1st win at UK: Dancing In Paris 勁舞巴黎
Dancing In Paris (17/2) continued a fine start for Team Hong Kong at Ascot on Saturday as he landed the two-mile Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers under Luke Ferraris.
Having been made to wait for a gap two furlongs out, Dancing In Paris picked up well once finding room and collared Great Britain & Ireland’s Shrimp Shady (11/10F) and Ryan Moore close home.
The winning margin was a comfortable length, with Mountain Road (10/1) half a length further back in third for Yutaka Take and Rest of the World.
Ferraris said: “I do not think I have ridden in one of those races [staying] in my seven years, so it was a bit of a change, but I could not have done it in a better spot. It has always been a dream to ride at Ascot; for the first one to be a winner has started the record off well.
“Dancing In Paris was in great order, so well done to the trainer and connections because he did not leave me alone from the time I left the barriers. I was a bit worried that was going to catch him out that last bit, but he got a great tow up the hill and, when he got inside the final furlong, he still had gears there. All credit to the trainer and his team.
“It really is fantastic. Team Hong Kong have started pretty strong, but it is really special to have my family here and some of their friends; it is amazing, so we will be celebrating accordingly tonight. Thanks to Greg Carpenter, he came up to me in Hong Kong and asked if I would like to do this and I said yes; it is great to be representing Hong Kong and hopefully doing them proud.”
Winning trainer Ian Williams said: “Dancing In Paris got a great ride. He was keen early and our biggest worry was that he would not settle. It looked as if he might get tapped for a little bit of space inside the final furlong, but the jockey got him out. It was a nice, professional ride, and a good performance from the horse.”
On his long-standing support for the Shergar Cup, Williams said: “Prize money is good, they look after the owners, they look after the jockeys. When you put a challenge on like this, which is very well covered on the TV, I do believe it is World Pool, it needs support. There are some years when races are not full, I do not understand it, it is just ridiculous; that horse has just picked up £40-something thousand for winning, it is a 10-runner handicap at Ascot with good jockeys. Why would you not support it?
“It is just a great challenge, it puts people together, it makes relationships, it makes things happen and Ascot need applauding for keeping it going. There have been times when I am sure they say this is really tough and are we getting the support, but they deserve the support. It is a very good event.”
Ryan Moore, rider of runner-up Shrimp Shady, said: “He ran very well – but then he got beat.”
Andrew Balding, Shrimp Shady’s trainer, said: “He is a very honest horse, but the race was not entirely run to suit us. Ryan made the best of a bad job, because we were drawn out wide and did not want to be in front. But there you go, and he did a great job in the circumstances. The outcome was we just got beat, but I cannot fault the horse.”
Yutaka Take, rider of third-placed Mountain Road, said: “He did not fail for stamina and he ran a good race.”
Dylan Browne McMonagle, rider of fifth-placed Pole Star, said: “It was a steady pace and turned into a bit of a dash, which did not suit my horse.”
香港隊勢勁再下一城！霍宏聲在雅士谷首戰即勝跳「勁舞」
香港隊首次參戰識價盃，表現極之出色，繼第一場周俊樂以「火爆頭目」贏馬後，去到第二場3190米的識價盃長途賽，輪到霍宏聲在雅士谷出賽，騎「勁舞巴黎」於末段後上擊敗由莫雅騎的大熱門「爆笑改編」贏馬，令識價盃首兩場賽事都由香港隊騎師取勝，霍宏聲更是首度在雅士谷出賽亦即贏馬，現時香港隊亦在識價盃中領先。至於此賽第三名是由世界隊的武豊策騎的「山路」取得。
(影片：HKJC)
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