SHA TIN SELECTIONS (Saturday, April 15, 2023) Race 1: #2 General Winner, #5 Young Sparkle, #11 Touch Faith, #13 Heavenly Thought Race 2: #5 Golden Samurai, #4 Champion Instinct, #10 Trust Me, #9 Marvel Dragon Race 3: #13 Give Way Please, #5 Young Horizon, #4 Smart Folks, #3 Luck Star Race 4: #7 Victory Moments, #1 Golden Express, #10 Pulsar Strider, #12 Golden Link Race 5: #4 Charmander, #1 Country Boy, #7 War Weapon, #6 Proud Dragon Race 6: #1 Packing Hurricane, #5 Gold Tack, #3 Dragon Delight, #13 Vincy Race 7: #8 Master Of Fortune, #3 Golden Bull, #9 Togepi, #4 Imperial Magee Race 8: #10 Master Tornado, #9 Hyper Dragon Ball, #4 Tamra Blitz, #3 Erimo Race 9: #11 Howdeepisyourlove, #5 Victor The Winner, #1 Nervous Witness, #10 Goko Win Race 10: #11 Pegasus Hero, #4 Happy Together, #1 Sinba, #13 Universal Horizon Race 1: Racing For Charity 1400m Handicap #2 General Winner appears to be tracking in the right direction. He turned in a solid effort for fifth last time out, enough so to suggest a first win is nearing this weekend under suitable conditions. #5 Young Sparkle looks to have found his feet. The inside draw should ensure his opportunity under Jerry Chau. #11 Touch Faith has claims. He can mix his form at times but he’s rarely too far away. #13 Heavenly Thought has found his mark and pairs favourably with an in-form Alexis Badel. Keep safe. Race 2: JC Volunteer Together 1200m Handicap #5 Golden Samurai raced wide and was without cover last time out. He can atone for that effort with a smooth run in transit from the middle draw. Expect improvement here following that challenging debut outing. #4 Champion Instinct turned in superb effort for second at odds of 50/1 first-up. Hugh Bowman hops aboard and he’ll be well fancied here. #10 Trust Me finds an inside draw. #9 Marvel Dragon is holding his condition and pairs favourably with Zac Purton. Next in line. Race 3: Caring Community 1400m Handicap #13 Give Way Please turned in an excellent performance last time out. He has no weight on his back once more and the inside draw should see him find the front with ease. One to beat. #5 Young Horizon is closing in on a first win. He’s racing well and recent efforts suggest a win is nearing. #4 Smart Folks went close last time out. He missed by a narrow margin and a repeat of that effort holds him in good stead. #3 Luck Star dips down to Class 5. Zac Purton’s booking bears close watching. Race 4: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Trophy Handicap #7 Victory Moments continues to improve and he shapes as the one to beat. The form behind Excellent Fighter is strong and he looks more than capable of stepping into the limelight for a first win in town. #1 Golden Express has the class edge and pairs favourably with Zac Purton. Expect he can continue his ascent. #10 Pulsar Strider has the ability and only needs luck to make his presence felt. #12 Golden Link slots in light. He’s next best with the right run. Race 5: Positive Ageing 1400m Handicap #4 Charmander keeps on raising the bar each time he races. The Jamie Richards stable is flying of late with five wins from the last five race meetings. Expect further improvement this weekend over what appears to be the right distance. #1 Country Boy was without race-fitness first-up. He can improve this weekend, especially with Zac Purton engaged. #7 War Weapon knows how to run on and contend without winning. Expect no different this weekend. #6 Proud Dragon can figure. Next best. Race 6: The Beijing Clubhouse Anniversary Cup Handicap #1 Packing Hurricane was without luck in the home straight last time out. He was blocked for a run late as the tiring leader faded ahead of him. He looks like he has his fair share of ability and getting into Class 4 now suits. One to beat. #5 Gold Tack is racing well and is unlucky not to already be a winner. He can’t draw a gate and once again is up against it from barrier 12. Still, expect improvement. #3 Dragon Delight has found his mark and can challenge this lot. #13 Vincy is next best. Race 7: Empowering Youth 1400m Handicap #8 Master Of Fortune rolled into fifth position on debut in Hong Kong. He caught the eye that day from the tail of the field and improvement is expected here. Chances are he slips to worse than midfield before attempting to overhaul this group. #3 Golden Bull has placed five times from six starts and is surprisingly still without a win in Hong Kong. He’s honest, competitive and he should be both of these again this weekend. #9 Togepi draws ideally for Hugh Bowman. #4 Imperial Magee has claims. Don’t discount. Race 8: Healthy Community 1400m Handicap #10 Master Tornado made hard work of last start by laying in late in the straight under Matthew Chadwick. He’s shown glimpses of ability aside from this and with even luck he should get his opportunity at a big price. #9 Hyper Dragon Ball is on the constant improve. He looks well placed under Zac Purton in gate one. #4 Tamra Blitz mixes his form but is a two-time winner from his last four starts. #3 Erimo gets his chance from the right draw as a two-time winner in this grade. Race 9: Nurturing Talent 1200m Handicap #11 Howdeepisyourlove continues to rise and faces his toughest test to date this weekend. He scored a facile win last start and has shown he’s got the ability to warrant strong consideration in Class 2 against a talented group like this one. #5 Victor The Winner also keeps improving. Expect he rolls forward and gives them something to catch. #1 Nervous Witness endured a torrid run in transit last start. He can improve this time stepping away from a positive draw on turf. #10 Goko Win has claims. Keep safe.  Race 10: Advancing Sports & Culture 1600m Handicap #11 Pegasus Hero turned his form around last start to narrowly miss at odds of 183/1. He appears to have figured it out now and it wouldn’t surprise to see him turn up and produce a strong effort once more. #4 Happy Together tends to get back and run on. This can prove costly but on his day he has shown that he can possess a sharp turn of foot when required. #1 Sinba caught the eye late last time out. Expect he can take another step forward here. #13 Universal Horizon is next best.