When Furore won the BMW Hong Kong Derby over 2,000m at Sha Tin on Sunday, it fulfilled Frankie Lor's dream of becoming the first 'home-grown' Hong Kong trainer to land the race for 11 years. 'I can't express my feelings,' said the handler, after claiming Hong Kong's most...
Bowman charted Furore's path from a wide starting point, rolling his mount forward and slotting neatly into a handy berth one spot off the rail, all before the field of 14 had made it through the first turn.
That tempo seemed to foil the chances of favourite Waikuku, taken back from gate 14 to sit second-last under Joao Moreira. Zac Purton, meanwhile, knew his chances on the stamina-laden Lor runner Dark Dream were being compromised."It just gave me a dream cart into the race and my horse was able to get the job done as he did over the mile two starts ago."He came to life on the turn for home as he discovered a rhythm, entering the straight with momentum flowing but a steep task to surmount.
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