Hong Kong Here I Come (Kilindini)

Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Kilindini will not race in South Africa again and he will begin his journey to Hong Kong next month.

There he will be trained by Tony Millard. Kilindini is a R2,8-million BSA National Yearling Sales graduate by Silvano, bred by Varsfontein Stud.

WSB Cape Fillies Guineas winner, Rathmor-bred Missisippi Burning (Captain Al) will gallop at Kenilworth a week tomorrow and how she goes will be a deciding factor in whether she takes on older horses in the Majorca on Sun Met day.

Adam Marcus said yesterday: “I felt that the Cartier Paddock Stakes was too far too soon and the owners are of the opinion that she should only run in the Majorca if her gallop is really good and everything is in her favour because she has the Durban season in front of her.”

Stable companion Vardy, 6-1 for Saturday week’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and now 11-2 joint second favourite for the Sun Met, has come out of his WSB Green Point win exceptionally well. “He is sound, eating up, looking superb and I am almost of the opinion that he has come on from it!”

Image: Kilindini pictured in the National Yearling Sale ring // Candiese Lenferna

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Good luck to the connections..... But Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Richi wrote: Nice to know how they came up with the name Kilindini
(Silvano x Kiss And Fly)
And the new owners they could go high looking for something suitable

Same owners i think

.....imvho.....I do not believe that a majority our local raced horses are suited to the fast tight HK and Kranji tracks no matter how well they perform here.....unless they show major affinity to Turffies inside and Greyville.....the 1st major export example that went horribly wrong was sending Tytola who had a liking for tight right handed Greyville to that left hand turn at Kranji...:S

....sure some of our international classy sorts picked up some major graded races at both these venues but they were our very best ......VC springs to mind beating Able Friend in the Champion Mile at Sha Tin and Jay Peg at Kranji over 2000 in the International Cup.....:whistle:

The Ultimate Ready To Run Sale where semi decent UK and Aus Handicappers are sent for bombs

Horse like Kilindini should be way above the average HK runner

....also see that better performed UK and French horses battle to adapt to these tracks too.....the Ozz horses seem a bit better and seem to be quicker to get competitive....:whistle:

Must be 80% Aus bred runners, so that`s understandable

.....yet many of them are below par......however the bigger % strike rates come from the progeny of the more performed 0zz shuttle sires.....:blink:

An ambitious move in my opinion and far too soon.

However, good luck to the connections!

The running style may help...