Jockey Hugh Bowman is hopeful Rousham Park can challenge Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup. Rousham Park, trained by Hiroyasu Tanaka, has a consistent record and Bowman believes the 2,400m distance will suit him.
Patch Of Stars inflicted Hot Delight’s first career defeat to clinch a massive 1,091-1 double for Manfred Man Ka-leung at Sha Tin on Saturday, with Real Gentleman causing the upset of the season at $158.35. The consistent Patch Of Stars recorded his third win of the campaign when he swooped late under Hugh Bowman to win the feature Class Two Sai Wan Shan Handicap (1,200m), with boom three-year-old Hot Delight only managing fourth as the $2.1 favourite. Touted as a future star of Hong Kong racing...
Hugh Bowman has a strong book of all-weather rides at Sha Tin on Wednesday that includes the consistent Aurora Patch, before he takes the reins on Japanese raider Rousham Park on May 26 in the Group One Champions and Chater Cup (2,400m) The Hiroyasu Tanaka-trained galloper is a Group Two winner and was a placegetter in the 2024 Group One Osaka Hai (2,000m) and 2024 Group One Breeders’ Cup Turf (2,400m) before running fifth in December’s Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m). Bowman is buoyed by the...
Hugh Bowman has accepted that finishing second behind Ka Ying Rising is the best Helios Express can achieve as the champion sprinter targets a record-extending 20th consecutive victory in Sunday's Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize (1,200m) at Sha Tin. The Australian jockey revealed he learned from his mistake in December when he briefly thought he could beat Ka Ying Rising, resulting in Helios Express finishing fifth. Bowman is more optimistic about his chances aboard My Wish in the Champions Mile, believing the horse's exceptional turn of foot gives him a winning chance.
