Rosewood looking for three in a row
Rosewood Fleetfoot (NZ) (Proisir) will be looking to get his third win in a row in the Class 4 Big Wave Bay Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
The Prosir gelding won his final two starts of last season over 2200m at the city course with Karis Teetan aboard. “He had a nice last season – those two wins were very good. I feel like he built a bit of confidence after his (first) win and it’s going to be interesting now over 1800 (metres).
“He has preferred longer distances, but he is a bit fresh after his holiday. I sat on him on Monday and he actually felt really nice,” Teetan said.
Armor Golden Eagle (NZ) (Ace High) made five starts at Happy Valley last season, winning three times, and links with Andrea Atzeni in a high-quality HK$3.12 million Class 2 Shek O Handicap (1650m).
“He likes the course and I’m looking forward to getting back on him. We always thought he was above average and it was just a matter of time. Physically, he was just a little bit weak and mentally, he was a little immature,” Atzeni said.
“It took time, but we knew the ability was there once he put it together. He showed that last season when he won his first race and it wasn’t a fluke because he’s won two since.”
Dazzling Fit (NZ) (Ribchester) makes his Happy Valley debut in the Class 3 Chung Hom Kok Handicap (1650m), after contesting last term’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
Trainer David Eustace, who has a win already this season, said: “I was keen to give him a good break after what was a pretty strenuous four-year-old campaign. He’s ‘prepped’ up really smoothly. I just thought as a five-year-old they need to be a bit more versatile and adaptable to tracks.”
Zac Purton partners Dazzling Fit from barrier one on Wednesday.
