Bowman believes Loveisintheair

Loveisintheair is trending in the right direction and jockey Hugh Bowman hopes John Size's three-year-old gelding can make further headway when he lines up in the Class 4 the France Galop Cup Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley today.

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Across three starts, the chestnut has finished sixth, fifth and most recently third, and Bowman - a winner of 58 races in Hong Kong this season - has faith the youngster possesses the right tools to furnish into a quality racer and ascend the city's handicap.

"Last time I was able to build him through his gears and he was better. I would expect a better performance again this week," Bowman said. "He's a nice progressive horse, I think, he's far from the finished article just yet. He has taken really good progression."

Slightly slow away last start at Happy Valley on 9 April, Loveisintheair saved ground before Champions Day in April.

"He's (Loveisintheair) a really nice horse. He's certainly better than Class 4 but he's still learning. It wouldn't surprise me to see him move to Sha Tin before the end of the season and perform well over 1400m. I think he'll get a mile down the track but I'm not suggesting he needs that just yet.