has a bit to find
7 (5)	Geraldina Bay J:William Buick T:Takashi Saito	J:William Buick T:Takashi Saito	122	—	-66465	-	137	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Kept on well for fifth in Tokyo Group 1 last month; wants a good pace to aim at
8 (7)	Lebensstil Bay J:Joao Moreira T:Hiroyasu Tanaka	J:Joao Moreira T:Hiroyasu Tanaka	121	—	1-2131	-	133	-	83d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Impressive winner of 1m3f Group 2 in Japan in September and still quite lightly raced
9 (1)	Warm Heart Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	117	—	115112	-	140	-	36d	—	—	—	19	—	—
Dual Group 1 winner over this trip in summer and excellent second at Breeders' Cup (1m2f)

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Warm Heart

OR: 0 Form: 19 Odds: 0

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2nd

Junko

OR: 0 Form: 18 Odds: 0

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3rd

Zeffiro

OR: 0 Form: 15 Odds: 0

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West Wind Blows

8.1

OR: 0 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0

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Lebensstil

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Five G Patch

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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La City Blanche

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Senor Toba

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
West Wind Blows	—	132	—
Junko	—	135	—
Senor Toba	—	132	—
Zeffiro	—	131	—
Five G Patch	—	134	—
La City Blanche	—	129	—
Geraldina	—	137	—
Lebensstil	—	133	—
Warm Heart	—	140	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Senor Toba	21d ago	Fit
Five G Patch	21d ago	Fit
La City Blanche	21d ago	Fit
Geraldina	28d ago	Fit
West Wind Blows	29d ago	Fit
Junko	35d ago	Fit
Zeffiro	35d ago	Fit
Warm Heart	36d ago	Fit
Lebensstil	83d ago	Fresh