A drop in class and a return to a familiar venue has made Dynamic Impact an appealing favorite in a handicap at 6 1/4 furlongs at Canterbury Park in Australia on Tuesday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Happy Valley.
Unraced since mid-February of 2021, Nasdaq Dubai won a five-furlong maiden race by a convincing 2 1/4 lengths at Kembla Grange on Jan. 14. The 4-year-old returns in a five-furlong handicap at Kembla Grange on Monday evening.
For the second time in a year the great Hong Kong miler Golden Sixty silenced the doubters, turning in a dazzling performance to win the Group 1, $1.53 million Stewards’ Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Sha Tin.
In recent months, the Australian gelding Unzaga has shown an affinity for distance races. For his second start of 2023, Unzaga starts in a handicap at 1 3/8 miles at Dubbo Racecourse on Sunday evening. Even though Unzaga was beaten in his debut at the distance last month, the race at Dubbo should suit the gelding, who has won 2 of 11 starts.
Trooper Knuckle did little right in his first four starts in Australia from March to October of 2022. Since then, he has been nearly perfect, winning four of five races. The improved form has left Trooper Knuckle as an attractive contender in the Bega Cup at Sapphire Coast Racecourse on Saturday evening.
California Spangle just last month took down Golden Sixty, the best horse in Hong Kong over the last three racing seasons. That feat accomplished, California Spangle faces the horse who might be Hong Kong’s best, Romantic Warrior, in the Group 1, $1.53 million Stewards' Cup on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse.
A recent win in a Group 3 sprint at six furlongs and a consistent style of racing near the front give Snapper an excellent chance to win for the third time in his last four starts in the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday evening.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Sha Tin.
