Paul Lally: 
R1 4-1-2-8 
R2 5-6-10-1 
R3 6-1-3-9 
R4 4-1-7-9 
R5 1-4-14-3 
R6 6-7-1-2 
R7 1-3-7-4 
R8 2-3-7-10 
R9 1-7-5-3 
R10 11-2-4-1 
R11 4-7-2-9 
Best Bet R6 N6 Sunlight Power 
Longshot R11 N4 Gentlemen Legacy 
Play R3 QQP 1-3-6 

Sha Tin Selections
(Saturday, May 31, 2025)

By Declan Schuster

The HK$4.2 million G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) will be the first Group race run over the distance this season without the brilliant Ka Ying Rising lining up, leaving several of his regular adversaries, including Frankie Lor’s Lucky With You, eager to capitalise on a rare opportunity in his absence on Saturday afternoon (31 May) at Sha Tin.

Gran Oriente, a 3-year-old Chilean-bred colt, won a Group 1 race at 1 1/4 miles on turf at Club Hipico de Santiago in Chile on Sunday to earn a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar on Nov. 1.

Happy Valley Selections
(Wednesday, May 28, 2025)

Race 1: #4 Sky Prophet, #5 Ever Smart, #8 Gallant Goody, #6 Joyful Life
Race 2: #6 Ragnarr, #4 Camp Fire, #9 So Awesome, #7 Hoss
Race 3: #1 Beauty Viva, #10 Hakka Radiance, #8 Perfect Pairing, #7 Management Folks
Race 4: #6 Island Buddy, #5 Thunder Prince, #9 Rewarding Twinkle, #3 Sweet Briar
Race 5: #1 Prestige Good, #5 Sight Supreme, #11 Jumbo Fortune, #12 Super Sicario

Voyage Bubble aced his first test racing beyond 1 1/4 miles, rolling to an easy win Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse in the Group 1, $1.1 million Champions and Chater Cup and becoming Hong Kong’s second Triple Crown winner and first in 31 years.

Patiently ridden from fifth by James McDonald, Voyage Bubble cruised to the lead while barely being asked with 250 meters left to race and strolled across the wire 3 1/2 lengths to the good, completing the only other local Triple Crown since River Verdon pulled off the feat in 2003-04.

Lake Victoria completed a Group 1 double Sunday at The Curragh for trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockey Ryan Moore, winning the Irish 1000 Guineas by 2 1/4 lengths.

Her facile victory came one race after Moore rode the O’Brien-trained Los Angeles to a hard-fought victory in the Tattersalls Gold Cup.

Proven at 1 1/4 miles, the outsider Kamunyak handled her debut at 1 1/2 miles with an upset win in Sunday’s Grade 1 Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse.

Kamunyak, who paid $52.90 in American pools, closed from 12th of 18 with a wide rally to outfinish 2-1 favorite Arma Veloce by a head. Ridden by Andrasch Starke, Kamunyak made steady progress in the last half-mile.

“The pace was not so fast in the second half of the race,” Starke told Japan Racing Association publicity. “Before the homestretch, I moved to the outside, where she responded very well.

A passive ride might have cost Field of Gold victory in the English 2000 Guineas earlier on May 3 at Newmarket, but there was no stopping the colt Saturday at The Curragh in the Irish 2000 Guineas.

With Colin Keane riding for the first time, Field of Gold raced sixth of nine coming out of the little right-handed dogleg and onto the long straightaway down which most of the one-mile Guineas is contested. Racing about four paths from the fence and with no cover, Field of Gold relaxed for Keane through the early stages, awaiting his cue.

Bidding for his first major race win in Hong Kong, Tom Marquand hopes stamina will prove decisive when he partners Dubai Honour in the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 May).

Bracing for a clash with Hong Kong’s four-time Group 1 winner Voyage Bubble, who is yet to race beyond 2000m, Marquand hopes Dubai Honour’s proven staying ability will give William Haggas’ charge the edge.