Romantic Warrior turned on the type at Sha Tin on Sunday morning as he claimed an unprecedented fourth straight victory within the HK$40 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m).
Hong Kong Worldwide Sale graduate Romantic Warrior has now reached a tally of 11 Group 1s in 4 completely different jurisdictions, because the James McDonald-ridden seven-year-old ran out a convincing size and three-quarters winner over Bellagio Opera in his newest Group 1 success.
McDonald broke effectively and sat simply behind a gentle tempo set largely by Joseph O’Brien’s Galen, whose rider Dylan Browne McMonagle tried to get first run on the sector because the group of seven became the house straight.
Romantic Warrior was travelling effectively inside himself and with 400m remaining, he was in entrance and was by no means going to be handed regardless of the late problem from Bellagio Opera, with Quisisana sneaking in late for third.
Shum very pleased with Romantic Warrior
Profitable coach Danny Shum stated of his a number of Group 1 winner:
“I’m very pleased with Romantic Warrior and our steady staff, they work actually arduous. It’s an enormous aid. He at all times offers me a whole lot of happiness, not solely me however my steady, homeowners, my household and in Hong Kong, even racing followers or non-racing followers, all of them love Romantic Warrior.
“To be sincere, there was a whole lot of strain. He had his surgical procedure (when a screw was inserted in his left entrance leg on the finish of Might), however he’s such an excellent, calm, pretty horse. He’s a part of my household, I like him. My son says I like Romantic Warrior greater than him!
“He’s very straightforward to coach. He doesn’t want an excessive amount of work and his physique weight will inform you, his urge for food will inform you how match he’s.”
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Romantic Warrior is prone to be aimed one other one other conflict with Perpetually Younger, who he pushed all the way in which to the road in that well-known Group 1 Saudi Cup (1800m, dust) showdown earlier this 12 months.
“He’s so particular”
The profitable rider, James McDonald, summed up his admiration for Romantic Warrior by stating:
“He’s so particular, he’s so particular. He’s only a freak. I don’t know what to say. I simply love him. I like him.”
Dylan Browne McMonagle, the rider of the Joseph O’Brien-trained Galen, who out-ran his odds of 25/1 to complete fourth, stated of the four-year-old son of Gleneagles:
“He’s a really, very powerful horse and he wears his coronary heart on his sleeve. We had been drawn somewhat bit vast and he didn’t step in addition to he often does, which meant I needed to work somewhat bit across the first bend. However I acquired into a pleasant rhythm and he was powerful the entire option to the road.”
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