Vincent Ho boosted hopes of LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) participation next month with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (15 November) as Pierre Ng maintained a blistering start to the season with a brace.

With three positions left in the star-studded 12-rider LONGINES IJC line-up at Happy Valley on 6 December, Ho is strongly placed to clinch the berth reserved for the leading home-grown rider at the completion of next Wednesday’s (22 November) meeting at Happy Valley.

Paul Lally:

R1 2-7-3-10
R2 4-1-6-2
R3 11-6-3-1
R4 11-4-2-1
R5 8-1-2-9
R6 6-9-1-4
R7 6-4-8-10
R8 1-4-7-3
R9 11-6-1-4

Best Bet R5 N8 Champion Instinct
Longshot R7 N6 Erimo
Play R2 QQP 1-4-6

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Tom Wood:

By Declan Schuster

Leading the trainers’ championship on 20 wins, Pierre Ng is confident Taj Dragon can overcome Happy Valley’s nuances when he contests the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Tokyo Handicap (1650m) under jockey Zac Purton on Wednesday night (15 November).

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, November 15, 2023)

Paul Lally: 
R1 3-1-7-9 
R2 3-10-12-11 
R3 1-6-5-10 
R4 9-12-4-14 
R5 5-9-2-6 
R6 1-3-6-8 
R7 8-3-1-7 
R8 8-6-10-4 
R9 12-4-6-7 
R10 3-14-6-1 
Best Bet R9 N12 Champion Method 
Longshot R5 N5 Speed Dragon 
Play Race6 QQP 1-3-6  

Ace Impact, whose racing career encompassed one calendar year and led him from the all-weather surface at Cagnes-sur-Mer in January to Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe glory in October, was named Cartier Horse of the Year at the annual Cartier Awards ceremony Thursday in London.

By Leo Schlink

Pierre Ng continued an impressive start to the 2023/24 season and extended his lead in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 November) as 12-time champion trainer John Size moved to within one win of reaching the 1,500-win milestone in Hong Kong.

Ng took his tally to 16 wins with the successes of Spicy So Smart and Fortune Warrior to lead Danny Shum (14), Francis Lui (13), Frankie Lor (13) and Caspar Fownes (12) as the young horseman continued to build momentum.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, November 11, 2023)

Paul Lally:

R1 1-6-7-8
R2 8-3-5-2
R3 3-8-2-1
R4 8-4-1-6
R5 8-9-7-6
R6 1-7-11-5
R7 4-6-8-7
R8 7-10-1-2
R9 3-2-10-1

Best Bet R7 N4 Tourbillon Prince
Longshot R2 N8 Speedy Smartie
Play R9 QQP 2-3-10

Tom Wood:

R1: 8-1-2-6
R2: 11-1-5-2
R3: 3-8-1-9
R4: 8-1-4-6
R5: 9-7-5-8
R6: 1-12-4-7
R7: 4-8-7-6
R8: 7-1-9-4
R9: 3-10-1-11

BEST: R8 N7 SWEET BRIAR (WIN)
VALUE: R5 N9 SHINKANSEN (EW)
PLAY: R7 QQP 4,7,8

Jockey Andrea Atzeni has hit the ground running in Hong Kong and his strong early season form, which he hopes to maintain, has seen him rewarded with a booking in each of the three Group 2 races on 19 November at Sha Tin.