{"id":2437,"date":"2019-11-22T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T07:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctr-campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/?p=2437"},"modified":"2019-11-22T17:54:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T09:54:44","slug":"bayliss-back-on-champions-way-for-chevalier-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/news\/bayliss-back-on-champions-way-for-chevalier-cup","title":{"rendered":"Bayliss back on Champion\u2019s Way for Chevalier Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
[vc_row el_class=”section-padding-top”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2016″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” css_animation=”none” el_class=”title”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2440″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Regan Bayliss takes the hot seat on Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopeful Champion\u2019s Way in Saturday\u2019s (22 November) Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin and the young Australian is excited about reuniting with the horse who gave him his second Hong Kong win.\r\n\r\nThe John Size-trained gelding won his first five races last season in Hong Kong, tasting defeat only once, at the hands of stablemate Red Warrior, and signed off by winning the G3 Lion Rock Trophy (1600m).\r\n\r\nBut the generational front-runner disappointed fans first-up this term when a lacklustre ninth in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup (1400m), behind the course record-setting Encouraging. Bayliss, though, is not discouraged by that run.\r\n\r\n\u201cHe showed last season that he was a rising star, his first-up run maybe looked a bit disappointing but they seemed to roll along at a quick pace and not much made ground, and also he was first-up. I think he has a long campaign ahead of him,\u201d Bayliss said.\r\n\r\n\u201cI like him at the mile and second up – he\u2019s drawn a nice barrier also, so hopefully he can bounce back,\u201d the Australian hoop said.\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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Champion\u2019s Way failed to fire a shot first-up in the Panasonic Cup.<\/p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Joao Moreira has ridden Champion\u2019s Way in six of eight races but a suspension for the Brazilian has opened the door for Bayliss to climb back aboard for the first time since 10 March when the gelding sealed a double, initiated two races earlier when Rise High gave the rider his first Hong Kong win.\r\n\r\n\u201cUnfortunately for Joao (Moreira) he got suspended and I\u2019m glad I could I pick up this opportunity and hopefully I can make the most of it,\u201d Bayliss said.\r\n\r\nThe rider has faith in the Hinchinbrook gelding\u2019s ability to improve on his visually uninspiring first-up performance.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think he\u2019s the real deal, he might have had a few people jump off him last start but as I said, he is in very good hands with John Size and I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll bounce back,\u201d Bayliss said.\r\n\r\nBayliss knows a good horse and described Champion\u2019s Way as the \u201creal deal\u201d. He previously partnered the former Hong Kong galloper Redkirk Warrior to all three of his G1 wins in Australia – back-to-back Newmarket Handicaps at Flemington and a Lightning Stakes success.\r\n\r\nThis season in Hong Kong though hasn\u2019t been straightforward for Bayliss, the young Australian has had limited opportunities in the plate, 64 rides in total, grinding away on what is widely considered to be the most competitive racing circuit on the globe for a jockey.\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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Regan Bayliss and Mr Wealth power to a first-up victory.<\/p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bayliss has two wins next to his name this campaign, the second aboard the Manfred Man-trained Mr Wealth, who he will reunite with in Saturday\u2019s (23 November) Class 3 Chevalier Environmental Engineering Handicap (1200m).\r\n\r\n\u201cHis last performance was really good – his trackwork and trials indicated that he was going to be competitive and it was good to see him go to the races and show us what he\u2019s been showing us and get the win,\u201d Bayliss said.\r\n\r\n\u201cHe feels well and he definitely hasn\u2019t gone backwards in his work – if anything he\u2019s taken a step forward so I\u2019m looking forward to riding him.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Tamayuz gelding has been assigned top-weight duties following that win and will be looking to climb into Class 2.\r\n\r\n\u201cHe has nine pounds extra this time but he also strips fitter from that run so I think naturally there is improvement off that run, he\u2019s drawn a nice barrier (6) so if he gets a nice run in transit and things work, it doesn\u2019t look a stronger race than last time. I think he\u2019ll be thereabouts again,\u201d Bayliss said.\r\n\r\nAiming at Golden <\/strong>\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2441″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Neil Callan is hoping South African import Lobo\u2019s Legend (121lb) can upset Four-Year-Old Classic Series hope Golden Sixty (133lb) and break his duck in Saturday\u2019s Class 2 Chevalier Property Investment Handicap (1400m).\r\n\r\n\u201cA couple of his runs at the end of last season, he was running up to a good level of form. He\u2019s come out this season and run one good race for me over 1400 (metres) when he got the right track into the race and hit the line quite strongly,\u201d Callan said.\r\n\r\nLobo\u2019s Legend won the G1 SA Classic (1800m) pre-import, the second leg of the South African Triple Crown, but the Irishman is of the opinion that the David Ferraris-trained gelding is more effective over shorter distances.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think he\u2019s a 1200-metre horse, all his best form has been over 1100 to 1200 (metres) and I think when he won his 1800-metre Group 1 he landed in the lead combined with his natural gate speed – which meant he could just sit there and then he sprinted away from them and since then he hasn\u2019t gone to 1800 metres,\u201d Callan said.\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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Neil Callan and Lobo\u2019s Legend finish a narrow second at Happy Valley.<\/p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Trippi gelding will face 13 opponents in Saturday\u2019s maiden-breaking assignment, including Golden Sixty, who is looking to become the third horse this season to win his third consecutive race, following Hardly Swears who tallied the hat-trick on Wednesday.\r\n\r\n\u201cGolden Sixty is obviously a horse that\u2019s going into the Four-Year-Old series, he\u2019s on an upward curve and he looks hard to beat but you can\u2019t be scared of just one horse – we\u2019re in there to win,\u201d Callan said\r\n\r\nCallan also reunites with Good Standing in Saturday\u2019s feature, the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) following a runner-up effort behind Encouraging in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup (1400m).\r\n\r\n\u201cHe\u2019s a very straightforward horse, he\u2019s very easy to deal with, he has a lot of class and he put in a good run last time which I expected, but I didn\u2019t expect Encouraging to run that fast and keep going!\u201d Callan said.\r\n\r\nThe John Moore-trained gelding was second-up last time and seemingly enjoyed the return to the trip after being outpaced at 1200m the time before.\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]

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Neil Callan overcame saddle issues to finish second on Good Standing.<\/p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cAt the 250 metre mark I thought I could run past him (Encouraging) but I noticed early on in the race that my saddle had gone back quite a long way and by the time I got to the 100 (metre) mark I was wondering whether it was going to stay intact, but luckily it did,\u201d the Irishman said.\r\n\r\n\u201cWhen I pulled up on him the saddle was so far around his loins I don\u2019t know how he even got to finish off the race so well,\u201d he added.\r\n\r\nNeil Callan and John Moore have teamed up twice already together this season following the successes of Happy Warrior and Thanks Forever.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had a good run, horses are going well, a couple of nice winners as well – long may it continue,\u201d Callan said.\r\n\r\nSaturday\u2019s 10-race card commences at 12.15pm with the Class 4 Chevalier Aluminium Engineering Handicap (1200m).\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2440″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Regan Bayliss takes the hot seat on Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopeful Champion\u2019s Way in Saturday\u2019s (22 November) Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin and the young Australian is excited about reuniting with the horse who gave him his second Hong Kong win. The John Size-trained gelding won… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"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":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437\/revisions\/2456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/campaigns.hkjc.com\/rising-stars\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}