England: Nube Negra leads Shloer Chase start to finish
Nube Negra had his first start of the British jump racing season on Sunday and got the same result as the gelding’s first race of the 2021-2022 campaign.
Steve AndersenNov 13, 2022
Nube Negra had his first start of the British jump racing season on Sunday and got the same result as the gelding’s first race of the 2021-2022 campaign.
This has been a month of travel, and diverse results, for Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien. After going winless with two runners at the Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland last weekend, O’Brien had better luck at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday when the promising gelding Banbridge won the Grade 2 Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial Novices’ Chase at two miles.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Sha Tin.
For his 40th career start at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday, the gelding Magic Dancer was eligible for a new race condition: Handicap steeplechases for 10-year-olds and older. He handled the assignment with no difficulty.
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista was retired this week after being injured while training toward an intended career finale Nov. 27 in the Japan Cup.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for November 12, 2022 at Sha Tin.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for November 9, 2022 at Happy Valley.
After the Australian filly Mabel was ambitiously tried in three lucrative handicaps in February and March, losing each race, she was given a seven-month rest. The layoff ends when Mabel starts in a more reasonable race – a five-furlong handicap against a lower class of rivals at Hawkesbury Racecourse near Sydney on Tuesday evening across American time zones.
Diatonic, who has started only three times in Australia since late May, may have a weight advantage against a few key rivals in a one-mile handicap at Gosford Racecourse on Monday evening across American time zones.