A wide trip kept Knife’s Edge from winning a seven-furlong handicap at Dubbo Racecourse in Australia on Sept. 29 and has made the veteran the favorite to end a seven-race losing streak in the Coonabarabran Cup at a mile at Coonabarabran Racecourse on Saturday evening.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, October 22, 2023 at Sha Tin.
The Group 1 Caulfield Cup at Caulfield Racecourse may lose its pre-race favorite in Gold Trip if conditions are too firm for the $3.16 million race.
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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.
