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Race Results:
26 April 2026 - Sha Tin
Race 9 - THE FWD QEII CUP *Int'l Rating
Class G1 - 2000M - A
Course: ST Sunny Going: g/f
Finish Time: 2:00:64
Sectional Time: 26.13 24.95 24.29 23.12 22.15
| Place | Horse No | Horse Name | Jockey | Trainer | Rate | Weight | ON | RD | Draw | Margin | Time | In Running | Section Time |
| 1 | 2 | ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) | J. McDonald | C. S. Shum | 125 | 126 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5 | 2:00:64 | 4-4-4-4-1 | 75.73 23.00 21.91 | |
| 2 | 1 | MASQUERADE BALL (L919) | C. Lemaire | T. Tezuka | 128 | 126 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6 | 1 | 2:00:80 | 7-8-8-8-2 | 76.21 22.92 21.67 |
| 3 | 4 | SOSIE (L913) | M. Guyon | A. Fabre | 121 | 126 | 13 | 8.2 | 2 | 1.5 | 2:00:88 | 5-6-6-6-3 | 75.97 22.96 21.95 |
| 4 | 3 | ROYAL CHAMPION (L920) | O. Murphy | K. Burke | 122 | 126 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2.75 | 2:01:08 | 3-3-3-3-4 | 75.65 23.04 22.39 |
| 5 | 5 | GIOVANNI (L922) | J. Collett | H. Sugiyama | 115 | 126 | 40 | 99 | 8 | 3.5 | 2:01:19 | 2-2-2-2-5 | 75.53 23.08 22.58 |
| 6 | 7 | RUBYLOT (H412) | H. Bowman | D. A. Hayes | 114 | 126 | 30 | 99 | 3 | 4.75 | 2:01:38 | 6-5-5-5-6 | 75.93 22.96 22.49 |
| 7 | 8 | NUMBERS (L080) | K. C. Leung | F. C. Lor | 111 | 126 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 5.5 | 2:01:51 | 1-1-1-1-7 | 75.37 23.12 23.02 |
| 8 | 6 | JUNE TAKE (L924) | J. Moreira | H. Take | 114 | 126 | 15 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2:01:58 | 8-7-7-7-8 | 76.17 22.84 22.57 |
Sire:Acclamation
Breed of the Winning Horse:ROMANTIC WARRIOR
Dam:Folk Melody
| Pool | Winning Combination | Dividend (HK$) |
| win | 2 | 13 |
| place | 2 | 10.1 |
| 1 | 13.5 | |
| 4 | 18 | |
| forecast | 2-1 | 30 |
| quinella | 1-2 | 27 |
| quinella place | 1-2 | 15.5 |
| 2-4 | 17.5 | |
| 1-4 | 28 | |
| tierce | 2-1-4 | 76 |
| trio | 1-2-4 | 35 |
| first 4 | 1-2-3-4 | 54 |
| quartet | 2-1-4-3 | 235 |
| 8th double | (9-2) | $322.0 |
| 8th double consulation | (9-1) | $110.0 |
| 4th double trio | (1,4,9/1,2,4) | $2068.0 |
Racing Incident Report
Race Nine : (642) - THE FWD QEII CUP - Class G1 - 2000Meters
Horse No 1 MASQUERADE BALL (L919) C Lemaire Jumped awkwardly.
Shortly after the start was then steadied when crowded between JUNE TAKE and ROMANTIC WARRIOR which shifted out slightly.
Sent for sampling post-race.
Horse No 2 ROMANTIC WARRIOR (E486) J McDonald Sent for sampling post-race.
Horse No 3 ROYAL CHAMPION (L920) O Murphy Near the 400 Metres was eased and shifted to the inside of NUMBERS to obtain clear running.
Horse No 4 SOSIE (L913) M Guyon Jumped only fairly.
Over the concluding stages shifted in, resulting in its rider M Guyon having to stop riding and straighten his mount.
Horse No 6 JUNE TAKE (L924) J Moreira Bumped on jumping.
A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
Horse No 7 RUBYLOT (H412) H Bowman Shifted out at the start and was bumped.
Horse No 8 NUMBERS (L080) K C Leung Shortly after the start was bumped by RUBYLOT which shifted out.
A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
Recap by phillip woo
Red hot favourite Romantic Warrior was one-out, one-back in the run and after rushing to the lead 250m out, he was too smart for an unprecedented fourth QEII Cup success and a very impressive 14th Group One winner. Masquerade Ball came from last to grab second. It was a solid effort in a paceless race by the Japanese raider. French performer Sosie ran on nicely for third after making his run third last in the eight-runner field. He wasn't suited by the muddling pace and prefers a longer trip. British raider Royal Champion whacked on one paced for fourth without threatening the first three after a box-seat run. Japan's Giovanni kept on for a minor cheque after tracking the slow lead fractions of Numbers. Rubylot just plodded after a rails run from midfield. Numbers didn't find much in the run to the wire after setting slow fractions.