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AINTREE, England – This may take a little while.
The Grand National, one of the world’s most famous races, will be run at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday at a distance of about 4 1/4 miles on what is likely to be heavy turf.
Not only is the race run at a grueling distance over much tougher fences than a typical steeplechase, but the condition of the course will reduce a starting field of 34 to likely less than 10 finishers at the end of a race expected to take nearly 10 minutes.
Wed, 04/10/2024 - 14:43
Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and California Spangle headline Hong Kong’s selected runners for FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on 28 April when the decorated trio faces an imposing international contingent from Japan and Great Britain spearheaded by fellow Group 1 winners Dubai Honour, Mad Cool and Champagne Color.
By Leo Schlink
Zac Purton’s relentless pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong record of 1,813 wins annexed another important milestone at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (10 April) when the Australian slotted a treble to become only the second jockey to ride 1,700 winners or more in Hong Kong.
Chasing a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Purton extended a gaping lead in the 2023/24 standings to 30 wins over Karis Teetan (61) after the Australian snared a three-timer to take his seasonal tally to 91.
AINTREE, England – Pic d’Orhy, the veteran gelding who starts in Friday’s Grade 1 Melling Chase at 2 1/2 miles at Aintree Racecourse, has a career record in steeplechases separated by a breathing operation in the summer of 2022.
Before the operation, Pic d’Orhy was winless in two Grade 1 races in Britain. Since then, the 9-year-old has won two Grade 1 races and finished second in another.
Bought for approximately $3.5 million last December, Via Sistina has a reputation that belongs atop the list of contenders for the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Friday evening.
So far this year, Via Sistina has matched the expectations that accompanied her sale price in Britain last December. In her Australian debut, Via Sistina closed from last of six to win the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes at 1 1/4 miles at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on March 23 as the 6-5 favorite.
AINTREE, England -- The 8-year-old gelding Gerri Colombe has a chance to duplicate his springtime record of 2023 when he starts favored in Thursday’s Grade 1 William Hill Bowl Chase at 3 1/4 miles at Aintree Racecourse.
Last spring, Gerri Colombe was second by a nose in a Grade 1 novices’ chase at Cheltenham, England before winning a Grade 1 novices’ chase at Aintree, his last two starts of the 2022-23 jump racing season.
By Declan Schuster
Danny Shum has always been the adventurous type and the trainer has more ambitious plans already in motion for Romantic Warrior.
Eyeing a third straight HK$28 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) win with his champion horse on FWD Champions Day (28 April) at Sha Tin, Shum will then test Romantic Warrior over Tokyo’s challenging turf course in the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) on 2 June.
Paul Lally:
R1 10-9-4-2
R2 2-3-1-5
R3 3-2-5-7
R4 1-3-6-8
R5 5-10-7-12
R6 6-3-9-1
R7 1-7-4-10
R8 6-3-5-7
R9 2-8-7-9
Best Bet R3 N3 Moments in Time
Longshot R8 N6 Eighteen Palms
Play R4 QQP 1-3-6
Tom Wood:
R1: 2-7-10-5
R2: 9-3-2-1
R3: 2-3-8-1
R4: 1-3-9-5
R5: 3-5-8-1
R6: 6-2-9-4
R7: 1-4-10-2
R8: 4-3-1-2
R9: 8-9-1-4
