Hong Kong: Will Power must carry the weight in Sha Tin handicap

A week away from the Hong Kong International Races, the Sunday feature at Sha Tin will look nothing like those Group 1 turf races as a field of a dozen Class 2 handicappers take to the dirt oval situated inside the main turf course in the last of 10 races.

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Will Power, top rated at 95, has to tote high weight of 132 pounds but could well be up to the task, with his course and distance Class 3 win two starts back having come under a 133-pound impost. Trained by Douglas Whyte and with Karis Teetan to ride, Will Power has turned into a force over the Sha Tin dirt track, winning both his starts on the surface this season and five of eight overall. He was fifth on a wet-sealed surface to end his 2019-2020 campaign, but Sunday’s forecast calls for clear skies and a high in the low 70s.

Winner Supreme also brings proven competitive dirt form at the class level to this start, and figures to go to the front under five-pound apprentice jockey Victor Wong. Red Desert, twice a winner over the Sha Tin dirt last season, makes his second start after a layoff and could get first run on Will Power.

The card starts at 1 a.m. Eastern. DRFBets.com has live video and wagering.