{"id":6168,"date":"2022-11-25T14:12:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T06:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctr-campaigns.hkjc.com\/202223-hk-classic-mile\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2023-01-05T14:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T06:43:43","slug":"chevalier-cup-test-for-beautyverse-against-longines-hkir-runners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/4yo-series\/en\/news\/chevalier-cup-test-for-beautyverse-against-longines-hkir-runners","title":{"rendered":"Chevalier Cup test for Beautyverse against LONGINES HKIR runners"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6169″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Upbeat after setting a new Hong Kong record for the most wins by a jockey at Happy Valley, Zac Purton turns his attention to next year\u2019s Four-Year-Old Classic Series when Beautyverse tackles the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 November).<\/p>

An impressive first-up winner from barrier 14 over 1600m on 6 November, 2022 G1 South Australian Derby (2500m) winner Beautyverse (120lb) will tackle LONGINES Hong Kong International Races selected runners Excellent Proposal (135lb) and Butterfield (134lb) in his most serious challenge so far.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s a good test for Beautyverse. Of course, he won really nicely first-up and he did it the tough way from a wide gate, having to make all which may not end up being his racing style. We\u2019ll find out more about that as we go on,\u201d said Purton, who has posted 46 wins in 20 meetings this season to hold a 25-win lead in the jockeys\u2019 championship.<\/p>

\u201cHe\u2019s trained on well from what I understand, all his better form overseas was at 2000m and beyond and he\u2019s a real galloper which is why he was able to sustain the tough run and continue on with his brave effort first-up.<\/p>

\u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of PP horses (Privately Purchased Horses) come to Hong Kong and run really well first time and then they haven\u2019t been able to back it up, so he needs to back it up and if he can, we might have a nice one.\u201d<\/p>

Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr) in Australia when he raced as Jungle Magnate, Beautyverse is among Purton\u2019s provisional choices for the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, which features the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on 29 January, the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) on 26 February and the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on 19 March.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019ll be nice to see where we\u2019re at because he\u2019s only eight weeks away from the Four-Year-Old Classic Series so he probably only has the chance to maybe have one or if he\u2019s lucky two more runs before then, so it\u2019s just a matter of getting the competition into him and keeping his fitness up and seeing what we\u2019ve got,\u201d Purton said of Beautyverse.<\/p>

\u201cThat\u2019s where he\u2019s heading and there are some other nice horses floating around as well so I think this season\u2019s series should be quite competitive and hopefully I can end up on the right one.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6170″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Chasing a sixth Hong Kong jockeys\u2019 championship, Purton takes a full book of rides into Sunday\u2019s 10-race meeting and the Australian is also positive about Beauty Eternal\u2019s prospects in the Class 3 Chevalier Environmental Engineering Handicap (1200m) for John Size.<\/p>

A luckless third behind Science Patch at Sha Tin over 1200m on 6 November, when he was severely checked and stumbled in the straight, Beauty Eternal faces Cruz\u2019s talented young sprinter Superb Capitalist in an intriguing clash.<\/p>

\u201cBeauty Eternal was obviously very impressive first-up and really stiff last start but I think he showed us two things last start \u2013 one, he\u2019s a talented horse and, two, he\u2019s very brave as well,\u201d Purton said.<\/p>

\u201cHe didn\u2019t shirk his task at all and I think that\u2019s going to hold him in good stead going forward. Against that, he just hasn\u2019t been able to get himself out of the gates with a lot of speed so far and he does give the impression that he already wants further than what he\u2019s racing at.<\/p>

\u201cWe\u2019re on the C course and we\u2019re up against Superb Capitalist, who was extremely impressive first-up and, at this distance, he does everything right \u2013 he\u2019s got great gate speed, he\u2019s going to put himself in front out of a trouble on a rail position that\u2019s going to favour him and be hard to catch but it might open the race up a bit.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6171″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Vincent Ho will bid to extend an excellent season aboard Frankie Lor\u2019s One Voice (134lb) in the Class 4 Chevalier E & M Engineering Handicap (1400m), while Luke Currie will look to return to the winners\u2019 stall in the same race on Michael Chang-trained Ching (129lb).<\/p>

\u201cHe\u2019s a big horse, a strong horse \u2013 I think he can cope with the weight,\u201d Ho said of One Voice, while Currie is similarly optimistic about Ching, who finished powerfully last start when second to Young Victory.<\/p>

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say a little bit unlucky last start \u2013 he was very unlucky. I don\u2019t think gate one is an advantage or a disadvantage but he should run well,\u201d the Australian said.<\/p>

Sunday\u2019s (27 November) meeting at Sha Tin starts with the Class 4 Chevalier Aluminium Engineering Handicap (1000m) at 12.45pm.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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