Brett Crawford is making waves in Hong Kong and his first season there is generally being described as “incredible”
Brett Crawford’s reputation in Hong Kong is burgeoning by the meeting, especially his ability to turn horses around.
He has shown an ability to get new life out of horses arriving from other yards, even before sending them for barrier trials.
The latest such case was Sovereign Fund, whose return this season before winning fist time out for Crawford today (Wednesday) was 11th, 4th, 6th, 6th, 12th.
His last run for the previous trainer was on December 14.
He was not sent for a Barrier Trial by Crawford yet he turned it on in devastating style in the straight of the Class 3 event over 1200m to win by a cosy 0,75 lengths under Karis Teetan, paying a dividend on the Tote of 6.40.
His previous winner was Island Buddy, who finished 12th in his first start of the season on November 12.
He then joined the Crawford yard and has won his first two races for the stalwart ex-pat South African trainer.
The same had happened with a winner last month called Celestial Harmony, who had had one third and five unplaced runs this season before joining the Crawford yard and winning first time out.
A horse called Lovero was eleventh and eleventh in two runs this season before joining the Crawford and then finishing second, first and second in his first three runs for the yard.
Crawford’s skill can also be seen in how he turned Encountered around, a former good horse who had lost his way and who became Crawford first Graded winner on the island.
Today’s victory at Happy Valley gave Brett his 15h win of the season and he has had just 133 runs. Nine of his wins have been ridden by Teetan.
