Keith Yeung Ming-lun is hoping the return to a profitable monitor and distance can get the very best out of Discover My Love in Sunday’s Class Two TVB Cup (1,400m) at Sha Tin.
Yeung guided Discover My Like to consecutive victories over 1,400m at Sha Tin late final season and was additionally on board for the Frankel gelding’s three seconds on the similar monitor and distance.
Coach Manfred Man Ka-leung has examined Discover My Love over extra floor at his previous three begins, which included runs at Glad Valley and on Sha Tin’s all-weather monitor.
His finest outcome was a last-start fifth behind All For St Paul’s within the Class Two Egret Handicap (1,650m), during which he jumped awkwardly and was bumped shortly after the beginning.
“We’ve been attempting a couple of various things with him however after going to Glad Valley and the all-weather monitor, it appears 1,400m is finest,” Yeung stated. “Even for me, I did counsel I believed the horse might deal with a bit additional so we tried it.”
Luck has abandoned Discover My Love all through this season, together with late in a race at Sha Tin in November when he was bumped closely by Tuchel in an incident which led to Yeung and Hugh Bowman falling.
Nevertheless, the five-year-old shortly bounced again at his following begin to run second to Drombeg Banner at his favorite monitor and distance.
“He proved himself once more in his subsequent run,” Yeung stated. “On this class, he wants the barrier and tempo to go proper, however he hasn’t received that recently.”
In an open Class Two on Sunday, Discover My Love should overcome a large attract barrier 10.
“From that barrier there’s not a lot you are able to do, however the issue is that they at all times go so sluggish in Class Two,” Yeung stated.
“The tempo at all times appears so sluggish. I’ll see what I can do. He has received some gate velocity, so I’ll in all probability see if I can slot him in someplace close to midfield, not too far again.”
Yeung has a e-book of seven rides at Sha Tin as he goals so as to add to his tally of eight winners this season.
He believes Sports activities Legend and Inexperienced Laser are able to exhibiting enchancment within the Class Three TVB Pok Oi Charity Present Handicap (1,200m) and Class 5 TVB Charity Fund Handicap (1,800m), respectively.
“He has improved rather a lot and I feel Danny [Shum Chap-shing] has some hope in him, too. He thinks he’ll run nicely,” Yeung stated forward of Sports activities Legend’s dust project.
“I feel Inexperienced Laser can nonetheless win one or two races. Final time he received a very good barrier and I attempted to carry him out on the 400m. Then he made contact with the surface horse and received intimidated and simply gave up.
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“I feel he simply desires to be left alone and given loads of room after which he’ll end off properly.”
Yeung can also be hopeful of sustaining the trip on Hong Kong Derby prospect Fallon within the Basic Cup (1,800m) on March 3.
“I’m trialling him subsequent Tuesday, that’s for positive, and I’ll attempt to maintain the trip,” Yeung stated.
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