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In the eighth instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we unpack the “superb” HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) third placing of Beauty Bolt and look at the galloper’s claims through the remaining two races in the 2025/26 Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
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Luke Middlebrook’s Hong Kong selections for Feb. 11, 2026, at Happy Valley.
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Numbers firmly advanced his credentials for the remainder of the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic Series with a commanding victory in Sunday’s (8 February) G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Saturday, February 7, 2026, at Sha Tin.
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Straight Arron (135lb) must overcome a hefty impost in Sunday’s (8 February) HK$4.2 million G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin, but trainer David Hayes believes the step back in grade can prove to be a decisive factor for the contest’s highest-rated runner.
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David Hayes has continued a remarkable domination of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, clinching victory in the series for the third consecutive season after Romantic Son’s (135lb) stunning success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (4 February).
The speedy colt Plagiarism is held in such regard in Australia that he may be favored as a maiden in Saturday’s $1.39 million Inglis Millennium Stakes for Southern Hemisphere 2-year-olds at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney.
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In the seventh instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we dial in on what history suggests might happen from here after Little Paradise’s stunning HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) success at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 February).
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Regal Gem (116lb) tops the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge on 42 points, and trainer Frankie Lor is eyeing overall success when the galloper lines up in the HK$2.84 million Class 2 Blue Pool Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday night (4 February) at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, at Happy Valley.
