Tom Wood:
R1: 4-1-9-2
R2: 3-1-7-4
R3: 8-6-7-2
R4: 1-5-4-2
R5: 4-1-7-9
R6: 4-6-8-2
R7: 5-2-8-12
R8: 4-1-5-2
BEST: R4 N1 GALVANIC (WIN)
VALUE: R3 N8 MILES AWAY (EW)
PLAY: R5 QQP 1,4,7
Paul Lally:
R1 4-1-11-6
R2 5-8-11-12
R3 3-2-7-6
R4 1-2-11-5
R5 4-1-7-8
R6 8-11-1-3
R7 5-12-2-7
R8 8-12-1-4
Best Bet R7 N5 Talents Ambition
Longshot R8 N8 Heroic Master
Play R6 QQP 1-8-11
Mark McNamara:
By Leo Schlink
Clocking one of the fastest 1200m times ever recorded at Sha Tin, Ka Ying Rising continued a relentless march towards the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December with imperious victory in the G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 October).
Urban Chic has displayed significant improvement in Japan in recent weeks, just in time for a potential start against older horses in the final months of the year.
After winning the Grade 2 Asahi Hai St. Lite Kinen at 1 3/8 miles on turf at Nakayama on Sept. 16, Urban Chic won the most prestigious race of his career in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese St. Leger at 1 7/8 miles at Kyoto Racecourse.
Anmaat did not run like the 38-1 shot he was on Saturday at Ascot, bursting between horses in deep stretch to take the measure of favored Calandagan in the Group 1 Champion Stakes.
Hopelessly buried behind a wall of horses with not much more than a furlong of this 1 1/4-mile contest remaining, Anmaat bravely squeezed between rivals under Jim Crowley to outkick Calandagan by a half-length.
In her 55th start, the 7-year-old mare Bella Nipotina overcame a wide trip to win the world’s richest sprint in Saturday’s Group 1 Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
Bella Nipotina, who paid $13.70 in American pools, fought through the stretch to win the $13.3 million Everest Stakes by a short head over Giga Kick, the winner of the 2022 Everest.
Bella Nipotina, on Saturday, and Giga Kick, in 2022, had another thing in common – both were ridden by veteran jockey Craig Williams.
Ramón Brito is a handicapper with more than 25 years of experience who is part of the DRF en Español team as a commentator, handicapper, editor, and columnist.
Below are Brito's picks for the most important races on Friday’s Everest Day card at Royal Randwick.
Unbeaten in two starts this year, Danon Decile has struggled to gain respect in Japan’s 3-year-old division.
The winner of the Grade 1 Japanese Derby in a major upset in May, Danon Decile did not race over the summer and will have his comeback in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese St. Leger at 1 7/8 miles on turf at Kyoto Racecourse.
By Leo Schlink
Bracing for a busy weekend with prize rides in Hong Kong and Sydney, Brenton Avdulla is wary and excited ahead of a raceday reunion with California Spangle in the HK$5.35 million G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 October).
Avdulla will partner California Spangle for the first time since last season when the pair combined for elite success in the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on 10 March and the G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 30 March.
