Sha Tin Selections
(Sunday, September 28, 2025)

By Declan Schuster

Lucky Sweynesse’s preparation for Sunday’s (28 September) G1 Sprinters Stakes (1200m) saw the four-time Group 1 winner gallop gracefully over Nakayama’s turf course under beaming sunshine this morning (Wednesday, 24 September) in Tokyo, Japan.

In light of the approach of Super Typhoon Ragasa and the latest forecasts issued by the Hong Kong Observatory, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has decided that the Happy Valley race meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 24 September 2025, will be cancelled.

This decision has been made in the interest of public and equine safety, and to support the operational needs of stakeholders across the racing industry.

By Paul Ryding

An abridged Sha Tin race meeting on Sunday (21 September) was cut short due to the deterioration of the track in torrential rain, but not before Hugh Bowman secured an imposing double that took him to five wins for the season. 

The Australian got off to the best possible start after landing the opener in yielding conditions, the Class 5 Kowloon Tsai Handicap (1800m), aboard Hakka Radiance (130lb) for trainer Danny Shum, who moved level with Caspar Fownes at the top of the trainers’ rankings.

Paul Lally: 
R1 8-6-1-5 
R2 1-2-6-4 
R3 4-12-2-9 
R4 13-3-4-1 
R5 8-10-13-7 
R6 10-9-7-6 
R7 1-4-6-8 
R8 7-4-9-6 
R9 2-5-3-6 
R10 3-1-11-2 
Best Bet R10 N3 Lucky My Way 
Longshot R5 N8 Newborn Miracle 
Play R2 QQP 1-2-6 

By Paul Ryding

David Hayes said no stone has been left unturned in the preparation of his stable star Ka Ying Rising as he galloped at Sha Tin on Friday (19 September) ahead of his trip to Australia to tackle the world’s richest turf race, The Everest (G1, 1200m).

In his final workout on the grass before leaving Hong Kong, the world’s top-rated sprinter clocked 56.9s over 800m – completing the final 400m in 23.6s – in a showing that his Australian handler called “a good piece of work”.

Sha Tin Selections
(Sunday, September 21, 2025) 
Race 1: #8 Mr Aladdin, #2 Golden Fairy, #1 Storm Runner, #6 Smashing Express
Race 2: #2 Motor, #1 Field Marshal, #4 Just Follow Me, #5 Winning Champion
Race 3: #4 Peridot, #10 Noble Fans, #5 Proud Box, #1 Aerovolanic
Race 4: #3 Allcash, #4 Fashion Legend, #13 Sight Supreme, #11 Leslie
Race 5: #3 Beauty Viva, #7 Pearl Of Pang’s, #11 Special Hedge, #10 Star Brose

By Leo Schlink

Reprising his role as ‘King of the Valley,’ Caspar Fownes vaulted to the top of the 2025/26 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (17 September).

Hong Kong’s most successful trainer at the track, Fownes boosted his career tally of wins at Happy Valley to 633 after combining with Ellis Wong to post a race-to-race double with Silver Spurs and Mighty Commander before Hugh Bowman triumphed on Rocket Spade, with Harry Bentley delivering a fourth success on Lo Rider.

Vincent Ho is loving being back in competition and the resolute 35-year-old hopes last-start winner Jumbo Legend (124lb) can kick off this season just as he ended the last in Wednesday night’s (17 September) HK$3.12 million Class 2 Shek O Handicap (1650m) for trainer Caspar Fownes at Happy Valley. 

Paul Lally:

R1: 1-2-4-8

R2: 3-6-4-12

R3: 2-9-1-8

R4: 6-3-9-1

R5: 1-4-12-3

R6: 9-11-2-6

R7: 1-4-3-7

R8: 4-7-1-6

Best bet: R4 N6 Another Zonda

Longshot: R6 N9 Super Universal

Play: R8 QQP 1-4-7

Tom Wood:

R1:       2-1-8-7

R2:       9-3-12-2

R3:       2-12-1-9

R4:       8-4-9-3

R5:       4-1-3-10

R6:       3-4-2-7