Longines Hong Kong Cup (Group 1) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

20:40

Date 2025-12-14

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £2,304,527

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (2)	Romantic Warrior Bay J:James McDonald T:C S Shum	J:James McDonald T:C S Shum	126	t	1-1221	-	140	-	21d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Won last three editions of this race and looked as good as ever last month
2 (5)	Bellagio Opera Bay J:Kazuo Yokoyama T:Hiroyuki Uemura	J:Kazuo Yokoyama T:Hiroyuki Uemura	126	—	364-12	-	132	-	182d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dual 1m2f Group 1 winner in native Japan; can make his presence felt
3 (3)	Rousham Park Bay J:Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T:Hiroyasu Tanaka	J:Christophe-Patrice Lemaire T:Hiroyasu Tanaka	126	ht	27-600	-	131	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Excellent second at 2024 Breeders' Cup but too inconsistent to rely upon
4 (7)	Galen Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	126	v	152332	-	133	-	30d	—	—	—	10.1	—	—
Second in 1m2f Group 2 in Bahrain last month; might go well from the front
5 (1)	Straight Arron Bay J:Craig A Williams T:David A Hayes	J:Craig A Williams T:David A Hayes	126	b	718944	-	134	-	21d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Fourth in C&D Group 2 last month; another supporting role most likely today
6 (6)	Chancheng Glory Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:K W Lui	J:Maxime Guyon T:K W Lui	126	b	266207	-	131	-	21d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Both runs last month were below par and even his best form probably isn't good enough
7 (4)	Quisisana Bay J:Christophe Soumillon T:F-H Graffard	J:Christophe Soumillon T:F-H Graffard	122	—	-11193	-	134	-	57d	—	—	—	13	—	—
French mare who won 1m2f Group 1 against own sex in August; can go well

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Quisisana

OR: 0 Form: 13 Odds: 0

—

2nd

Galen

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0

—

3rd

Romantic Warrior

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Chancheng Glory

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

—

Straight Arron

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0

—

Bellagio Opera

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Rousham Park

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Romantic Warrior	—	140	—
Bellagio Opera	—	132	—
Rousham Park	—	131	—
Galen	—	133	—
Straight Arron	—	134	—
Chancheng Glory	—	131	—
Quisisana	—	134	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Romantic Warrior	21d ago	Fit
Straight Arron	21d ago	Fit
Chancheng Glory	21d ago	Fit
Galen	30d ago	Fit
Rousham Park	35d ago	Fit
Quisisana	57d ago	Fresh
Bellagio Opera	182d ago	Long break