Lemaire excited by Pride

Pride was the market mover in the Hong Kong Cup after jockey Christophe Lemaire gave the mare a glowing appraisal following morning trackwork at Sha Tin.

Coral cut the Champion Stakes winner to 7-4 from 9-4, while Stan James are the same price (from 15-8) on the back of a confident prediction by Lemaire that only a false pace can prevent the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained globetrotter ending her career on the crest of a wave.