Another Beauty scores

Joao Moreira

The win of Frankie Lor-trained in the Class 2 Beijing Handicap (1200m) at yesterday, , 1 October, completed a Joao Moreira four-timer, initiated when he took the day's other feature, the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m), on the John Size-trained Full Of Beauty (115lb).

The five-year-old Full Of Beauty had raced exclusively at 1200m, clinching five wins last season, but handled the drop in distance with aplomb. The bay scored his biggest success to date by a neck from Jolly Banner (113lb), with (126lb) a further short-head third.

Moreira followed up in the next race, the Class 4 Jinan Handicap (1600m), aboard the Manfred Man-trained Smart Patch. That win delivered a brace for Man, the trainer having taken the opener, section two of the Class 4 Chengdu Handicap (1200m), with the -ridden E Star.

Moreira's third came atop the -trained in the Class 3 Tianjin Handicap (1400m). That completed a double for the handler, Ezra having earlier landed the Class 4 Nanning Handicap (1400m) under .

Matthew Poon teamed with his boss David Hall to take section one of the Class 4 Chengdu Handicap (1200m) on the 10-race maiden . The bay returned the 4.5 favourite.

Cruz and Teetan teamed up to take the Class 3 Chongqing Handicap (1800m) with .

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