Energumene had a perfect trip to win Wednesday’s Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth Champion Chase at two miles at Cheltenham Racecourse in England, a race that failed to meet expectations when favored Shishkin was pulled up after a mile.
Irish-trained runners have won six of the last 10 runnings of the Grade 1 Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham Racecourse in England. The trend may not change when the famous race is run in the west of England on Friday.
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Happy Valley.
At distances around 2 1/2 miles, Allaho has been unbeatable since the beginning of 2021, the reason the 8-year-old will be an odds-on favorite to win Thursday’s Grade 1 Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse in England.
Never Talk had a flashy start to her career in Australia, winning five of her first six races from May 2020 to January 2021. The last year has been the tricky part.
The Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase at two miles at Cheltenham Racecourse on Wednesday is the second consecutive meeting between England’s Shishkin and Ireland’s Energumene.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Happy Valley.
A nine-race Wednesday card at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong ends with three Class 3 handicaps, the last of them with a subtle if important distinction.
Last June, Samoot finished second of 21 as the 5-1 favorite in the Sandringham Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Royal Ascot in England. Nearly a year later, Samoot is quickly establishing a reputation as a filly to watch in Australia. Samoot won her debut in that country in a handicap at 6 1/4 furlongs at Canterbury Park on Feb. 25 and will be favored to win her second start in a seven-furlong handicap on the infield Kensington course at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Wednesday.
Tuesday, Honeysuckle will be an odds-on favorite to become the first mare to win two runnings of the $586,200 Champion Hurdle. A win would stretch her unbeaten record to 15 races.
