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Alan Aitken

Dim Sum did his thing and bobbed up again to upset favourite players yesterday in the Group Three Sha Tin Vase as trainer John Moore continued to dominate the major races.
Moore took both features on the afternoon, with Dim Sum (Darren Beadman) quickly followed by victory for Yummy Spirits (Jeff Lloyd) in the ATV Cup 30 minutes later, and the trainer later had a strong report card for his Royal Ascot-bound sprinter Happy Zero in England, too.
'He's arrived in great shape at Andrew Balding's stables and I'm really looking forward to seeing what he can do in the Golden Jubilee Stakes a few weeks' time,' Moore said. 
'My son George is with him and told me that any weight Happy Zero lost on the long flight over went straight back on and he's travelled over very well.'
And Dim Sum, the surprise winner of last season's Group One Chairman's Sprint Prize at 50-1, also travelled ominously well to win his first race since that famous day more than year ago.
'He's been struggling a bit for form and was a bit of a surprise today, but he had run a bit better last start in the Group Two and I think having some cut in the ground made a big difference for him today,' Moore said.
 'These European horses always relish some relief underfoot and this guy hasn't got the best of pins. Darren got him out and across the fence early and made sure he had a cushy run and he was able to let down with the cushion in the track today. 
'My other horse, One World, did well to run third, but in the end the pace wasn't what he wanted and he had a bit much to do from back in the field with the weight - the track wasn't really suiting backmarkers today either,' he added. Beadman said he was delighted to win for owner David Pong Chun-yee, son of very popular owner, Cynthia Pong Hong Siu-chu, who had not been in tip-top health lately.
'She's on the mend though and I hope this gives her a boost. I wanted to try to dictate early and I was a bit surprised how easily I got over from the 11 gate, but obviously Brett Prebble didn't want to use the favourite too much with her being a distance doubt. In the end the pace wasn't that quick and Sweet Sanette just went to the front steadily,' Beadman said. 
'She dropped us quite easily when we straightened up for home but she never got that far in front and Dim Sum seemed to sense that she was coming back to us in the last 150m and he really chased again.'
Moore said Yummy Spirits, who had most of 2009 off with a tendon problem, was showing no signs of any issues these days and his ATV Cup was a case of being in the right race at the right time.
'A light weight, a good draw and a good ride from Jeff,' Moore said. 
'This was his race today and he has done a terrific job this guy and beaten some nice horses today.
'That's nearly HK$3 million in prize money.'
Lloyd, having his first ride on the gelding, said Moore had asked him to 'cuddle' the horse as long as he dared. 
'He said he has quite a good quick kick when you ask him and I was able to get the run just at the right moment today,' Lloyd said. 
'Light weight and all the favours, but I think coming between horses helped to concentrate Yummy Spirits. You've seen some of his other races when he's coming down the middle of the track and he can wander a little bit, but today he just darted through the gap and focused.'
The double in the day's richest races took Moore into second place, eight astern of John Size on the trainer's championship table, but took his prize money past HK$86 million for the term - over HK$30 million clear of Caspar Fownes on that score.
Money tree
The prize money John Moore has collected so far this term after his double in the day's richest races: HK$86m




Moore continues dominance of big races