Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior has won his third QEII Cup at Sha Tin.

Romantic Warrior put himself in the pantheon of Hong Kong greats, producing a huge effort to hold off Luxembourg and Hishi Iguazu in a heart-stopping climax to the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 10 December.

Romantic Warrior justified favouritism to narrowly win the Longines Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) when defeating Luxembourg by a short-head, with outsider Hishi Iguazu a further short-head away third.

Romantic Warrior has backed up his 2023 Cox Plate triumph with a determined victory in the Group 1 Hong Kong International Cup.

Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior has scored a last stride thrilling win in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.