In his turf debut, Notable Speech upended Europe’s 3-year-old division with a surprise win in Saturday’s Group 1 English 2000 Guineas at a mile at Newmarket Racecourse.
The mile appears to be Jantar Mantar’s best distance, and why he was one of the early favorites to win for the first time in 2024 in Sunday’s Grade 1 NHK Mile on turf at for 3-year-olds at Tokyo Racecourse.
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Fallen Angel was the 7-2 favorite in early betting on Friday for the 1000 Guineas, which has a purse of $657,460 and drew a field of 16.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, April 5, 2024, at Sha Tin.
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Harry Bentley hopes a combination of a light weight, rain-affected ground and natural stamina will be sufficient for Five G Patch to provide Tony Cruz with a fourth victory as a trainer in the HK$4.2 million G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 May).
The issues of consistent troubled trips by Ducasse could surface again in the $229,000 Queensland Guineas, which drew a full field of 17. Ducasse drew post 16 in the one-turn race. With the wide draw, jockey Tommy Berry is likely to have Ducasse in a stalking position in an effort to save some ground in the run to the turn.
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Russian Emperor faces a formidable challenge in the HK$4.2 million G3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 May)
No rival could get close to City of Troy in his three starts as a 2-year-old in Ireland and England last year. A winter of hype has led to the impeccably bred colt's much-anticipated 3-year-old debut in Saturday's Group 1 English 2000 Guineas at a mile at Newmarket Racecourse.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Sha Tin.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Happy Valley.
