Inquiry starts in a handicap at six furlongs on Friday at Gold Coast Racecourse, where he is expected to take his customary position as a pacesetter. The distance is a good fit. Inquiry compiled his four-race winning streak at distances from 5 1/2 furlongs to seven furlongs from mid-March to late April.
Gold Rhapsody, the 4-year-old Southern Hemisphere filly, is a neck away from a three-race winning streak.
Hong Kong selections for Sha Tin on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
Maui Girl takes a leap in class in a handicap at 7 3/4 furlongs at Canterbury Park on Wednesday. Maui Girl’s recent wins make her the likely favorite in a field of 10.
Buddies has the current form, the proven record over the Sha Tin dirt track, and even a counterbalance to his hefty weight assignment in Wednesday's featured race 4 on the Hong Kong circuit.
Declan Schuster's Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Sha Tin.
Daring Tact is unbeaten after four starts and two-thirds the way through the Triple Crown for 3-year-old fillies in Japan after a win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse.
The filly Trajection and the gelding Whispered were separated by a head at the finish of a seven-furlong handicap on May 9 at Newcastle Racecourse in Australia.
A pair of handicaps, one for 4-year-olds over 1 1/2 miles, the other for 3-year-olds at one mile, headline the action at Lyon-Parilly on Monday.
A brief gap between races may be in favor of My Blue Jeans when the 5-year-old gelding has his first start at Albury Racecourse in a seven-furlong handicap on Monday.
