HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, January 31, 2024)
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DRF Past Performances
Godolphin, trainer Charlie Appleby, and jockey William Buick, pillars of the Dubai World Cup Carnival, dominated an all-stakes card Friday at Meydan Racecourse, winning four of eight Thoroughbred races, all on turf, including the Group 1 Jebel Hatta, where the rising 4-year-old Measured Time was tons the best.
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 15:18
Beaten an eyelash in the Breeders’ Cup Mile, Mawj has taken her talents back to Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, where she stars Friday on an all-stakes nine-race card that’s a stepping-stone to the Dubai World Cup card on March 30.
This has been a busy month for the Australian gelding Zou Tiger, who starts in the $131,600 Carrington Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Friday evening.
In his first start since May, Zou Tiger finished fifth of seven in the Canterbury Sprint at Canterbury Park on Jan. 1. He was found to have bled from a nostril.
To start in a lucrative handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs at Rosehill Gardens on Jan. 17, Zou Tiger passed a vet examination after a workout two days before the race. Zou Tiger finished second by a nose.
By Leo Schlink
Jamie Richards erased the frustrations of a challenging opening to the season with a double at Sha Tin with Magniac and G Liner on Wednesday night (24 January) as the New Zealander continued to build telling momentum.
Gathering impetus with four wins from his past 13 starters, Richards notched his first Sha Tin double of the campaign when Karis Teetan led throughout on G Liner in the Class 4 Peacock Handicap (1650m) before Hugh Bowman – substituting for an indisposed Zac Purton – triumphed on Magniac in the Class 3 Flamingo Handicap (1200m).
In his final start in Britain in 2022, the gelding Naval College won an allowance race at 1 1/2 miles on the synthetic track at Lingfield Racecourse near London.
The stamina shown in that win is useful background information when Naval College starts as a heavy favorite in the $131,500 Australia Day Cup at 1 1/2 miles on turf at Warwick Farms Racecourse in Sydney on Thursday evening.
By Declan Schuster
Courier Wonder makes his highly anticipated return to competition in Sunday’s (28 January) HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin.
The six-year-old burst onto the scene as a youngster with five wins from his first five starts before setbacks slowed his progress.
Now trained by Mark Newnham – his third trainer after John Size and Danny Shum – the two-time Group 1-placed Courier Wonder jumps back into the fray following an eye-catching trial over 1000m on the Sha Tin turf on 9 January.
Paul Lally:
R1 3-5-1-6
R2 1-4-6-2
R3 9-1-7-3
R4 10-3-4-2
R5 6-10-8-4
R6 6-8-7-1
R7 3-10-8-11
R8 4-2-12-7
Best Bet R3 N9 Legion Of Merit
Longshot R5 N6 Shanghai Style
Plays R2 QQP 1-4-6
Mark McNamara:
R1 – 5.3.8.2
R2 – 1.3.5.4
R3 – 3.4.9.14
R4 – 10.2.3.1
R5 – 10.1.8.4
R6 – 6.7.4.1
R7 – 9.3.2.6
R8 – 4.2.10.9
Best Bet R1 N5 Blissful Star
Longshot R3 N14 Young Horizon
Play R1 Q/QP 5.3.8