Hong Kong-trained sprinter Dynamic Blitz failed in another attempt at international glory last night as he found the 1,300m of the Macau Sand Premier Cup too testing.
The Ricky Yiu Poon-fai-trained dirt-tracker was stuck in the wet Taipa sand as wire-to-wire winner Golden Star stormed to a dominant victory.
Jockey Oliver Doleuze had Dynamic Blitz, an international winner on the dirt in Dubai earlier this year, positioned second in the run and chasing the runaway leader.
As he turned for home, Doleuze realised the gelding 'had nothing left', as he faded to finish third.
'It was just too far,' Doleuze said.
'At the turn I thought, 'he's going to catch him', but in the last 150m I could feel he was finished. He is not 100 per cent at his top.'
Yiu has limited options for the seven-year-old, whose rating keeps him out of races on his preferred all weather surface in Hong Kong, but stops him from being competitive on the turf, where he is far less effective.