Race 1 – 6-1-2-10-3
Race 2 – 2-3-9-4-7
Race 3 – 14-5-12-6-2
Race 4 – 5-6-1-11-2
Race 5 – 4-11-8-5-1
Race 6 – 5-1-10-7-4
Race 7 – 8-6-2-5-3
Race 8 – 9-2-7-3-11
Race 9 – 8-11-4-6-2
RACE 10 – 11-3-1-12-8

Best Bet – R2 N2 Such A Happiness
Longshot – R3 N14 Money Marshall
Best Play – R3 Q/Qp 5,6,12,14

Paul Lally:

Yee Cheong Baby arrived in Hong Kong from Australia last November and made a favorable impression, winning his first two starts in the territory in April and May.

From late May to early July, Yee Cheong Baby hung out by the pool. To be more specific, his training schedule consisted only of swimming during that time. Track exercise resumed in early July in preparation for his third start in Hong Kong in Sunday’s $267,881 Po Yan Handicap at six furlongs at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Romanised, the winner of the Group 1 Prix Jacque le Marois at Deauville last month, can solidify his claim as the leading turf miler in Europe in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris.

Romanised won the $1.2 million Jacques le Marois by 1 1/4 lengths over Shaman, who is part of the field for the $496,620 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp along with third-place finisher Line of Duty.

A potential fourth meeting of the year between the 3-year-old Group 1 sprint winners Advertise and Ten Sovereigns in Saturday’s Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock Park depends on the British weather.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien has warned that Ten Sovereigns may miss the six-furlong race if the ground is too soft. Rain is forecast leading to the race.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, 8 September, 2019)

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has sent a letter to Betfair Australia demanding that the company stop offering the Jockey Club’s races on its betting exchange, claiming that the company has violated its intellectual property rights and ignored its “grave concerns and opposition” to exchange wagering.

The letter, sent on Sept. 4 and distributed publicly the same day, said that Betfair Australia began offering exchange wagering on the HKJC’s races at its Sha Tin racecourse on Sept. 1, without authorization from the HKJC and with the knowledge that the HKJC was opposed to the practice.

R1 – 3-2-1-4
R2 – 2-14-7-12
R3 – 5-7-2-1
R4 – 2-11-14-10
R5 – 5-2-10-11
R6 – 2-1-7-13
R7 – 6-4-3-9
R8 – 5-10-9-4
R9 – 8-7-3-11
R10 – 8-10-9-5

Best – R4 N2 Falcon Turbo
Longshot – R5 N10 Bullish Glory
Best Play – R9 Q/Qp 7,8

Paul Lally:

R1 1-3-2-8
R2 12-14-7-11
R3 5-1-7-2
R4 8-5-11-2
R5 2-11-6-13
R6 1-2-4-5
R7 6-3-1-9
R8 4-5-1-11
R9 7-1-3-8
R10 1-5-4-9

With increased purses, two new jockeys, and a new trainer recently retired from riding, the Hong Kong racing circuit begins its 88-day 2019-20 season at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.

The 10-race program is the first in Hong Kong since July 14. Hong Kong racing is held at Happy Valley Racecourse and Sha Tin.

The new season is highlighted by two annual days with international Group 1 races at Sha Tin. On Dec. 8, four Group 1 races will be run, led by the $3.56 million Hong Kong Cup, the richest race on the circuit.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Sunday, 1 September, 2019)

Battaash lowered the track record for five furlongs on turf at York Racecourse in England on Friday with an emphatic victory in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes on a straightaway course.

The victory could lead to a start in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 2. Battaash earned a fees-paid berth to the BC Turf Sprint with Friday’s win in the $485,360 Nunthorpe.