Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, March 18, 2018
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, March 18, 2018 - Sha Tin
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Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Sunday, March 18, 2018 - Sha Tin
The antics that nearly cost Might Bite a win in the Grade 1 RSA Novices' Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse last year have been largely absent during the current steeplechase season in England.
The aging geldings Cue Card and The New One have had a near constant presence at the National Hunt festival at Cheltenham this decade. Both have run a six times at this four-day meeting for chasers and hurdlers, and each has won at least one Grade 1 race.
Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - Happy Valley
Circuit Glory is going across town and down in class seeking his first win in Hong Kong.
A foot scare earlier this week may be the only thing that can derail Altior in Wednesday’s Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse.
Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, March 14, 2018 - Happy Valley
Buveur d’Air has been unbeatable in England's leading hurdle races for more than a year. Recent history may be the only thing that can prevent the talented 7-year-old from winning the Grade 1 Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse for the second consecutive year Tuesday.
Hong Kong trainer John Size’s powerful stable is packed with high-class sprinters, and Size will deploy one of them, Amazing Kids, in the featured seventh race Sunday at Sha Tin.
A key player on Super Saturday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai was, unfortunately, Meydan Racecourse itself. Four of the seven races Saturday, including the featured Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3, were contested on a dirt track that was wickedly fast and heavily biased toward inside speed. Two track records fell, including California Chrome’s 2:01.83 mark for 2,000 meters from the 2016 Dubai World Cup, which North America eclipsed in the Group 1, $400,000 Al Maktoum Challenge by running the distance in 2:01.71.