Direct Route (AUS) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Trainer
Owners
About
Direct Route is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by A S Cruz in Hong Kong. He is out of Kharbouch and sired by Spieth. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his latest start at Sha Tin on 14 February 2026, jockey Angus Chung took him to a 12th-place finish behind the winner Run Run Smart.
Raced At
Sha TinRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 14-Feb-26 1400m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.160, SP: 68.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th 1st Run Run Smart ( D Leung 58.5 ) 2nd Amazing Duck ( R Kingscote 55 ) 0.80L 3rd Always Fluke ( H Bentley 52 ) 1.00L 12th Direct Route ( A Chung 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 6.00L See full results | A Chung 57.5kg, Cd 56.5kg 6.00L | 12 (14) |
| Sha Tin 25-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.970, SP: 87.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.950 1st Island Buddy ( K Teetan 53.5 ) 2nd Packing Glory ( Z Purton 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Peridot ( B Avdulla 55.5 ) 1.90L 12th Direct Route ( J Orman 57.5 ) 5.30L See full results | J Orman 57.5kg 5.30L | 12 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 16-Jan-26 1600m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.300 1st Karma ( A K Chan ) 2nd Shanwah ( J Orman ) 2.30L 3rd Charity Gain ( M F Poon ) 3.30L 7th Direct Route ( A Chung ) 6.00L | A Chung 6.00L | 7 (7) |
| Conghua Turf 30-Dec-25 1200m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Matzden ( L Hewitson ) 2nd So You Will ( E C W Wong ) 1.30L 3rd Win Beauty Viva ( B Avdulla ) 1.40L 9th Direct Route ( A Chung ) 4.00L | A Chung 4.00L | 9 (10) |
| Sha Tin 16-Dec-25 1200m R10 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Bright Mortar ( M Chadwick ) 2nd Sonic Pursuit ( A Atzeni ) 0.10L 3rd Super Dragon ( Z Purton ) 0.90L 6th Direct Route ( A Chung ) 6.80L | A Chung 6.80L | 6 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 01-Dec-25 1000m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Beauty Gemini ( Y L Chung ) 2nd Country Dancer ( M L Yeung ) 1.30L 3rd Multisuperstar ( D Leung ) | D Leung | 3 (10) |
| Sha Tin 18-Nov-25 1000m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Chater Flash ( Z Purton ) 2nd Hot Delight ( C Y Ho ) 0.10L 3rd Hyannis Star ( A Atzeni ) 0.50L 9th Direct Route ( A Chung ) 8.30L | A Chung 8.30L | 9 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 27-May-25 1000m SOFT 7 R2 2Y-TRL Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.450 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.940 1st Direct Route ( K Wilson-taylor ) 2nd Go Addy ( N T Callow ) 0.80L 3rd Seaticus ( C Sutherland ) 5.80L | K Wilson-taylor | 1 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 29-Apr-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R4 2Y-TRL Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:38.150 1st Direct Route ( M Philpot ) 2nd Caramelfudgesundae ( N E Palasthy ) 1.00L 3rd Betterlucknexttime ( R Wiggins ) 1.10L | M Philpot | 1 (6) |