Romantic Gladiator (2023) Horse
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Romantic Gladiator, a 3yo bay gelding, is trained by C S Shum in Hong Kong. He is by Ten Sovereigns out of the mare Facade. To date he has captured three victories, highlighted by his most important win on 13 May 2026 at Happy Valley, where he took the $2050000.00 Class 3 Handicap. Punters have found him lucrative; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 175% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 13-May-26 1650m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $1,148,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.900, SP: 2.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton 54.5 ) 2nd Fivefortwo ( L Ferraris 59.5 ) 0.80L 3rd All Round Winner ( H Bentley 55.5 ) 1.50L See full results | Z Purton 54.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Sha Tin 05-May-26 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.700 1st Ghorgan ( A Badel ) 2nd Circuit Champion ( M L Yeung ) 0.30L 3rd Country Pride ( J Bowman ) 0.80L 4th Romantic Gladiator ( Z Purton ) 1.80L | Z Purton 1.80L | 4 (5) |
| Happy Valley 15-Apr-26 1650m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp $430,500 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.450, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st All Round Winner ( H Bentley 53.5 ) 2nd Romantic Gladiator ( L Hewitson 55 ) 0.50L 3rd Armor Golden Eagle ( A Atzeni 56 ) 1.00L See full results | L Hewitson 55kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Happy Valley 08-Apr-26 1650m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp $41,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.220, SP: 25.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.370 1st Silvery Breeze ( J Bowman 61 ) 2nd Sky Vino ( J Moreira 57.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Violet Star ( H Bentley 54 ) 1.70L 6th Romantic Gladiator ( D Leung 54 , Cd 55 ) 3.30L See full results | D Leung 54kg, Cd 55kg 3.30L | 6 (12) |
| Sha Tin 29-Mar-26 1400m FIRM R8 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:21.320, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.070 1st Salon S ( M F Poon 61 ) 2nd Uranus Star ( L Ferraris 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Sunny Da Best ( H Bentley 55 ) 1.80L 9th Romantic Gladiator ( A Atzeni 56 ) 5.30L See full results | A Atzeni 56kg 5.30L | 9 (11) |
| Sha Tin 20-Mar-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Lucky Ranger ( L Ferraris ) 2nd Decision Link ( E C W Wong ) 2.30L 3rd Manythanks Forever ( J Orman ) 2.80L 6th Romantic Gladiator ( H Bowman ) 5.80L | H Bowman 5.80L | 6 (9) |
| Happy Valley 04-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp $111,600 (of $1,860,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.630, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.040 1st Symbol Of Strength ( L Ferraris 59.5 ) 2nd Flying Wrote ( J Chau 56 , Cd 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Power Koepp ( J Orman 58.5 ) 2.80L 4th Romantic Gladiator ( D B Mcmonagle 56.5 ) 3.00L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 56.5kg 3.00L | 4 (10) |
| Sha Tin 24-Feb-26 1200m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Samarkand ( L Hewitson ) 2nd Capital Delight ( C Y Ho ) 0.20L 3rd Spicy Standard ( A Atzeni ) 0.70L 4th Romantic Gladiator ( H Bowman ) 1.50L | H Bowman 1.50L | 4 (8) |
| Happy Valley 13-Feb-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 1st Magic Cosmos ( K Teetan ) 2nd Kwai Chung Talents ( M L Yeung ) 1.30L 3rd Navas G ( L Ferraris ) 2.30L 8th Romantic Gladiator ( H Bowman ) 4.80L | H Bowman 4.80L | 8 (9) |
| Sha Tin 20-Jan-26 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.400 1st Smart Golf ( H Bentley ) 2nd Aeris Nova ( K C Leung ) 0.80L 3rd Together We Value ( Z Purton ) 2.10L 10th Romantic Gladiator ( H Bowman ) 12.30L | H Bowman 12.30L | 10 (10) |
| Happy Valley 10-Jan-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st All Out For Six ( L Ferraris ) 2nd Red Sea ( D B Mcmonagle ) 2.80L 3rd Topspin King ( C Y Ho ) 3.60L 8th Romantic Gladiator ( H Bowman ) 8.30L | H Bowman 8.30L | 8 (8) |
| York 25-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R1 2YO Nov CL3 Set Weight Barrier 6, SP: 2.25 1st Romantic Gladiator ( C Shepherd 61 ) 2nd Sandy Craic ( D Tudhope , Cd 56.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Red Spells Danger ( D Allan , Cd 59 ) 2.30L | C Shepherd 61kg | 1 (16) |
| Haydock 21-Jun-25 1434m GOOD R1 2YO Mdn CL2 Set Weight Barrier 3, SP: 15.00 1st Romantic Gladiator ( C Hutchinson 59.5 ) 2nd Eyes Front ( J Doughty , Cd 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Green Falcon ( T Eaves , Cd 59.5 ) 1.70L | C Hutchinson 59.5kg | 1 (10) |