23/4/2024  

FWD Champions Day Track Notes – Tuesday 23 April, 2024  

FWD QEII Cup  

DUBAI HONOUR (GB)

Last year’s third, cantered one lap on the all weather track.  

“He's settled in really good, this morning’s not been easy with the weather but I’m very happy with him. He’s great - a seasoned professional,” said Issy Paul, track rider and assistant to trainer William Haggas.  

PROGNOSIS (JPN)

Cantered easily for around one lap on the all weather track.   The assistant trainer Yasunari Kiyoyama said: “Having some weather incidents, I am pleased that he has done what I wanted him to do today.”  

HISHI IGUAZU (JPN)

Warmed up in the trotting ring and hacked for a lap on the all weather track.   The assistant trainer Tomohiro Takahashi said: “He was fresh this morning but has yet to return his best form.”  

NORTH BRIDGE (JPN)

Hacked around the all weather track for around one lap.   The assistant trainer Makoto Sugiki said: “He travelled well to Hong Kong. He feels great and has been getting used to the new surroundings.”    

FWD Champions Mile  

CHAMPAGNE COLOR (JPN)

Worked one lap on the turf.   The assistant trainer Norihisa Hamanoya said: “He handles well with the change of surroundings and keeps good form.”  

ELTON BAROWS (JPN)

Warmed up in the trotting ring alongside the quarantine stable to prepare for tomorrow’s gallop.   “He worked on the turf to grab the feel of the surface yesterday and because of this weather, we decided to keep him in the trotting ring today,” stable representative Yuta Sato said.  

OBAMBURUMAI (JPN)

Had an easy canter on the turf course.   “I have no worries with how he moves and breathes during the work,” said the assistant trainer Kazuhiro Yamada.    

Chairman’s Sprint Prize  

MAD COOL (JPN)

Hacked around a lap on the all weather track under the work rider of Northern Farm, Kimiyuki Shibata.   Shibata said: “He moved nicely today and I am very pleased with his condition physically and mentally. He is a type of horse who can adjust himself mentally when he works and when he spends his time off at the barn. Tomorrow he will have a fast piece of work over the turf with jockey Atsuya Nishimura on board.”  

SUNRISE RONALDO (JPN)

Cantered easily for one lap on the all weather track.   “He’s getting familiar with the new environment and I am happy how he has settled in because he can become tense before the races, so we will work steadily tomorrow morning,” the assistant trainer Keiichiro Yasuda said.