SIZE AND BOWMAN LAND THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP WITH HELIOS EXPRESS

By Graham Potter | Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Helios Express will be given the chance to match the colossal deeds of Golden Sixty and Rapper Dragon by chasing a Four-Year-Old Classic Series clean sweep and HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) success after John Size’s emerging star’s narrow HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday (3 March).

Winner of the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) last month, Helios Express gave Size a fifth Hong Kong Classic Cup win, joining Unique Jewellery (2009), It Has To Be You (2013), Thunder Fantasy (2015) and Sun Jewellery (2016).

The high-class galloper was forced to dig deep under Hugh Bowman before catching Chancheng Glory and Keagan De Melo in the last stride after finally bullocking into the clear late, eventually winning by a short head as Size’s stablemate Ensued finished third, two and three-quarters of a length further back under Ryan Moore.

Inconvenienced when the tempo came out of the race between the 800m and 400m with a 24.40s split, Helios Express needed luck in gaining a run but still clocked the fastest final sectional of 22.93s to grab Chancheng Glory in an overall time of 1m 47.73s. Read more ...

SIZE AND BOWMAN LAND THE HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP WITH HELIOS EXPRESS (MARCH 3)

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