Beat The Clock recorded his first Group One victory when taking out the Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Beat The Clock dead-heated with Mr Stunning behind fellow compatriot D B Pin in this race last year and was able to go one better in this year’s running under jockey Joao Moreira.
“Things went quite differently than we thought,” Moreira said.
“I didn’t think Little Giant would lead, but fortunately I was able to get through on his outside and my bloke just attacked the line very strongly.
“The last hundred metres he started to pull up and wait for the others, but he was too good. He had that burst of speed and good horses do that.”
Trainer John Size said he was pleased to finally breakthrough at elite level with Beat The Clock.
“Beat The Clock has taken his time to break through to Group One level but he always promised to do that and today the race was suitable for him and he managed to salute,” Size said.
Beat The Clock is a graduate from the 2015 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready To Run Sale. The classy bay was sold out of the Prima Park’s draft for $200,000.
– NZ Racing Desk
