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Australian-bred Sprinter Targets Dubai

11th Feb 2009

*Racing And Sports - Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Hong Kong's top dirt sprinter Lucky Quality could be in line for a tilt at the Dubai Golden Shaheen (sponsored by Gulf News) on March 28.

Lucky Quality (pictured as yearling) is by Elusive Quality from the Dayjur mare Wishing Stone and was purchased out of the Orange Grove Thoroughbreds draft at the 2006 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale for $180,000.

The flying four-year-old has won five times this Hong Kong season and was last seen winning a class one 1200m contest on the Sha Tin all-weather track.

Trainer Me Tsui Yu-sak is keen to run his dasher in the $2million 1200m dirt showpiece on the Dubai World Cup card.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club's international racing manager Mark Player has relayed Tsui's intentions to the Dubai Racing Club, and is “optimistic” about him running.

His jockey Olivier Doleuze, who has partnered the speedster in all five of his wins, is delighted to hear Lucky Quality could head for the Dubai Group 1 sprint.

"He's now as high as you can go in dirt racing in Hong Kong - there's nothing left for him," Doleuze said.

"He has tremendous speed, he loves racing on the dirt and it was a great effort, giving away such a big weight to a horse who has won his last two starts as well."

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