Harry Bentley drives Flying Fortress to victory in Sunday night’s Sha Tin finale. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Harry Bentley heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday night in strong form and in the midst of one of his best months of the season after snaring Sunday night’s Sha Tin finale aboard Flying Fortress.
Flying Fortress’ victory in a hot Class Three Amethyst Handicap (1,400m) was Bentley’s fourth for June and left him on the verge of breaking into the top 10 in the jockeys’ premiership with 29 successes for the season.
“It was a great result. He’s been running well, obviously having won a couple of starts back over the Valley 1,650m, but I think it was a good move bringing him back down to 1,400m at Sha Tin,” said Bentley of Cody Mo Wai-kit’s four-year-old, who finished strongly to see off a string of more-fancied rivals and defy his $33.75 quote.
“He’s not fiercely keen or anything over 1,650m but he can just slightly take a grip and perhaps use a bit too much energy in doing so. The pace over 1,400m really suited him and he battled it out well.
