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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, January 31, 2025
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, January 31, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, January 31, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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Chasing his first Class 2 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) victory, Pierre Ng is armed with two decent chances in the HK$2.84 million feature at the Chinese New Year meeting on Friday (31 January).
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David Hayes will chase a third victory in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Friday (31 January) when the dual Hong Kong champion trainer unleashes Rubylot in the first leg of the HK$52 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
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The Chinese New Year Raceday is one of the biggest events of the season at Sha Tin racecourse, typically drawing a large holiday crowd, and the HK$2.84 million Chinese New Year Cup Handicap on Friday, 31 January has attracted 11 smart entrants, including Group 3-winning Healthy Happy.
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After setting a new Hong Kong wins record (1,814) on Wednesday night (22 January) at Happy Valley, leading rider Zac Purton starred with a four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon (26 January) – headlined by a Class 2 double on the 11-race programme.
A week after they delivered promising performances in separate races at the same venue, Saltcoats and Tajanis lead a field of nine in Sunday’s $126,200 Australia Day Cup at 1 1/2 miles at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney.
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An unsuccessful return to racing for 2024 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River and a successful Dubai debut for Hong Kong star Romantic Warrior highlighted an important Friday card at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, but the fatal breakdown of the Godolphin homebred Measured Time cast a shadow over the program.
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 26, 2025
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Sha Tin.
In his last two starts at seven furlongs at Sunshine Coast Racecourse in Australia, the 7-year-old gelding Inver Park has unleashed a rally that led to a pair of wins. For his 2025 debut, Inver Park will be an attractive price to win his first stakes in Australia in Friday’s $100,500 Sunshine Coast Cup.