Savvy Clown will be favored to win his third consecutive start in a handicap at 1 3/16 miles at Gosford Racecourse in Australia on Thursday, and will have a familiar rival as a target.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, January 1, 2021 at Sha Tin.
As has become customary, Joao Moreira was the headline act with a Boxing Day quartet but, in Richard Gibson’s eyes, mafoo (stable assistant) Josephine Kwok deserved acclaim as the unsung heroine at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 December) following Wellington’s stunning win in the Class 3 Long Ke Handicap (1000m).
Heritage Sash will have his third start following a four-month layoff in a six-furlong handicap at Doomben, Australia, on Wednesday, a race that provides the gelding an excellent chance to end a seven-race losing streak.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Friday, December 25, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Hong Kong Selections for Friday, December 25, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Magical, a seven-time Group 1 winner, has been retired to become a broodmare, her connections announced this week. Trained by Aidan O’Brien for Coolmore, Magical twice finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Turf – to Enable in 2018 and to Tarnawa in 2020 – but won a host of important races in her own right.
Since his return to racing in late November after a six-month break, Wyangle has had a campaign in Australia geared toward Thursday’s Ted Ryder Cup at Wagga Wagga Racecourse.
David Hayes fully comprehends the difficulty of succeeding in Hong Kong with first-season arrivals, but the Australian Hall Of Fame trainer hopes Super Axiom can continue to buck the trend at Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 December).
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Happy Valley.
