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Romantic Thor is preparing for his sternest test to date as he steps into Group 1 company for the first time in the HK$13 million Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 May), but rider Zac Purton is refusing to rule him out completely.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, May 24, 2026 at Sha Tin.
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The Hong Kong racing season is well into its final quarter, and while there’s plenty on the line between now and the concluding meeting on 15 July, it’s the mouthwatering battle for the trainers’ championship that continues to take centre stage.
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At the start of the 2025-26 Hong Kong Racing Season, Romantic Warrior was hardly on anyone’s radar. After a grueling campaign the season before, when he raced in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and then, back to the UAE, he came home and had surgery on his left fore fetlock on May 21, 2025.
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The HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 May) will center around the performance of overwhelming favorite Romantic Warrior – Hong Kong racing’s superstar.
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Frankie Lor is optimistic that implementing new tactics for Numbers can help the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) runner-up go to another level in Sunday’s (24 May) HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at Happy Valley.
Embroidery, Japan’s champion 3-year-old filly of 2025, is thriving as a 4-year-old.
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No rider will be busier than Andrea Atzeni at Sunday’s (17 May) Sha Tin meeting when the Italian takes 10 rides as he closes in on his best-ever Hong Kong season.
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Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Sha Tin.
