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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, October 1, 2023
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubSep 29, 2023
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Sha Tin.
From Newmarket to New York, it will be a day of high-level racing for the father-and-son co-training team of Simon and Ed Crisford. Team Crisford has sent Algiers to the Grade 1 Woodward on Saturday afternoon, while earlier in the day they start favored Vandeek in the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes in England.
Just Fine must finish in the first three in the Group 1 Metropolitan Stakes at 1 1/2 miles at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Friday evening to enhance his chances to qualify for the country’s most famous race, the Group 1 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Nov. 7.
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Frankie Lor hopes to add the G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 October) to last weekend’s G3 Celebration Cup Handicap success when he saddles Adios and Rewarding Together in the HK$4.2 million sprint feature.
Shuwari is the solid early favorite to beat seven rivals and run her career mark to 3 for 3 in the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes on Friday at Newmarket Racecourse.
The Australian gelding Chop the Ice will have his first road trip when he starts in a sprint handicap at Moruya Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Two recent near-misses make Oakfield Prince the favorite to end a 21-race losing streak since June 2021 in a one-mile handicap at Wyong Racecourse on Wednesday evening, provided he can hold off a late threat from the upstart filly Moritz Girl.
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Alexis Badel is off the mark for the new season and the flying Frenchman is chasing further momentum at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (27 September).
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at Happy Valley.
The lightly raced gelding Carrazana will be a strong favorite to win his second consecutive start in a seven-furlong handicap at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday evening, the first time the New Zealand-bred will be ridden by top jockey James McDonald.