Glory Vase Captures The Hong Kong Vase for Japan

Mark Smith - Sunday December 8

The Japanese drew first blood on Hong Kong International Race Day filling three of the first four places in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase.  

Joao Moreira was second in the race last year on the star Japanese mare Lys Gracieux (JPN) who was nosed out by Exultant but he made no mistake this year on the appropriately named Deep Impact 4-yearold-entire Glory Vase (JPN).Glory Vase (JPN) in a race of her own in HK Vase image Grant Courtney

Coming from midfield, Moreira threaded a passage between runners to strike the front 200 metres out to defeat fellow Japanese runner Lucky Lilac (JPN) (Orfevre) by three and half lengths with a head back to last year’s hero Exultant (IRE) (Teofilo) who denied a Japanese trifecta by edging Deirdre (JPN) for third.

“Just before I turned for home, I found myself in a trap, which meant I had to ride him for luck and try sneak up the inside,” Moreira told The Racing Post.

“I was hoping a gap would come and fortunately it did. When I got the split, he just dashed through.

"From the 350-metre pole I knew I was the winner as I felt I had loads of horse under me. He was attacking the line like a really good horse.

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“He's got such a big engine, such a big heart. It was a pleasure to ride him."

It was the first win at the highest level for the Tomohito Ozeki-trained colt who won the Group II Nikkei Shinshun Hai at Kyoto and was runner-up in the Tenno Sho (Spring).

By the legendary Deep Impact, Glory Vase is the best of two winners from three to race out of the 4-time winner Swept Overboard mare Mejiro Tsubone.

Mejiro Tsubone has a 2yo colt by Deep Impact named Hanabi Mankai and a yearling filly by Maurice (JPN).

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Race Result - The Longines Hong Kong Vase Gr1 2400m

Sha Tin Track: Good Time: 2:24.77
1
Glory Vase
- 5h Deep Impact (JPN) x Mejiro Tsubone (JPN) (Swept Overboard (USA))
Tnr: Tomohito Ozeki Rdr: J Moreira 57
2
3.5
Lucky Lilac
- 5m Orfevre (JPN) x Lilacs And Lace (USA) (Flower Alley (USA))
Tnr: Mikio Matsunaga Rdr: C Soumillon 55.5
3
3.7
Exultant
- 6g Teofilo (IRE) x Contrary (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem (IRE))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: Z Purton 57
4
4.3
Deirdre
- 6m Harbinger (GB) x Reizend (JPN) (Special Week (JPN))
Tnr: Mitsuru Hashida Rdr: O Murphy 55.5
5
6.5
Called To The Bar
- 6g Henrythenavigator (USA) x Perfect Hedge (GB) (Unfuwain (USA))
Tnr: Pia Brandt Rdr: M Guyon 57
6
7.3
Ho Ho Khan
- 5h Makfi (GB) x China Choice (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: D J Hall Rdr: C Y Ho 57
7
7.5
True Self
- 7m Oscar (IRE) x Good Thought (IRE) (Mukaddamah (USA))
Tnr: W P Mullins Rdr: K Mc Evoy 55.5
8
10.5
Southern Legend
- 7g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Donna's Appeal (AUS) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: C Fownes Rdr: A Sanna 57
9
12.3
Young Rascal
- 5g Intello (GER) x Rock My Soul (IRE) (Clodovil (IRE))
Tnr: W J Haggas Rdr: L Dettori 57
10
12.8
Eagle Way
- 7g More Than Ready (USA) x Wedgetail Eagle (AUS) (Lure (USA))
Tnr: J Moore Rdr: J B Mc Donald 57
11
13.8
Prince Of Arran
- 7g Shirocco (GER) x Storming Sioux (GB) (Storming Home (GB))
Tnr: Charlie Fellowes Rdr: M J Walker 57
12
14.3
Anthony Van Dyck
- 4h Galileo (IRE) x Believe'n'succeed (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: A O'Brien Rdr: Ryan Moore 55
13
14.8
Aspetar
- 5g Al Kazeem (GB) x Bella Qatara (IRE) (Dansili (GB))
Tnr: Roger Charlton Rdr: J Watson 57
14
18.5
Mount Everest
- 4h Galileo (IRE) x Six Perfections (FR) (Celtic Swing (GB))
Tnr: A O'Brien Rdr: W M Lordan 55
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