Aidan O’Brien is wanting ahead to taking up house favorite Romantic Warrior in Sunday’s Hong Kong Cup, dwell on Sky Sports activities Racing.
Luxembourg has not been seen since nearly upsetting stablemate Auguste Rodin within the Irish Champion Stakes.
That kind appears to be like red-hot, with Auguste Rodin having received the Derby at Epsom and the Irish equal earlier than subsequently triumphing within the Breeders’ Cup Turf.
Nevertheless, in Romantic Warrior, who travelled to Australia to win the Cox Plate just lately, he faces a stern rival at Sha Tin.
“He was second in the Irish Champion Stakes and then he had a foot bruise, this was a race we had our eye on with him,” stated O’Brien.
“It’ll be nice, hopefully we now have him proper and nicely and hopefully we’ll have the ability to gauge these mile-and-a-quarter races all around the world. We’re wanting ahead to it.
Requested about taking up final 12 months’s winner Romantic Warrior, O’Brien stated: “He is clearly an excellent horse, Romantic Warrior, we completely respect each horse and he is superb.
“It’ll be interesting. I think it’ll be a nice race to watch and it’ll be an even-run mile and a quarter I’d imagine. Hopefully he’ll run well.”
The Ballydoyle handler may have 4 runners on the cardboard with Aesop’s Fables within the Dash and Cairo within the Mile, whereas Heat Coronary heart holds very sturdy claims within the Vase.
She didn’t win her maiden till Could 7 however went on to land the Ribblesdale at Royal Ascot, the Yorkshire Oaks, the Prix Vermeille and went down narrowly on the Breeders’ Cup to Inspiral over 10 furlongs.
As a result of intercourse allowance, Ryan Moore will get all the way down to 117lb (lower than 8st 4lb) to journey her.
“He always got on very well with her and I think he’s looking forward to it,” stated O’Brien.
“She has a nice weight pull, she’s well in and is a very consistent filly. It looks like she’s a little bit better maybe at a mile and a half, Rachel (Richardson) rides her out and she’s very happy with her. She looks very well.”
Watch all of the motion from Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday dwell on Sky Sports activities Racing from 4am.