After finishing second in her first try at a mile in early August, Pretty Eyed won two consecutive starts at the distance in a maiden race and a handicap, both at Moruya Racecourse. Those wins have been the foundation for a new objective, her first start at about 1 5/16 miles in a handicap at Goulburn Racecourse on Thursday evening.
Holstein, the 6-5 favorite in early betting, and Saavy Lad (3-1) are the top two contenders at Lismore Racecourse in the Lismore Cup, which drew a field of 10 and has long-term ramifications.
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Helene Feeling has swiftly garnered a strong set of BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials and trainer Danny Shum is hopeful the exciting three-year-old can advance his claim when he resumes in Wednesday night’s (20 September) Class 2 Victoria Harbour Handicap (1650m).
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Happy Valley.
Soul Choice, a three-time winner who races for prominent North American owner Charles Fipke, will have her first start since April in a one-mile handicap for fillies and mares at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday evening.
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Hugh Bowman continued an impressive start to the 2023/24 season with a treble at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 September) as Angus Chung, Ellis Wong and Jerry Chau figured strongly to underline the potential of Hong Kong’s home-grown jockey pool.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Happy Valley.
With two wins in his last four starts, Oh No Bro has never been sharper in his 23-race career in Australia. A 6-year-old gelding, Oh No Bro’s recent wins have come at one of the lower levels of the handicap division, a group he faces again in a one-mile handicap at Narromine Racecourse on Monday evening.
Powder Man will carry the role of favorite, as well as topweight, in a seven-furlong handicap at Coffs Harbour in Australia on Sunday evening in an attempt to end a four-race losing streak since February.
The opportunity for a surprise win came and went for the Australian gelding Don’t Thinkaboutit when he finished a close second at 30-1 on Sept. 4. The 5-year-old gelding’s backers must settle for a drastically shorter price when Don’t Thinkaboutit starts as a likely favorite in a seven-furlong handicap at Nowra Racecourse on Saturday.
