Progressive Bye Bye Hong Kong ready to take seasonal turf bow at Windsor
We are still only in the foothills of the Flat season, but Andrew Balding has already advertised an impressive roster of three-year-olds and Bye Bye Hong Kong could add his name to Balding's enviable list.
Owned by King Power Racing, the son of Street Sense will take on older horses for the first time when he faces three rivals in the Listed Royal Windsor Stakes (6.50) over a mile, following his impressive winning reappearance from a 196-day break in the Woodford Stakes at Chelmsford last month.
"Obviously he'll be taking on older horses and it's quite early to be doing that," Balding said on Sunday. "He won at Windsor as a two-year-old so I'd like to think the track should suit and that he'll run well as he seems in great form."
Now rated 107, the progressive colt produced a promising juvenile campaign in 2018, which ended with a second-placed effort in the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket.
An entry in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot catches the eye, but Balding maintained the three-year-old's optimum trip and future targets have yet to be confirmed.
He added: "He's got possibilities at Royal Ascot but there are other possible races as well, so we'll just have to see where we are after tomorrow."
Kempton welcomes inspiring Tylicki
Freddy Tylicki will be in attendance at Kempton as the track plays host to the 2m INSPIRE Foundation Freddy Tylicki Novices' Hurdle (2.10).
The former jockey suffered life-changing injuries at the track after a fall in October 2016 and now returns as a patron of The INSPIRE Foundation – a charity to raise money for research in the field of spinal cord injury.
Tylicki, along with his mother Irene, will be in the winners' circle to present the £4,094 first prize to the winner of the four-runner contest, which will feature the Emma Lavelle-trained Highly Prized.
The six-year-old won on his British debut at Wincanton last month having joined Lavelle's Wiltshire stable from American trainer Jack Fisher earlier this year.
The rest of the field includes two juveniles in Tiffin Top and Salazar, as well as the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Locker Room Talk, who broke his maiden over hurdles at Huntingdon in March.
Harrington seeks more Graded success
Jett and Dont Touch It represent Jessica Harrington in the 2m5f Grade 3 An Riocht Chase (7.10) at Killarney, in which the pair face three rivals that includes three-time course winner Peregrine Run.
The eight-year-old Jett won the Grade 2 Devenish Chase at Fairyhouse two starts ago, and makes his third start in 20 days after finishing a well-beaten sixth in the Guinness Handicap Chase at the Punchestown Festival on May 1.
Harrington said: "I thought Jett ran quite well at Punchestown last time when carrying plenty of weight. He seems in good form and will like the good ground."
On former Grade 1 winner Dont Touch It, Harrington added: "He ran over two miles at Punchestown and is going back up in trip. He has won over two and a half miles."
The Peter Fahey-trained Peregrine Run, who fell three out in the Topham Chase at Aintree when last seen, has been in good form in seven starts since August 2018 and is a five-time winner over fences.
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Published on 12 May 2019inPreviews
Last updated 09:22, 13 May 2019
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