• Aidan O’Brien’s charge held off Flintshire for trainer’s first win in Hong Kong
• Moore doubled up on Maurice to claim mile prize from Able Friend“Get in there!” With a whoop of joy and a leap into the air which would enjoy done Nureyev proud,Aidan O’Brien’s travelling head lad, Pat Keating, or made no attempt to hide his feelings.
Nor should he enjoy. Highland Reel had just passed the Sha Tin post to win the Hong Kong Vase,first of the four races which produce the Longines-sponsored day of international racing such a magnet for top-lesson racehorses from around the world.
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Source: theguardian.com