{"id":31889,"date":"2022-11-19T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctr-campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/?p=31889"},"modified":"2022-11-21T10:16:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T02:16:32","slug":"weight-swing-crucial-for-california-spangle-in-golden-sixty-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/news\/weight-swing-crucial-for-california-spangle-in-golden-sixty-rematch","title":{"rendered":"Weight swing crucial for California Spangle in Golden Sixty rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”31892″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Hoping to be cleared to ride at Sha Tin after testing positive to COVID last weekend, Zac Purton is optimistic a weight advantage will enable California Spangle to topple dual Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty in the HK$5 million G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) on Sunday (20 November).<\/span>
A runaway leader in the Hong Kong jockeys\u2019 championship with 40 wins, Purton has a full book of 10 rides at the weekend but must first pass COVID test on Sunday morning to take up the commitments \u2013 including mounts on California Spangle, Lucky Sweynesse and Beauty Joy in the meeting\u2019s trio of G2 features.<\/span>
Beaten by two lengths by Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho at equal weights \u2013 126lb \u2013 in the G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) on 24 April, California Spangle (123lb) will enjoy a five-pound weight advantage this Sunday when Golden Sixty (128lb) bids for his 22nd win at his 25th start.<\/span>
\u201cCalifornia Spangle has the swing in the weights, so that\u2019s going to help but it\u2019s a small field. It\u2019s hard to know how Golden Sixty is going because his last trial was on a pretty ordinary track and he seemed to look after himself, so there\u2019s an unknown there,\u201d Purton said.<\/span>
\u201cCalifornia Spangle has had a couple of starts so he should have a fitness edge as well and this is what we\u2019re here for. You want to take the champ on. Whether we can beat him, we\u2019re going to find out.<\/span>
\u201cI\u2019m not going to say California Spangle has improved a lot, he\u2019s sort of held his form. He does feel a little bit more mature but I still feel we\u2019ve got a big task ahead of us. Obviously, I\u2019ve been looking forward to the rematch and here it is \u2013 it\u2019s upon us.\u201d<\/span>
Standby riders have been arranged if Purton is unable to ride this weekend.<\/span><\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”31894″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Sunday\u2019s meeting will feature the addition to Hong Kong\u2019s jockey roster of four world-class riders \u2013 James McDonald, Blake Shinn, Mickael Barzalona and Hugh Bowman.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s just lovely to be back. I feel really enthusiastic about what lies ahead. I\u2019ve got nice rides on Sunday. Looking forward, I think I\u2019ve got some nice rides at Happy Valley next week and beyond,\u201d said Bowman, who rides Courier Wonder in the G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) for John Size and Money Catcher for Frankie Lor in the G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m).<\/p>

\u201cThey look handy. I think it\u2019s the time of the year that horses don\u2019t necessarily need to win but if they can run well at these meetings and progress onto the international, a good season lies ahead.<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s lovely to be getting the opportunity to ride. They\u2019re not the headline horses for this week but who\u2019s to say they won\u2019t progress into being that later in the season? If these horses can run well, make their presence felt, I\u2019m sure they can all improve on what they do this Sunday and if they win, even better.\u201d<\/p>

Bowman, who has enjoyed tremendous success on previous Hong Kong stints, will partner David Hall\u2019s Good Buddy in the Class 3 BOCHK BOC Pay Handicap (1400m).<\/p>

\u201cHe was the first horse I sat on since my return and he gave me a really good feel. He galloped very well and he\u2019s got a nice draw \u2013 things look to be falling into place for him. Obviously, he\u2019s in very good form, he\u2019s been racing well and his work on Thursday morning (17 November) would indicate he\u2019s ready to run well,\u201d Bowman said.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”31893″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Karis Teetan is resigned to watching from the sidelines this weekend as Romantic Warrior resumes in the BOCHK Jockey Club Cup but the Mauritian is confident last season\u2019s revelation \u2013 the gelding advanced from unraced Class 4 contender to G1-winning status in the space of eight starts \u2013 can perform for James McDonald.<\/p>

\u201cWe had a great connection, me and this horse, and we won some major races last season and it\u2019s a shame that I\u2019m going to miss his races this season. Of course, James can ride the horse. I\u2019m happy that Danny had made a decision \u2013 and I think they made the right decision because he\u2019s a good horse and they need a really good jockey on him,\u201d Teetan said of the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) victor.<\/p>

\u201cHis preparation looks pretty good and I think he\u2019s going to be competitive. He had a minor setback and he\u2019s going to go and take on horses that are running and fit, so it\u2019s going to be a challenge for him.<\/p>

\u201cBut I think he\u2019s got a lot of quality and I think that could help him out.\u201d<\/p>

Teetan hopes to soon resume race riding after returning to trackwork this week.<\/p>

As there have been no winners of the entire the Triple Trio pool across the past six day meetings in Hong Kong, a jackpot of over HK$39.3 million will be carried forward to the pool for this Sunday\u2019s fixture at Sha Tin. It is estimated that a single HK$10 winning unit could pay up to HK$60 million, higher than any Triple Trio dividend so far throughout the 2021\/22 racing season.<\/p>

Sunday\u2019s (20 November) meeting at Sha Tin starts with the Class 3 BOCHK Cross-Border Services Handicap (2000m) at 12.45pm.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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