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Line Seeker wins Griffin Trophy

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Line Seeker led throughout to hold off Sky Hero in the Griffin Trophy by a narrow margin at Sha Tin.

Line Seeker (No. 3), ridden by Zac Purton, win the Griffin Trophy (1400m) at Sha Tin.
Line Seeker (No. 3), ridden by Zac Purton, win the Griffin Trophy (1400m) at Sha Tin. Picture: HKJC

Strathmore pressed the winner from the start and finished third with Dashing Fellow fourth in this HK$2 million contest.

The win was the second in a row for Line Seeker, sent off as top favourite in a field of 13. The son of O'Reilly, ridden by Zac Purton, covered the 1400m distance in 1m 21.70s, with the final 400m in 22.95s.

“He really got tired the last bit but he ran a 22.06s in the middle and he did a bit,” said winning trainer Paul O’Sullivan, who teamed up with Purton to win the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint with Aerovelocity a fortnight ago.

O'Sullivan said he may drop Line Seeker back to 1200m for his next start, but he was more than glowing in his assessment of the O’Reilly gelding's ability.

“You won’t be seeing him for another two, three runs this season. He could come back and be a nice sprinter later on,” the New Zealand handler said. “He is a very skinny, long horse but he is very athletic. He is never going to be big and strong like me.”

Last year's Griffin Trophy featured horses such as Luger and Domineer, both rated now in triple digits.


Hong Kong Jockey Club

Sha Tin

Sunday, 28th December 2014

4
14:00
(local)

THE GRIFFIN TROPHY

Age: 3yo WT: 120lbs
HKD $2,000,000
1400m TURF GOOD
4
14:00
(local)
HKD $2,000,000
1400m GOOD

THE GRIFFIN TROPHY

Age: 3yo WT: 120lbs


FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 3. LINE SEEKER (NZ) 3yo G
O'Reilly (NZ) - Hooked Ona Feeling (NZ)
ZAC PURTON
P O'SULLIVAN
$2.5
122lbs
CHRISTABEL LEE SHANG YUEE

Sales Information

2nd 4. SKY HERO (NZ) 3yo G
Iffraaj (GB) - Jabot (NZ)
DOUGLAS WHYTE
Y S TSUI
$4.3
122lbs
MR & MRS LAM KWOK YAN

Sales Information

3rd 1. STRATHMORE (AUS) 3yo C
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - OUR EGYPTIAN RAINE (NZ)
UMBERTO RISPOLI
TONY MILLARD
$10
130lbs
I Bruce

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4th 7. DASHING FELLOW (AUS) 3yo G
Duporth (AUS) - Moon Fever (AUS)
BRETT PREBBLE
JOHN MOORE
$4.5
120lbs

Sales Information

5th 10. GOLDEN PARTNERS (AUS) 3yo G
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - Bella Reina (AUS)
NEIL CALLAN
P F YIU
$119
120lbs

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6th 2. SO CAFFE (IRE) 3yo G
DARK ANGEL (IRE) - Another Valentine (FR)
OLIVIER DOLEUZE
S WOODS
$5
122lbs

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7th 11. UNICORN (NZ) 3yo C
Thorn Park (AUS) - KASHIRA (NZ)
DEREK LEUNG
C H YIP
$30
120lbs
8th 9. FIRST COMMANDER (AUS) 3yo G
Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Gayika (AUS)
M YEUNG
DANNY SHUM
$207
120lbs
9th 8. GOOD METHOD (GB) 3yo G
Bahamian Bounty (GB) - Hoh Chi Min (GB)
KARIS TEETAN
DANNY SHUM
$258
120lbs

Sales Information

10th 12. LOYAL CRAFTSMAN (NZ) 3yo G
Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Classy Affair (AUS)
C Y LUI
Y S TSUI
$545
120lbs

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11th 5. FRESH AND FRESH (GB) 3yo C
MEDICEAN (GB) - Red Blossom (GB)
W M LAI
P F YIU
$103
122lbs

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12th 6. PARENTAL SPIRIT (USA) 3yo G
MATTY G (USA) - DEPUTY BELLE (USA)
ALEX LAI
Y S TSUI
$302
120lbs
13th 13. PROPEL REPEL (NZ) 3yo G
-
T H SO
C H YIP
$492
120lbs

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