Hinchinbrook's Remarkable Beat The Clock Powers to Victory in Hong Kong Sprint

Mark Smith - Sunday December 8

It’s the Joao Moreira show at Sha Tin as the ‘magic man’ added the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint to his victory in the HK Vase as the John Size-trained Beat The Clock earned his third win at the highest level.Beat The Clock finishes fast down the outside - image Grant Courtney

Boom horse Aethero (Sebring) attempted to lead all the way but he began to shorten stride 100 metres out and he could not hold the challenge of the stablemates Beat The Clock (Hinchinbrook) and Hot King Prawn (Denman).Beat The Clock has a half-sister by Your Song heading to the Magic Millions - image Grant Courtney

Australasian breds dominated the field with 11 of the 12 starters. The Japanese bred Danon Smash (JPN) (Lord Kanaloa) clocked in eighth under Frankie Dettori.

Never off the board in a remarkable career, Beat The Clock advances his record to 9 wins, 8 second and 6 thirds from 23 starts.

Bred by Jilly Henderson, Beat the Clock was a $200,000 NZB Ready to Run purchase from the Prima Park draft and was a successful pinhook for them having been originally snapped up for $70,000 from the Yarraman Park draft at the Inglis Premier Yearling Sale.

His dam, the Group III placed Lion Hunter mare Flion Fenena was sold for $120,000 to Harry McAlpine Bloodstock for Eureka Stud at the 2018 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. She was back in the same ring this year where she failed to meet her $150,000 reserve.

The daughter of Lion Hunter has a yearling filly by Your Song that is in the Eureka Stud draft in next months Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. 

Flion Fenenafilly foal a Smart Missile filly on October 17.

 

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Race Result - The Longines Hong Kong Sprint Gr1 1200m

Sha Tin Track: Good Time: 1:08.12
1
Beat The Clock
- 6g Hinchinbrook (AUS) x Flion Fenena (AUS) (Lion Hunter (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: J Moreira 57
Hinchinbrook
2
0.3
Hot King Prawn
- 5g Denman (AUS) x De Chorus (AUS) (Unbridled's Song (USA))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: K Teetan 57
Denman
Inglis May (Late) Online Sale $5,500
Seller: Jason Coyle Racing
Buyer: Terry Evans Racing
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale $50,000
Seller: Torryburn Stud, Torryburn
Buyer: Jason Coyle Racing
3
0.4
Aethero
- 3g Sebring (AUS) x Pinocchio (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: J Moore Rdr: Z Purton 53
Sebring
4
0.8
Mr Stunning
- 7g Exceed And Excel (AUS) x With Fervour (USA) (Dayjur (USA))
Tnr: F C Lor Rdr: J Bowman 57
5
1.3
Full Of Beauty
- 5g Darci Brahma (NZ) x Pennacchio (NZ) (Align (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: C Y Ho 57
6
1.5
Wishful Thinker
- 6g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Zebithea (AUS) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: Richard Gibson Rdr: C Soumillon 57
7
2.0
D B Pin
- 7g Darci Brahma (NZ) x Pins 'n' Needles (NZ) (Pins (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: Ryan Moore 57
8
2.5
Danon Smash
- 5h Lord Kanaloa (JPN) x Spinning Wildcat (USA) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: Takayuki Yasuda Rdr: L Dettori 57
9
3.3
Seasons Bloom
- 7g Captain Sonador (AUS) x Pyramisa's Lass (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: Grant Van Niekerk 57
10
3.8
Rattan
- 6g Savabeel (AUS) x Grand Princess (AUS) (Last Tycoon (IRE))
Tnr: Richard Gibson Rdr: C Schofield 57
11
5.0
Ivictory
- 6g Mossman (AUS) x Inca Lagoon (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: A Sanna 57
12
6.5
Regency Legend
- 4g Pins (AUS) x Sparkling (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: S De Sousa 57
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