Hall falls short in HK Kevin Manning felt the slow pace contributed to the downfall of Parish Hall in the Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin. Jim Bolger's charge was sent off at big odds for the 12-furlong Group One and was never a factor, beating just one horse home, with the prize going to the Andre Fabre-trained Flintshire. Manning said: "The way the race was run wasn't ideal for him, but he just didn't seem the same as he has been in the past." Flintshire finally enjoyed his big day in the sun, Maxime Guyon engineering a decisive move inside the final half- furlong on the Arc and Breeders' Cup Turf runner-up to easily account for Willie Cazals. Red Cadeaux, who won this race in 2012, finished in mid-division, while the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Snow Sky was just behind the fellow English raider. Khaya made most of the running and did well to stick on for third place, with Dominant fourth. Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for Flintshire's owner Khalid Abdullah, said: "It was really important for us to win this race. It was absolutely thrilling because we've had a couple of near-misses before. "I was a bit worried when they went no pace, and I was yelling from the stands to encourage Maxime to go on. But this horse has a very good turn of foot, combined with his stamina. "Maxime has given him a super ride, coming through to win quite easily in the end. He stays in training and we will map out an international campaign next year. We will certainly look at Dubai in March." Flintshire ended up winning by half a length after he came with a powerful late surge off a crawling pace Guyon outflanked Red Cadeaux and Snow Sky, who finished sixth and seventh respectively, at the top of the home straight and was angled towards the centre of the track to collect with some authority.
