Two sharp horses top the last of three Class 3 handicaps on the Wednesday card at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong. Savaquin and Sunny Star exit decisive wins at the class level and distance, 1,650 meters. Both are relatively lightly raced 4-year-olds whose best form still should be in front of them and who can reasonably be expected to hold their strong form.
Biometric is entered in a one-mile handicap on the Lakeside course at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne on Wednesday, when he rates as a contender in a competitive field of 12.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Shat Tin.
Beauty Smile sharply won a Class 1 handicap in his most recent start and on Sunday in the featured third race at Sha Tin takes on eight foes in a Class 2 handicap over the same 1,400-meter trip at which he just won. You might think Beauty Smile stands out here – but weight just a minute.
Healing Hands runs in a qualifier for the Country Championship at Mudgee Racecourse on Sunday. Healing Hands won the corresponding race a year ago on Monday in his most recent win.
The home team fared quite well Thursday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. Godolphin, the racing and breeding powerhouse headed by Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, swept the top four placings in the Group 3, $195,000 Nad al Sheba Trophy Stakes and went one-two in the Group 3, $130,000 Dubai Millennium Stakes.
Forget the boys. The Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday may be dominated by the 5-year-old mare Verry Elleegant and the 4-year-old filly Colette.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Sha Tin.
Just a Joke ended a 10-race losing streak with a victory in a handicap at about a mile at Ballina Racecourse in Australia on Feb. 15, his first win in his third start for trainer Jason Reilly.
