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Radiomarelli will relish longer trip and dirt

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Radiomarelli continued to progress with another gutsy performance in a competitive Class Three over 1,400m at Sha Tin last Saturday and looks ready to score next time out.

The Sean Woods-trained gelding arrived off a mark of 69 following a good maiden win in a 16-runner event at Windsor, a second, a third and a fifth from four straight course efforts in Britain as a juvenile.

He caught the eye in all his gallops and trials after landing at Sha Tin and showed he had acclimatised quickly with a sound fourth over 1,200m in his debut in January, before finishing second and an unlucky fifth over 1,40m.

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This time in a wide-open race under Douglas Whyte, the three-year-old couldn't slot in with cover after jumping alertly from gate 12, rounded the final bend with three wider out before staying on dourly to finish a bob ahead of Scarlet Camellia for third - 11/4 lengths behind Supreme Flight and Flash Knight.

Radiomarelli is an American-bred son of Storm Cat stallion Van Nistelrooy, a winner of three over 1,400m as a two-year-old in Ireland and has sired five winners from 12 starters in Hong Kong, including More Bountiful, a retired winner of six races from 11 starts.

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He is the only starter of three from Dove Hunt mare Sniffles, who was a Listed placed winner of four races from 1,600m to 1,700m and 14-times placed in America.

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