A wide trip kept Knife’s Edge from winning a seven-furlong handicap at Dubbo Racecourse in Australia on Sept. 29 and has made the veteran the favorite to end a seven-race losing streak in the Coonabarabran Cup at a mile at Coonabarabran Racecourse on Saturday evening.

Knife’s Edge, who was the 2-1 favorite in early betting on Friday for the Coonabarabran Cup, was closer to the outside rail than the inside in the stretch at Dubbo. He closed steadily to finish second by a half-length to Deel Street who saved ground.

Deel Street is part of the Coonabarabran Cup field of 11.

Paul Lally:

R1 3-2-1-8
R2 7-1-5-8
R3 2-4-1-12
R4 1-9-10-5
R5 9-4-7-2
R6 2-6-5-3
R7 1-3-6-2
R8 11-9-12-3
R9 14-1-7-8
R10 8-7-9-10

Best Bet R6 N2 Beato
Longshot R9 N14 La City Blanche
Play R4 QQP 1-9-10

Nick Child:

R1 | 2-1-10-11
R2 | 1-7-2-3
R3 | 4-2-5-1
R4 | 1-9-5-3
R5 | 4-7-9-8
R6 | 6-2-3-7
R7 | 3-1-2-6
R8 | 11-9-1-2
R9 | 1-8-7-2
R10 | 3-7-6-8

The Group 1 Caulfield Cup at Caulfield Racecourse may lose its pre-race favorite in Gold Trip if conditions are too firm for the $3.16 million race.

Gold Trip was the winner of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup last November, and is scheduled to start in the same race on Nov. 7. The Caulfield Cup could be his final prep for the Melbourne Cup at two miles.

By Leo Schlink

Fresh from a Happy Valley double, Pierre Ng will bid to add further impetus to an impressive start to the season by throwing down the gauntlet to champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse with Duke Wai in the G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (22 October).

Fourth in the G3 Korea Sprint (1200m, sand) behind Japan’s Remake – who set a course record – in Seoul on 10 September, Duke Wai (117lb) returns to Sha Tin on Sunday when he will face Lucky Sweynesse (135lb), Sight Success (121lb), Victor The Winner (118lb), Stoltz (117lb) and Adios (115lb).

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, October 22, 2023) 
 
Race 1: #3 Casa Legend, #2 Prosecco, #1 Master Of Luck, #9 Yoo Yoo Knight
Race 2: #4 Gallant Goody, #1 Ka Ying Cheer, #14 Get The Monies, #6 Speedy Fortune
Race 3: #14 Super Contented, #12 Champion Instinct, #2 Champion Method, #4 Rubylot
Race 4: #7 Joyful Prosperity, #10 Po On Way, #14 Strongest Boy, #1 Chancheng Glory

Dreamdeel has won two of three career starts at a mile in Australia and a return to that distance for the first time since August in the minor Krambach Cup at Taree Racecourse on Thursday evening may end a three-race losing streak at longer distances.

A winner of 4 of 21 starts, Dreamdeel is part of a field of nine in the Krambach Cup and was the co-favorite at 5-2 with Scorched Land in early betting as of Wednesday.

Scratched from a race against males earlier this week, Cholante will start favored in a handicap at 5 1/2 furlongs for fillies and mares at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Australia on Wednesday evening.

Cholante, a winner of 2 of 7 starts, will carry topweight of 135.5 pounds against eight opponents and starts from the inside post. The draw may not make a significant difference for Cholante since the 4-year-old filly runs from off the pace.

Paul Lally:

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

Best Bet R5 N8 Round The Globe
Longshot R7 N12 Thesis
Play R9 QQP 2-3-5

Nick Child:

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