Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, April 16, 2022
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Sha Tin.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Sha Tin.
The speedy gelding In the Boat won his stakes debut as the even-money favorite in the Abell Stakes at six furlongs at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Australia on March 18. A 4-year-old, In the Boat has a chance for another first when he starts in a competitive field of 15 in Friday’s Country Discovery Stakes at 5 1/2 furlongs at Sale Racecourse. This is the first running of the Country Discovery Stakes, which is worth $370,750.
Norman, the 4-year-old Australian gelding, performed as expected when he won a maiden race in his debut at Newcastle Racecourse on March 26. Thursday at Wyong Racecourse, Norman will have his first start against winners in a handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Class 3 handicaps at Happy Valley don’t typically include Hong Kong racehorses of more than modest ability, but Eason, who runs in just such a race Wednesday, might be all right.
Norwegian Bliss needed seven weeks to compile a perfect record in four starts in Australia from late September to mid-November last year. Favored in each race, Norwegian Bliss won at distances ranging from 5 1/2 to seven furlongs and as a pacesetter and stalker. Wednesday, Norwegian Bliss has her 2022 debut, and once again will be favored, in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs for Southern Hemisphere 3- and 4-year-olds at Hawkesbury Racecourse.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Happy Valley.
Stars on Earth overcame traffic issues in the stretch to record an upset win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese 1000 Guineas for 3-year-old fillies at Hanshin Racecourse.
Washington Towers returned from a four-month rest to win a five-furlong handicap at Canberra Racecourse in Australia on March 30 for his fifth win in 18 starts. The 5-year-old gelding has been equally effective in his second race following a layoff at times in recent years, making his appearance in a five-furlong handicap at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Tuesday all the more intriguing.
Noble Yeats ended a six-race losing streak with an upset win in Saturday’s $1.3 million Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree Racecourse in England, the final mount in the accomplished career of amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen.