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under the name Pakistan Star – video links here:
Pakistan Star races next in about 12 hours.
interesting market, with HKJC tote currently pricing it:
him 1.0 the win
followed by the others to win (down the card):
132
33
78
38
50
192
49
122
192
108
183
270
201race 11 here:
http://bet.hkjc.com/default.aspx?url=/racing/pages/odds_wp.aspx&lang=en&dv=localBeaten into second today, unable to bridge the gap this time. Maybe Ryan Moore was a late jockey change?
http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/play.asp?type=replay-full&date=20161016&no=11&lang=eng
Pakistan Star just fails again coming from last 400m out:
http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/video/play.asp?type=replay-full&date=20161120&no=09&lang=eng
(if you get an error message on the video, wait until a grey box named Standard appears bottom right then click that)
result page, race 9:
http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/Info/meeting/Results/english/Local/SCMP:
“Tony Cruz’s Pakistan Star set to close the Hong Kong International Races in style
The stage is set for Pakistan Star to steal the show on Sunday after Hong Kong racing’s cult hero drew the widest gate in the final race on a programme famous for revealing future stars. ”
Looking forward to seeing this horse for the first time in 5 mins, should they have put Ryan Moore on?
Yes they should, the jockey was flippin hopeless. Would have hacked up with Moore aboard.
HKJC news release:
PAKISTAN STAR (V325)
04/10/2017 12:07
The Stewards today interviewed Mr A S Cruz, the trainer of PAKISTAN STAR which, in a 1600 Metre barrier trial conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse yesterday, refused to gallop with the field after travelling approximately 100 Metres. The Stewards also interviewed J Moreira, the rider of PAKISTAN STAR, in the barrier trial. Mr K Din, representing the Owner, Mr Kerm Din, was also in attendance.
Jockey Moreira stated that as the horse did at its last start on 25 June 2017, PAKISTAN STAR, despite being vigorously ridden along, refused to stretch out after travelling a short distance and then became detached from the field. He said whilst PAKISTAN STAR did not completely stop in the barrier trial, as it did at its most recent race start, nonetheless it took some time and effort to have it recommence galloping.
Mr Cruz was again unable to offer any explanation for PAKISTAN STAR’s racing manners in yesterday’s barrier trial other than PAKISTAN STAR has on a number of occasions been reluctant to gallop when on the turf track at Sha Tin. He added that when he worked the horse this morning, he had removed the hood from the horse in an endeavour to see whether that would make PAKISTAN STAR more alert.
In order to protect the interests of all parties concerned, the Stewards ruled that before being permitted to race again, PAKISTAN STAR would be required to satisfactorily undertake two gallops from the 1800 Metres along the Back Straight on the turf at Sha Tin during track work and if the horse is able to successfully undertake these two tests, the horse would then be required to undergo two satisfactory barrier trials over 1600 Metres on the turf at Sha Tin. Mr Cruz was advised that these four tests must be completed consecutively and that any reoccurrence of the behaviour exhibited by PAKISTAN STAR at its last race start and in yesterday’s barrier trial would result in the Stewards revisiting the embargo placed upon the horse.
lost his way for a while, but today first time under William Buick travels in third throughout and kicks away at furlong marker to win the QE II Cup.
replay link here – if get video error message, hover cursor bottom-right of pop-up screen and click grey Standard button:
http://racing.hkjc.com/racing/Info/meeting/Results/english/Local/20180429/ST/8looking at his record:
– fell out of love with Matthew Chadwick after first two runs / wins
– fell out of love with Moreira after first run/win
– never fell in love with Silvestre de Sousa
– fell in love with Buick on first run/winhttp://www.hkjc.com/english/racing/horse.asp?horseno=V325
>> William Buick, a late call-up for the ride, …replaced Australian Kerrin McEvoy – laid low with an ear infection at Hawkesbury races on Saturday – who was booked after first choice Silvestre de Sousa was required to remain in England.
“I obviously feel sorry for Kerrin McEvoy, it was his intended ride and I’m just lucky to jump on him,” Buick said of the 4.8 chance. “I’m very fortunate that I got the ride and it was a very nice surprise for me when I landed in Hong Kong. <<
[he was in HK primarily to ride Blue Point for Charlie Appleby in the preceding race]
er gladiateur lol
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