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Horizon Dore, a French 3-year-old who never has raced at the Group 1 level, on Thursday was the antepost favorite for Saturday's Group 1, $1.2 million Champion Stakes at Ascot.
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Cries of concern and consternation over soft ground at Ascot aren't coming from the camp of Paddington, the Queen Elizabeth II favorite who is bomb-proof when it comes to course conditions.
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Fresh from a Happy Valley double, Pierre Ng will bid to add further impetus to an impressive start to the season by throwing down the gauntlet to champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse with Duke Wai in the G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (22 October).
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Analysis and Selections for Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Dreamdeel has won two of three career starts at a mile in Australia and a return to that distance for the first time since August in the minor Krambach Cup at Taree Racecourse on Thursday evening may end a three-race losing streak at longer distances.
Scratched from a race against males earlier this week, Cholante will start favored in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs for fillies and mares at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from Happy Valley.
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Trainer Francis Lui declared Golden Sixty a ‘happy horse’ ahead of his highly anticipated return this season in either the G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) on 19 November or G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) on 10 December.
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Trainer Manfred Man hopes star sprinter Lucky Sweynesse can recapture his winning thread in Sunday’s (22 October) HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin.
Iknowastar earned a berth for the Big Dance Stakes in the Dubbo Cup, but needs a handicap rating among the top 20 qualifiers to be assured of a position in the gate. A win in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs on the infield Kensington course at Randwick on Tuesday evening would lead to a higher rating for the red-hot Iknowastar.
