Link to Share David Hayes is banking on a gear change to provide Beauty Kobe with a decisive edge in the Class 3 Cineraria Handicap (1200m) after three improving runs in Hong Kong. “He has taken a couple of runs to adjust but I thought his last run was full of merit when he finished third, he seems to like the Valley,” Hayes said. “I think putting the ear muffs on him has helped him a lot because he was a little bit aggressive in his first couple of races. “He's been solid, there are no suggestions that he has gone backwards at least.