Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Happy Valley.
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Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Shat Tin.
The Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes, and four other races at that level, were postponed a week after excessive rain forced the cancellation of an all-stakes program Saturday at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
Mrs Sippy will have a quick turnaround to Sunday’s Bairnsdale Cup at a mile at Bairnsdale Racecourse on the southern coast, east of Melbourne.
Minella Indo shook off a challenge from stablemate A Plus Tard in the final three furlongs to record an 8-1 upset in Friday’s Grade 1 Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham Racecourse, continuing a week of dominance for Irish-based horses in the biggest week of steeplechasing in England.
She’s unbeaten, she has a handy running style, and she has already beaten males. There is several things going in favor of the filly Four Moves Ahead for Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes for 2-year-olds at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
In 2020, Hong Kong harbored a standout 4-year-old, Golden Sixty, who swept through the 4-year-old Classic Series, winning the series' final leg, the Hong Kong Derby, by a nose despite having to pass 10 rivals in the homestretch. There's no such star among this 4-year-old class, but there are a number of talented horses set to do battle Sunday at Sha Tin in the $3.03 million Hong Kong Derby.
The domination of Irish horses at the Cheltenham Festival in western England continued on Thursday, though not in the predicted manner. On the seven-race program, six winners were from stables based in Ireland, notably the Grade 1 winners Allaho in the $368,164 Ryanair Chase and Flooring Porter in the $333,432 Stayers’ Hurdle.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Sha Tin.
The 7-year-old mare Put The Kettle On is based in County Waterford in Ireland with trainer Henry De Bromhead. Cheltenham Racecourse in the west of England is really her home.