Coby Boy’s roller coaster continues but Benno Yung is confident he’s on the up again
- The six-year-old looks ready to add to his two wins after returning in good order from yet another setback
The Hong Kong career of Coby Boy has been nothing short of a roller coaster and trainer Benno Yung Tin-pang is confident his horse is again on the way up ahead of Sunday’s Class Two Eleanor Handicap (1,400m).
There is no doubting the ability of the six-year-old, who has notched 1,400m victories at Class Two and Class Three level across six Hong Kong starts, but keeping the horse sound has been another thing.
After suffering a serious cannon bone injury soon after his debut win here at the back end of the 2016-17 season, Coby Boy missed eight months before returning with a solid campaign earlier this year.
He hit another speed bump in June, however, bleeding from both nostrils after a barrier trial and being hit with a three-month ban.
But Coby Boy again showed his ability to put his setbacks swiftly behind him, producing an impressive second behind Morethanlucky in the Class Two Yew Handicap (1,400m) just under four weeks ago.