From RACING POST HKJohn Moore has dominated the Cathay Pacific Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) in recent years and a refreshed Collection can see that trend continue at Sha Tin today. The race has been won by Moore for the past three seasons, with Viva Pataca putting together back-to-back wins in 2007 and 2008 and Collection (Darren Beadman) attempting the same after running away with it 12 months ago. The renamed Jockey Club Cup has been a rarity among the former International Trial races in that the

From RACING POST HK

John Moore has dominated the Cathay Pacific Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) in recent years and a refreshed Collection can see that trend continue at Sha Tin today.
The race has been won by Moore for the past three seasons, with Viva Pataca putting together back-to-back wins in 2007 and 2008 and Collection (Darren Beadman) attempting the same after running away with it 12 months ago.

The renamed Jockey Club Cup has been a rarity among the former International Trial races in that the runners with the open Group One form, and thus 128 pounds to carry, have not been at a serious disadvantage, winning four of the last five.

Moore made the point this week Collection's summer break in 2010 was better than his 2009 spell. A year ago, Collection had a shorter break after racing to the end of May and resuming earlier with an eye on a Melbourne campaign that was later abandoned.

In truth, Collection's form last year was nevertheless excellent, with an authoritative win in this race followed by a brave Hong Kong Cup second to Vision D'Etat. And the longer break was partly forced by a "scope of blood in his throat", before a controversial QE II Cup defeat in April, but Collection's first run this season suggested the longer vacation may have done him good.

Outpaced over 1,600m, Collection rattled to the line, breaking 23 seconds for his final sectional and that has not been his pet distance previously. Back to where he has had five starts for three wins and a second, Collection has the form, the draw and the standing to again stamp himself Hong Kong's leading hope of repelling the foreign raiders on international day.

For a danger, the inside draw for King Dancer (Gerald Mosse) should see the Sean Woods-trained four-year-old the best of them. He, too, caught the eye first-up over 1,800m under a good weight in the Ladies' Purse, and and the other four-year-olds from this year's Derby, Irian (Brett Prebble) and Super Satin (Zac Purton) have the disadvantage of wide draws.

Packing Winner, Super Pistachio, Mighty High and Carthage are all likely to roll forward, though whether a serious battle for the front ensues remains to be seen, and any early tempo might be steadied once these four find a comfortable position.

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