Rising HK Star for Redwood

Tara Madgwick - Monday June 26

Westbury Stud’s Redwood (GB) has a number of promising galloper son the rise and one of them is Tuchel (NZ), who scored a deserved win in the Group III Premier Plate (1800m) at Sha tin on Sunday.

Tuchel (NZ) wins the G3 "Premier Plate - image HKJC

Trained by John Size and ridden by Zac Purton, Tuchel was second in the Hong Kong Derby earlier this year and was rewarded for consistency when surging home to win by half a length taking his overall record of six wins and six placings from 15 starts.

“I think that (the slow pace) helped him as he’s a little suspect at the 1800 metres and today he had the weight advantage against the others and he’s got a good turn of foot so that played into our hands,”Purton said of Tuchel.

“He (Tuchel) has been terrific all season. He’s had some hard runs, he’s turned up and continues to get better and John (Size) has done a great job with him.”

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Tuchel was a $130,000 Karaka Book 2 purchase.

Tuchel was a $130,000 Karaka Book 2 Yearling Sale purchase from Westbury Stud for Simple Bloodstock Services and was bred by Gerry Harvey. He is the best of three winners from Trista Rossa, a winning Testa Rossa daughter of stakes-winner Altrista, whose dam is Group I winning sprinter Alynda.

Tuchel is the 14th stakes-winner for High Chaparral’s Group I winning son Redwood and is his fifth this season joining Sharp ‘n’ Smart, Antino, Platinum Invader and Solidify.

Redwood (GB)

Redwood stands at a fee of $10,000.

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Race Result - The Premier Plate Gr3 1800m

Sha Tin Track: G0 Time: 1:48.92
1
Tuchel
- 4g Redwood (GB) x Trista Rossa (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: Z Purton 55.5
2
0.5
The Best Peach
- 4g Twilight Son (GB) x Poyle Meg (GB) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: A Badel 52
3
0.8
Spirited Express
- 5g No Nay Never (USA) x Bo Bardi (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: P Yiu Rdr: M J Dee 52
4
1.8
Packing Award
- 5g Shamus Award (AUS) x Exchanges (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: L Ho Rdr: M Chadwick 52
5
2.5
Panfield
- 6h Lookin At Lucky (USA) x Esterina Ii (ARG) (Orpen (USA))
Tnr: A T Millard Rdr: K Teetan 60
6
5.5
Senor Toba
- 5g Toronado (IRE) x Bahamas (AUS) (Teofilo (IRE))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: J Bowman 61
7
6.8
Tourbillon Diamond
- 6g Olympic Glory (IRE) x Modave (NZ) (Montjeu (IRE))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: C Y Ho 60
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