Unbeaten four-year-old BOTTOMUPTOGETHER is primed to extend his winning streak first-up, when he returns to Sha Tin in the Class 3 Handicap over 1200m this Saturday.
BOTTOMUPTOGETHER won his first two starts in impressive fashion on the 1000m straight course, but some may have questioned whether he could handle the rise to 1200m and navigate a race with turns before his last outing. However, the market disagreed, heavily backing him into odds-on favouritism. The son of Shamus Award rose to the occasion, leading all the way to win by 2.75 lengths over this track and distance in his best performance to date.
Well-prepared with two strong trials, where he travelled smoothly without being extended, BOTTOMUPTOGETHER looks extremely hard to beat as he remains in Class 3 first-up.
Quality galloper VOYAGE SAMURAI can pick up where he left off last season, when he returns to Sha Tin in the Class 3 Handicap over 1600m this Saturday.
As a lightly-raced five-year-old, VOYAGE SAMURAI exemplifies the adage that quality outweighs quantity, with three wins and two seconds from five starts. After a solid second-place finish on his Class 3 debut two starts ago, the son of Dissident not only broke through in this class last time out but did so in style. He overcame a wide draw to lead from start to finish, drawing away to win by 1.5 lengths over this track and distance.
VOYAGE SAMURAI has trialled well as usual for his return and stands out as the one with the strongest form in this week’s field. A cross-seasonal double is within his reach.
