Well regarded since a win in his debut in July, the 3-year-old First Accused will have his stakes debut in Friday’s $76,500 Tasmanian Guineas at Launceston Racecourse with an excellent chance to win for the fourth time in his fifth start.
Two days later than expected, Muswellbrook Racecourse in Australia will have its first program of the year on Thursday. A program on Tuesday was postponed two days because of wet conditions, but the races are largely the same.
Singapore Sling (123lb) returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday (6 January) night for the first time since December 2017 with jockey Chad Schofield hoping the gelding can maintain his unblemished record at the city circuit in the G3 January Cup Handicap (1800m).
Hong Kong Selections for Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Happy Valley.
Harmony Victory rarely runs at Happy Valley, and stakes races rarely are run at Happy Valley, but the Group 3 January Handicap comes Wednesday night at Happy Valley and Harmony Victory appears to be in with a decent chance.
Get the Idea was beaten less than a half-length when he finished third in a handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse in Australia on Dec. 23. The result was better than it looked. Wednesday at Warwick Farm, Get the Idea starts in a similar race.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Happy Valley.
John Size’s decision to bypass Hong Kong’s lucrative LONGINES Hong Kong International Races was vindicated handsomely when Champion’s Way ended an 18-month drought by snaring the G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Friday, 1 January).
Caspar Fownes’ chance with the lowly rated Explosive Witness (113lb) paid off at Sha Tin today (Friday, 1 January) as the Australian-bred exceeded expectations to snare the HK$3.5 million G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m).
Shamusu Sho had the best span of his career from late March to late June, winning 3 of 5 starts in Australia. He has yet to recapture that form in recent races, but there are signs of improvement. Sunday, Shamusu Sho starts in the Gilgandra Cup at tiny Gilgandra Racecourse in the New South Wales countryside.
