from RACING POST HKOwners' Glory shapes as a true stayer whose opportunities might appear infrequently, but the Danny Shum Chap-shing-trained four-year-old gets an ideal chance at a trophy in the Indian Recreation Club Challenge Cup (2,200m) at Happy Valley tonight. Lightly raced in New Zealand, Owners' Glory (Brett Prebble) took six runs before he won his final start there over the same distance as he finds tonight. While this might be his first attempt here, there is little doubt the extra 40

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Owners' Glory shapes as a true stayer whose opportunities might appear infrequently, but the Danny Shum Chap-shing-trained four-year-old gets an ideal chance at a trophy in the Indian Recreation Club Challenge Cup (2,200m) at Happy Valley tonight. Lightly raced in New Zealand, Owners' Glory (Brett Prebble) took six runs before he won his final start there over the same distance as he finds tonight.

While this might be his first attempt here, there is little doubt the extra 400m from his last-start win in Class Four at 1,800m is exactly what Owner's Glory wants.

He was outpaced when last in Class Three, but that was over 1,600m and his return to form in Class Four coincided with being raised to staying distances.

The gelding put the writing on the wall when finishing eighth over 1,800m two runs ago, finishing with a flourish behind Perfect Ten to be beaten less than two lengths, then Prebble got on and gave Owners' Glory the ideal ride to beat Perfect Ten last time.

Under 132 pounds, Owners' Glory sprinted well enough to win going away but didn't put a gap on the opposition as he might have been expected to do in the circumstances.

Instead, Owners' Glory ground away to the line and still gave the impression that any time he steps to a more testing challenge, like this 2,200m, he is going to be better suited than most.

With a low draw and a sharp weight drop after the class rise, Owners' Glory can line up for the winning photo again in Class Three, in a race that will hopefully provide a decent staying test with fruity front-runners like Strawberry and Healthy Blueberry.

But even if the tempo is not solid, the draw and weight should allow Prebble to keep Owners' Glory in touch and then let the four-year-old's staying power win the day.

His major danger looks to be Ho Ho Life (Douglas Whyte), a horse who successfully made the transition from Class Four to Three last time over 1,800m.

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