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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Thursday, October 30, 2025
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Sha Tin.
The Hong Kong Jockey ClubOct 27, 2025
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Thursday, October 30, 2025 at Sha Tin.
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Tomodachi Kokoroe (115lb) sensationally catapulted himself into LONGINES Hong Kong International Races reckoning after running the second-fastest 1200m time in Hong Kong racing history to scoop the HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 October).
Energico missed the Grade 1 Japanese Derby on June 1 because of illness. He made up for his absence from that classic race with his second graded stakes win in Sunday’s Kikuka Sho for 3-year-old colts and fillies at the testing distance of 1 7/8 miles at Kyoto Racecourse.
There was no course record, but the result was the same as last year. Via Sistina won Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, to confirm her place as the nation’s leading older horse.
Hong Kong Selections for Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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After a testing start to his 2025/26 campaign, Pierre Ng is looking to Mugen (115lb) for a change of fortune in the HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 October).
There are ample clues in the race records of the Japanese colts Energico and Eri King that they will be well-suited to start at 1 7/8 miles for the first time in Sunday’s Grade 1 Kikuka Sho at Kyoto Racecourse.
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Alexis Badel believes the improving Fast Network has the credentials to compete in elevated Group 2 company on Sunday (26 October) when he steps out in HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl (1200m) at Sha Tin, with the handicapper lending a helping hand.
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Zac Purton’s storied career surpassed yet another milestone on Wednesday (22 October) at Happy Valley, as Hong Kong’s all-time leading jockey captured his 1,900th win in the city aboard Talents Supremo (126lb) in the Class 5 Success Handicap (1200m).
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Sha Tin.