Coach Jane Chapple-Hyam faces the thrill of waiting to see if the steady star and her 1st grade double winner saffron beach , will fly overseas on December 3 with the boy’s participation in the Longines Hong Kong Mile (G1) on December 11.
Saffron Beach, who won the Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2) at Ascot and the Prix Rothschild (G1) in the summer in Deauville, gets into the Tattersalls December Promotion on Tuesday and whether she gets on or off no will be up to her buyer. plane or not.
The 4-year-old is the only Briton to participate in this year’s Hong Kong International Race and can take on the role of a local hero sixty . goldwho has won the last two editions of the Hong Kong Mile.
“We worked nonstop for four hours just to introduce her to clients,” says Chapple-Hyam. We’ve got our visas and flights booked, so it’s an exciting time.”
“The journey isn’t over until the hammer drops and we know who the buyer is, but the best people around the world have reviewed her and they’re all raving about it.”
Saffron Beach adapts well to travel as it finished fourth in the Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World (G1) in March and has a reason to fall behind in eighth out of nine when it comes to disqualification. Favorite location for Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (G1) in October.
Chapple-Hyam said of her most recent run: “She got dirty when she got home, so we had an answer for her run, and the same thing happened against the Breeders’ Cup, so we didn’t risk putting her on a plane to Keeneland.
“The last time she had a bad range pass was when she let down Tattersalls Falmouth (G1) at the age of 3, so whenever she runs a bad race, there’s always an excuse.”
The Sha Tin performance was last won by an English coach in 1999 when John Hills teamed up with Docksider, and another consideration for potential buyers would be booking racer Ryan. Moore, who won the Japan Cup on Sunday.
The trainer said: “You can tell who’s interested when you say she got an offer to run at the Hong Kong Mile and it’s worth £3,000,000—that could help value her purchase.
“It’s been a strong race, but she’s moved well and has matured a lot from those early days when she was always running at Newmarket. The ground won’t be as fast as when she won at Royal Ascot. , and she had the best racer in the world on her back.”
Saffron Beach entered as Lot 1878 and is estimated to sell at around 6pm local time on Tuesday night, with group 1 winners Alcohol free enter in the same sale.
