Jade Theatre
HKJC
Jade Theatre, who raced in New Zealand as Gasoline from the stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, was an 11/1 victor in the featured Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup on Wednesday night at Happy Valley for the combination of Zac Purton and trainer Manfred Man.
“Tonight back on grass, he jumped better, was more comfortable, and travelled really well. He gave me a nice kick and it was a good run,” Purton said.
“After he won last season, we expected he would win again for us this term,” added Man, “but he was either badly drawn or hampered. In fact, he was badly drawn tonight which surely affected our confidence.”
It was the second win of a double for Man, who sent out All Best Friends to take the third race, the Ice House Handicap. -HKJC