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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis for Wednesday, May 1, 2023 at Happy Valley.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis for Wednesday, May 1, 2023 at Happy Valley.
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A yielding turf course helped Beauty Eternal record an upset win in Sunday’s Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, a race in which the three-time local Horse of the Year Golden Sixty could finish only fourth.
T O Royal continues to display an affinity for turf distance races in Japan.
Since his debut in a maiden race at 1 1/4 miles in September 2022, the Japanese colt Durezza has had a career strictly in distance races. He will get plenty of distance in Sunday's two-mile spring Tenno Sho at Kyoto Racecourse.
Fantastic Moon was unable to win France's most important Group 1 of the season Oct. 1 at Longchamp, but he'll have a much better chance to land France's first Group 1 of the 2024 flat season Sunday at Longchamp.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Sha Tin.
Jimmysstar has drawn well in post 7 for the $195,300 Brisbane Mile, a handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Friday evening. A winner of 5 of 8 starts, Jimmysstar will be a strong favorite to rebound and win his first stakes.
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In sprints, at a mile, and in routes, California Spangle, Golden Sixty, and Romantic Warrior have been nearly impossible to beat in Hong Kong in recent years, which is why they are favored to win Group 1 races at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.
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Luke Morris is hoping to strike gold on his first big ride in Hong Kong on Sunday when globetrotting Brave Emperor tackles the HK$22 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m).
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Hong Kong’s challenging spring weather rather than barrier position is the only concern Tony Cruz has for his highly-fancied California Spangle in Sunday’s (28 April) HK$22 million G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin.