One to Watch – Sha Tin

Tara Madgwick - Monday January 2

Capitalist kept his Hong Kong record perfect with four winners from four runners when this promising three year-old made a winning debut at Sha Tin on Sunday as a short priced favourite.

Chilli Baba wins on debut - image HKJC

Trained by Ricky Yiu and ridden by Vincent Ho, Chilli Baba overcame a sluggish start to finish off hard and win the 1000m dash by a head on the line.

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“He was a bit slower out than we expected him to be, so I think 1200 or 1400m in the future would be suitable,” Ho said.

“Lucky, he was big enough and brave enough to take those gaps near the finish.

“Once the gap opened, he started to look around a little bit because he started to look around so there’s still room for improvement. Nice performance.”

Chilli Baba as a yearling.

A $155,000 Inglis Premier purchase for his trainer from the Twin Hills Stud draft, Chilli Baba is the first winner for Keep Me Warm, a three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group I winning filly Speak Fondly from the family of dual Group I winner Kenedna and Australian Horse of the Year Bounding Away.

The leading Australian third crop sire by winners, Capitalist has big numbers at upcoming sales with 35 at Magic Millions Book 1 and 39 for Inglis Classic.

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Race Result - Palm Hcp (C4) 1000m

Sha Tin Track: G0 Time: 0:57.41
1
Chilli Baba
- 3g Capitalist (AUS) x Keep Me Warm (AUS) (Northern Meteor (AUS))
Tnr: P Yiu Rdr: C Y Ho 57.5
2
0.1
Innoconstruction
- 3g Headwater (AUS) x Alma's Angel (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: K W Lui Rdr: H N Wong 56
3
0.6
Flying High
- 5g Office Bearer (AUS) x Belle Laude (AUS) (Summa Cum Laude (AUS))
Tnr: W Y So Rdr: Luke Ferraris 59
4
1.8
Sparkling Knight
- 7g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) x Connote (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: Y L Chung 56.5
5
3.3
Timestorm
- 4h Outreach (AUS) x Adriatic (AUS) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hall Rdr: M F Poon 56.5
6
4.0
Nunchuks
- 8g O'Reilly (NZ) x Mama's Choice (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: A K Chan 57
7
4.1
Kowloon East Star
- 5g Zoustar (AUS) x Cardinal Court (AUS) (Valixir (IRE))
Tnr: K L Man Rdr: K Teetan 54.5
8
4.3
Double Show
- 4g Showcasing (GB) x Showus (NZ) (Pentire (GB))
Tnr: D Whyte Rdr: H Bentley 53.5
9
5.5
Yoo Yoo Knight
- 4g Deep Field (AUS) x Louisville Dancer (AUS) (Catbird (AUS))
Tnr: P C Ng Rdr: Jerry Chau 56.5
10
6.0
Soaring Pengshan
- 4g Zacinto (GB) x Los Cabos (NZ) (Mastercraftsman (IRE))
Tnr: K H Ting Rdr: M L Yeung 57.5
11
6.3
Oriental Spirit
- 4g Astern (AUS) x Maraaseem (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: J Bowman 57.5
12
6.4
Rattan World
- 3g Per Incanto (USA) x Senatorial (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: S De Sousa 57.5
13
7.5
Precision Goal
- 4g Tavistock (NZ) x Miraculous Miss (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: T P Yung Rdr: Z Purton 57.5
14
10.8
Beat Hollow
- 4g Outreach (AUS) x Warrilla (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Y S Tsui Rdr: K C Leung 57.5
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