Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, May 12, 2018
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, May 12, 2018 - Sha Tin
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Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, May 12, 2018 - Sha Tin
Young Rascal overcame trouble to win his stakes debut in Wednesday’s Group 3 Chester Vase at Chester Racecourse in England, a key prep for the English Derby at Epsom Racecourse on June 2.
Hunting Horn, third in the Group 3 Classic Trial at Sandown Park on April 27, will be a lukewarm favorite to give trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore a sixth successive win in Wednesday’s Group 3 Chester Vase at Chester Racecourse in England.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - Happy Valley
Fast Most Furious has the recent win, but Storm Signal has the better weight assignment when the two meet in Wednesday’s Shan Pui River Handicap, the eighth race at Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - Happy Valley
Exultant, third in the Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas in 2017, won his first group stakes in Hong Kong in Sunday’s Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Sha Tin.
Keiai Nautique, a colt by Deep Impact, won his first stakes in Sunday’s Group 1 NHK Mile for 3-year-olds on turf at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan.
Billesdon Brook took the lead in the final furlong of the English 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday, and went on to score a massive upset in the one-mile turf race.
Saxon Warrior probably wants to run farther than a mile, but a mile was just fine Saturday at Newmarket, where Saxon Warrior powered home 1 1/2 lengths best in the Group 1 English 2000 Guineas.