British-born trainer Annabel Neasham has risen to the top of the Australian ranks remarkably quickly and is hoping for another landmark victory on Sunday (11 December) when Laws Of Indices takes on local hero Golden Sixty in the HK$30 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin.<\/p>
Neasham, 31, has enjoyed success at the highest level with another former European-trained horse in Zaaki and is hoping the Irish export and 2021 G1 Prix Jean Prat (1400m) winner Laws Of Indices can build on his promising Australian form.<\/p>
She said: \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting, it\u2019s my first time in Hong Kong so it\u2019s amazing to be coming here with a horse. It\u2019s one of the biggest race days globally on the calendar, so it’s a privilege to have a horse running.<\/p>
\u201cLaw Of Indices was based in Ireland, won his Group 1 in France, raced at Ascot and is now Group 1-placed several times in Australia. He\u2019s an amazing horse because when he arrived in Australia, he had a gleaming summer coat and he\u2019s never lost that. James McDonald knows him well and he galloped him on Tuesday and rang me as soon as he got off him and said he feels terrific.\u201d<\/p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”35441″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Laws Of Indices was last seen finishing third in the Five Diamonds (1800m) at Rosehill on 5 November, one start after his eighth in the G1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley. Before that he showed promise in the G1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) and G1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) and his trainer believes the drop back to a mile is key, while she anticipates the reapplication of headgear to have a positive impact.<\/p>
\u201cI think it’s his best trip and he\u2019ll have the blinkers back on,\u201d she said. \u201cWe were hoping for a bit more luck with the barrier draw (stall 10) but we have the best jockey in the world on. Golden Sixty is an absolute superstar but we\u2019re looking forward to trying to take him on. We\u2019re very happy with our horse and it\u2019s great prize money here.\u201d<\/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":"
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