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.
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Sidelined with serious injury during Hong Kong racing’s off-season, Vincent Ho hopes Dream Winner can provide the perfect return to competition when Frankie Lor’s unbeaten sprinter contests the Class 2 Causeway Bay Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 September).
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Sha Tin.
Sprinters in Sydney and milers in Melbourne highlight racing at Royal Randwick and Flemington racecourses on Friday night in Australia.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Sha Tin.
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In a meeting of firsts, Keagan De Melo and Andrea Atzeni celebrated significant breakthrough victories with momentum-building triumphs at Happy Valley’s season-opening fixture on Wednesday night (13 September).
European imports may dominate three Group 3 races on the Newcastle Gold Cup program on the East Coast of Australia on Thursday evening.
There is no doubt that Frilled is a fast filly in Australia. How she will fare after a four-month layoff is one of the few unknown factors in Frilled’s appearance in a five-furlong handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Wednesday evening.
