Vase reward as Red Cadeaux finally delivers a Group One success

Red Cadeaux finally delivered a deserved Group One success as he fended off his rivals in the Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin yesterday.

The six-year-old has hit the bar a couple of times at the highest level, most notably when suffering a heartbreaking nose defeat in the Melbourne Cup last year before moving on to Hong Kong where he finished a close third in this race.

However, Ed Dunlop’s charge enjoyed a reversal of fortune this time as he lifted the mile-and-a-half prize in the hands of Gerald Mosse.