12/12/2010 Sha Tin (HK)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG SPRINT
HK$ 14,000,000.00
Group One - 1200 Metres (Winning Time: 1.08.84)
2. J J THE JET PLANE (P Strydom) 1.08.84
3. ROCKET MAN (F Coetzee)
1. SACRED KINGDOM (B Prebble)
12. LET ME FIGHT (D Beadman)
14. ORTENSIA (C Williams)
6. KINGSGATE NATIVE (R Moore)
10. LUCKY NINE (G Mosse)
9. LITTLE BRIDGE (Z Purton)
11. DIM SUM (O Doleuze)
4. GREEN BIRDIE (D Whyte)
5. JOY AND FUN (T Angland)
13. CERISE CHERRY (L Dettori)
8. ONE WORLD (J Lloyd)
7. ULTRA FANTASY (H W Lai)
J J THE JET PLANE
Sire: Jet Master
Dam: Majestic Guest
J J the Jet Plane prevails in three-way battle for Sprint
In the 1,200-meter (5.97-furlong) $1,760,855 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (HK-G1), former South African champion sprinter J J the Jet Plane came charging hard and fast on the outside at odds of 17-to-1 under jockey Piere Strydom to beat top Singapore sprinter Rocket Man by a nose.
Three-time Hong Kong champion sprinter and 2010 Horse of the Year Sacred Kingdom appeared to be making a strong move in the final furlong but weakened in the final strides and finished third, three-quarters of a length behind Rocket Man.
"We had a great run," Strydom said. "He were always traveling [well]. When we eased out on the straightening, I was happy to go after Rocket Man because I didn't want him to get away.
"My bloke gave me everything and we got there on the line:
J J the Jet Plane, a six-year-old Jet Master gelding, covered the distance in 1:08.84, winning for the fifth time from 13 starts this season. The victory was his third straight for trainer Lucky Houdalakis after returning to South Africa following a tough campaign in England with trainers Mike de Kock and Richard Hannon.
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