Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 7 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 7 hours ago Three-year-old gelding Dazzling Fit threw his hat in the ring as a potential Classic Series horse for next season with a sparkling win in the first section of the Class Four Cox’s Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Jockey Luke Ferraris settled David Eustace’s galloper in mid-pack early on and turning out of the back straight still had a lot of ground to make up. When hitting top gear, the well-supported Dazzling Fit flew down the straight to record a very comfortable win over Max Que, after being sent off $2.65. Winning trainer David Eustace was very bullish about the progressive youngster post-race. “We’ve always liked him. He’d put in two really good performances but was showing signs of greenness and just inexperience, which is very normal,” he told SCMP. “He was good today. He jumped well and he relaxed. He had a bit of ground to make up and I thought he flattened out well and picked them up well. “He’ll be a lovely horse for next season. He’ll definitely stay a mile. Whether he needs to do that now I’m not sure, but for next year he will. “We’ll see how he is as to whether he has another run or whether we give him a chance to mature. I’ll just be guided by the horse.” Dazzling Fit was sold for $115,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock Book 2 Yearling Sale through the draft of Haunui Farm. A son of Ribchester, he is out of the Charge Forward mare Sapphire Lass and was purchased by Tartan Meadow Bloodstock’s Paul Chow. Named Ribblesdale in New Zealand, Dazzling Fit was an impressive Ellerslie trial winner for trainer Alex Oliveira last September, prior to his export to Hong Kong. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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