With Sacred Kingdom withdrawn from last Friday's only turf trial at Sha Tin with a hoof problem, all eyes were on Able One, Thumbs Up, Sight Winner and Hawkes Bay, but it was Gem Of Chui Ton who upstaged the big names with an impressive win, reports the HK Racing Post. It adds: The son of Tobougg displayed a lethal turn of foot to come from third last and nail last-start winner Deferential in a high-class 1,000m heat.The five-year-old has been a frustrating horse to follow, but it looks like he
With Sacred Kingdom withdrawn from last Friday's only turf trial at Sha Tin with a hoof problem, all eyes were on Able One, Thumbs Up, Sight Winner and Hawkes Bay, but it was Gem Of Chui Ton who upstaged the big names with an impressive win, reports the HK Racing Post.
It adds: The son of Tobougg displayed a lethal turn of foot to come from third last and nail last-start winner Deferential in a high-class 1,000m heat.
The five-year-old has been a frustrating horse to follow, but it looks like he has finally turned the corner and his patient connections and army of fans are in for their just rewards this campaign. Gem Of Chui Ton arrived two seasons ago with good credentials from England and joined Ricky Yiu Poon-fai's stable before moving to Me Tsui Yu-sak at the middle of last term. He has had 10 starts for only two placings.
Now trained by in-form Tony Cruz, Gem Of Chui Ton lengthened well over the final stages when asked by Matthew Chadwick to beat several Group-class horses and clock 58.64 seconds (22.4 for the final section). Able One (third), Thumbs Up (eighth), Sight Winner (ninth) and Hawkes Bay (10th) trialled nicely, too, and they appear set for successful campaigns.
In the 1,200m all-weather track trial, Sparkling responded well when asked for a superior effort by Zac Purton in the final 100m to clock the quickest time (1.11.52) of the morning on the surface.