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

Sha Tin

20:00

Date 2023-12-10

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £1,908,413

Winning Time 1m 34.10s (slow by 0.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Golden Sixty (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	27/20F	Won
2nd	Voyage Bubble (AUS) James McDonald · P F Yiu	30/1	1.5
3rd	Namur (JPN) William Buick · Tomokazu Takano	12/1	1.25
4th	Soul Rush (JPN) Joao Moreira · Yasutoshi Ikee	11/1	0.3
5th	Beauty Joy (AUS) Maxime Guyon · A S Cruz	18/1	.5
6th	Beauty Eternal (AUS) Zac Purton · J Size	18/5	0.05
7th	Serifos (JPN) Yuga Kawada · Mitsumasa Nakauchida	61/10	1
8th	Encountered (IRE) K C Leung · K L Man	23/1	0.3
9th	Lim's Kosciuszko (AUS) Damian Lane · Dan Meagher	109/1	1.5
10th	Cairo (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	113/1	.5
11th	Divina (JPN) Cristian Demuro · Yasuo Tomomichi	173/1	0.3
12th	Danon The Kid (JPN) Yuichi Kitamura · Takayuki Yasuda	63/1	1.5
13th	California Spangle (IRE) Christophe Soumillon · A S Cruz	9/1	0.3
14th	Tribalist (GB) Mickael Barzalona · A Fabre	77/1	.5

Runners (15)

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
R15 (15)	Red Lion Bay J:Reserve T:J Size	J:Reserve T:J Size	126	—	115528	-	124	-	14d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Below form in C&D handicap last month and out of his depth today
1 (14)	Golden Sixty Brown J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	126	—	12-111	-	143	-	224d	—	—	—	0	—	—
A local legend, with his terrific 25-29 strike-rate including two editions of this race
2 (3)	California Spangle Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:A S Cruz	J:Christophe Soumillon T:A S Cruz	126	t	321314	-	140	-	21d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Fended off Golden Sixty to win this in 2022; ought to make a bold bid from the front
3 (10)	Danon The Kid Bay J:Yuichi Kitamura T:Takayuki Yasuda	J:Yuichi Kitamura T:Takayuki Yasuda	126	h	-03505	-	135	-	21d	—	—	—	0.9	—	—
Creditable fifth when dropped back to 1m in Japan last month but others appeal more
4 (4)	Serifos Chestnut J:Yuga Kawada T:Mitsumasa Nakauchida	J:Yuga Kawada T:Mitsumasa Nakauchida	126	h	11-528	-	136	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Group 1 winner in Japan; ran much better than bare form suggests when eighth last month
5 (11)	Soul Rush Bay J:Joao Moreira T:Yasutoshi Ikee	J:Joao Moreira T:Yasutoshi Ikee	126	b	4-3912	-	136	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Career-best effort when second in Kyoto Group 1 last month; can make presence felt here
6 (13)	Tribalist Chestnut J:Mickael Barzalona T:A Fabre	J:Mickael Barzalona T:A Fabre	126	—	-11131	-	135	-	23d	—	—	—	22.1	—	—
French-trained front-runner; three-time Group 2/3 winner on slow ground this year
7 (5)	Beauty Eternal Chestnut J:Zac Purton T:J Size	J:Zac Purton T:J Size	126	—	121131	-	136	-	21d	—	—	—	21.1	—	—
Seven wins this year, the latest a narrow verdict in C&D Group 2 last month; Group 1 debut
8 (6)	Beauty Joy Chestnut J:Maxime Guyon T:A S Cruz	J:Maxime Guyon T:A S Cruz	126	ht	234472	-	136	-	21d	—	—	—	5.6	—	—
Second in C&D Group 1 last season but is fully exposed and others are stronger
9 (2)	Lim's Kosciuszko Bay J:Damian Lane T:Dan Meagher	J:Damian Lane T:Dan Meagher	126	—	111121	-	114	-	29d	—	—	—	23.5	—	—
Multiple Group 1 winner in native Singapore but tackles higher-calibre opposition here
10 (8)	Voyage Bubble b/br J:James McDonald T:P F Yiu	J:James McDonald T:P F Yiu	126	p	116143	-	130	-	21d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Caused 45-1 surprise in HK Derby in February but held by a few of today's rivals since
11 (1)	Encountered Bay J:K C Leung T:K L Man	J:K C Leung T:K L Man	126	t	111621	-	125	-	35d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Ready winner of 1m1f Group 3 handicap here last month but faces very tough task today
12 (9)	Cairo Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	125	b	1-1023	-	129	-	49d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Beaten in Listed race last time but a possible if judged on Irish 2,000 Guineas second
13 (12)	Namur Bay J:William Buick T:Tomokazu Takano	J:William Buick T:Tomokazu Takano	122	h	-27011	-	136	-	21d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Produced strong late surge to open Group 1 account at Tokyo last month; must be considered
14 (7)	Divina Bay J:Cristian Demuro T:Yasuo Tomomichi	J:Cristian Demuro T:Yasuo Tomomichi	122	ht	042217	-	134	-	28d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Scrambled home to win 1m1f Group 2 in Tokyo in October but faces a tall order today

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Lim's Kosciuszko

23.5

OR: 0 Form: 23.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Tribalist

22.1

OR: 0 Form: 22.1 Odds: 0

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3rd

Beauty Eternal

21.1

OR: 0 Form: 21.1 Odds: 0

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Encountered

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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Namur

OR: 0 Form: 18 Odds: 0

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California Spangle

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Divina

OR: 0 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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Voyage Bubble

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Cairo

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Beauty Joy

5.6

OR: 0 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0

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Red Lion

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Danon The Kid

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Golden Sixty

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Serifos

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Soul Rush

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Red Lion	—	124	—
Golden Sixty	—	143	—
California Spangle	—	140	—
Danon The Kid	—	135	—
Serifos	—	136	—
Soul Rush	—	136	—
Tribalist	—	135	—
Beauty Eternal	—	136	—
Beauty Joy	—	136	—
Lim's Kosciuszko	—	114	—
Voyage Bubble	—	130	—
Encountered	—	125	—
Cairo	—	129	—
Namur	—	136	—
Divina	—	134	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Red Lion	14d ago	Fit
California Spangle	21d ago	Fit
Danon The Kid	21d ago	Fit
Serifos	21d ago	Fit
Soul Rush	21d ago	Fit
Beauty Eternal	21d ago	Fit
Beauty Joy	21d ago	Fit
Voyage Bubble	21d ago	Fit
Namur	21d ago	Fit
Tribalist	23d ago	Fit
Divina	28d ago	Fit
Lim's Kosciuszko	29d ago	Fit
Encountered	35d ago	Fit
Cairo	49d ago	Fresh
Golden Sixty	224d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Tribalist	Front Runner
Divina	Mid-Pack
Voyage Bubble	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 15 runners classified.