Solar Apex, trained by Chris Waller, has been entered in a slightly easier handicap at a mile at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Sydney on Wednesday. Solar Apex is back to racing at the same level as his September races, a leading reason he was the 9-5 favorite as of Monday to beat seven rivals.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Happy Valley.
A well-mannered T O Keynes benefited from recent gate schooling to take Sunday’s Grade 1 Champions Cup on dirt at Chukyo Racecourse in Japan for his second graded stakes win of the year.
Winter Moon will start as a leading contender in a one-mile handicap at Dubbo Racecourse on Tuesday.
Battle Guardian, a 5-year-old gelding, was one stride away from a win in the Taree Cup at 1 1/4 miles at Taree Racecourse in Australia on Nov. 21, closing from eighth in a field of 10 to lose by a nose. Monday, Battle Guardian starts in a longer race, in the Tuncurry-Forster Cup at 1 5/16 miles at Tuncurry Racecourse, located on the coast well north of Sydney.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Sha Tin.
Yes, there is a 10-race program Dec. 5 at Sha Tin Racecourse, but attention in the jurisdiction already has turned to the Hong Kong International Races on Dec. 12.
The older horses Highly Desired, Invincible Dash, and Prince of Arragon cannot get rid of each other in Australia these days. The trio was scratched from Friday’s Mudgee Cup at Mudgee Racecourse, only for all three to reappear in the entries for Sunday’s Nowra Cup at Nowra Racecourse. They all three rate as contenders in the one-mile turf race.
Since a second to Mystic Guide in the Dubai World Cup in March, Chuwa Wizard is winless in two subsequent starts in Japan in recent months. He starts in Sunday’s $1.7 million Champions Cup at Chukyo Racecourse with an excellent chance to end 2021 with a win.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Sha Tin.
