Karis Teetan will return to the saddle at Happy Valley this evening (Wednesday, 7 December) after spending the past 21 local fixtures on the sidelines due to illness.<\/p>
Teetan, 32, collected five wins from the first three race meetings this season in September before his untimely interval. The Mauritian \u2013 who takes four mounts tonight \u2013 is buoyed by his reunion with Panfield this Sunday (11 December) and the support of those around him.<\/p>
\u201cIt was a long two and a half months of just waiting at home and recovering slowly,\u201d Teetan said. \u201cI needed to be patient and with everyone\u2019s support, the Club\u2019s support and the doctors \u2013 finally everything has returned to normal and things are looking good.<\/p>
\u201cI used to wake up with my heart rate at 180, now I\u2019m waking up on 40-something. Monday (5 December) I had a workout in the afternoon and before it could hit 200, now again, it\u2019s 90-something after hard work.<\/p>
\u201cWhen we first found out they thought it was a hypothyroid or Graves\u2019 disease but every single test was coming back negative. I saw the doctor a few weeks ago and she treated me for an inflamed thyroid. She says it is very rare but she believes that it is an inflamed thyroid due to getting COVID.\u201d<\/p>
Teetan\u2019s return comes on the undercard of the 2022 LONGINES International Jockeys\u2019 Championship at Happy Valley \u2013 the very competition he won for the first time in 2019.<\/p>
\u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic night to return, we\u2019re going to see some great jockeys around and I\u2019m really looking forward to it \u2013 again I\u2019m just thankful for all of the support from everyone,\u201d Teetan said.<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”34354″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Teetan will kick off his return aboard So You Trust in the Class 4 Australia Handicap (1650m) before reuniting with Murray\u2019s Partners in the Class 5 France Handicap (1650m).<\/p>
Teetan also hops aboard Super Dobbin for Tony Millard in the Class 4 New Zealand Handicap (1200m). He\u2019ll close out the evening atop Superbella in the Class 2 United Kingdom Handicap (1800m).<\/p>
\u201cSuperbella comes in with a light weight, he hasn\u2019t proven it yet in the class but if we get some luck in the run anything can happen. Super Dobbin comes down in class, he\u2019s been working really well and Murray\u2019s Partners, it could be a bit short for him, although, he gets down in class too but at the end of the day, I\u2019m just happy to be back \u2013 it\u2019s a good start,\u201d Teetan said.<\/p>
Looking ahead to Sunday, Teetan takes a pair of rides in the Group 1 races, teaming with Panfield in the HK$22 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) before linking with Savvy Nine in the HK$34 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m).<\/p>
Teetan won the 2021 G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) aboard Panfield.<\/p>
\u201cHe\u2019s been doing so well, in his preparation and in the mornings, he has been preparing himself so well and I just think he needs to bring that to the races and show his form again.<\/p>
\u201cHe\u2019s lost his form lately but we galloped him and he felt really good, so if he brings his form on the big day on Sunday then I think he should be competitive,\u201d Teetan said.<\/p>
Teetan remains wary of the opposition \u2013 including Glory Vase, Senor Toba and Stone Age \u2013 as Panfield chases a return to his best form.<\/p>
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a tough race but I know this horse, he can see (out) the 2400 metres on his good day and if he brings his form and gets the right run, then I don\u2019t see why he should not be competitive,\u201d Teetan said.<\/p>
Savvy Nine might only be a one-time winner from 37 starts in Hong Kong but the Anodin gelding has shown a stack of consistency, with his career-best outing returning second to stablemate Russian Emperor in the 2022 G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m).<\/p>
\u201cHe\u2019s working good, he\u2019s been running well in the handicap races but of course now it\u2019s going to be tough for him but he\u2019s the kind of horse who is a mystery, if he gets the right run then he can run well and he can perform. I think Douglas (Whyte) has the horse flying now, so I just hope he can run well,\u201d Teetan said.<\/p>
This weekend\u2019s HK$110 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races features four Group 1 races: HK$34 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), HK$30 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) and HK$22 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m).<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”34353″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Karis Teetan will return to the saddle at Happy Valley this evening (Wednesday, 7 December) after spending the past 21 local fixtures on the sidelines due to illness.Teetan, 32, collected five wins from the first three race meetings this season in September before his untimely interval. The Mauritian \u2013 who takes… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":34355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34352"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34352"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34445,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34352\/revisions\/34445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/hkir\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}