Thu, 09/27/2018 - 11:09

Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Monday, October 1, 2018

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Monday, October 1, 2018)

 

RACE 1: #6 Romantic Chef, #9 Bumble Baby, #2 Let’s Come Back, #3 Strathallan

RACE 2: #1 Good Days, #12 Indigenous Star, #2 Play It, #8 Full Of Chances

RACE 3: #3 Cordyceps, #10 Very Sweet Orange, #6 Complacency, #4 Royal Mojito

RACE 4: #10 Care Free Prince, #12 Shining On, #7 Golden Four, #2 Flying Quest

RACE 5: #14 Aerohappiness, #12 Ultimate Glory, #6 Green Energy, #3 Tangmere

Tue, 09/25/2018 - 11:52

Hong Kong selections for Wednesday, September 26, 2018

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS

(Wednesday, September 26)

:: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis

Brett Davis 

R1: 10-2-8-4

R2: 11-1-3-6

R3: 5-9-4-1

R4: 5-6-1-9

R5: 4-5-7-3

R6: 11-4-1-9

R7: 10-11-8-5

R8: 5-1-3-11

Best Bet – R8: #5 Alcari  

Longshot – R5: #7 Happy Spirit

Best Play – R3: Q/Qp 4,5,9

 

Paul Lally

R1: 10-4-3-11

R2: 7-6-3-11

R3: 1-5-7-4

Mon, 09/24/2018 - 15:36

Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Wednesday, September 26, 2018

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS

(Wednesday, September 26, 2018)

 

RACE 1: #6 Multimax, #2 Perfect Choice, #9 Cour Valant, #10 Trendiful

RACE 2: #6 Top Ace, #1 Chiu Chow Kid, #3 Dutch Windmill, #8 Celebration

RACE 3: #5 Young Empire, #2 Navas, #6 Universal Go Go, #12 Raichu

RACE 4: #5 Country Star, #6 Naboo Star, #2 Winning Supreme, #4 Peace N Prosperity

RACE 5: #4 Red Warrior, #3 Rickfield, #5 Happy Life, #10 Amazing Satchmo

Mon, 09/24/2018 - 15:23

Red Warrior may be wiser in Country Club Challenge Cup

Red Warrior had a stern introduction to Hong Kong racing on Sept. 5, running wide throughout a minor handicap at Happy Valley before finishing fourth by 2 1/4 lengths.

The handicap was Red Warrior’s first start in eight months. The experience may help Red Warrior when the 3-year-old gelding starts in Wednesday’s $176,685 Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup at one mile, 50 yards at Happy Valley.

Red Warrior will be ridden for the first time by leading rider Zac Purton, who replaces Alberto Sanna, who does not have a mount in the field of 10.

Fri, 09/21/2018 - 16:11

Hong Kong selections for Saturday, September 22, 2018

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Saturday, September 22)

 

:: Hong Kong: Free PPs, picks, and analysis

 

Brett Davis

R1: 6-1-3-8

R2: 4-12-3-6

R3: 7-5-11-1

R4: 9-1-3-5

R5: 1-3-7-5

R6: 2-7-11-8

R7: 6-4-1-5

R8: 10-5-8-4

R9: 4-11-6-2

R10: 5-4-2-14

Best Bet – R5: #1   Sam’s Love    

Longshot – R2: #4   Massive Millennium

Best Play – R7: Q/Qp   4,6

 

Paul Lally

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 19:00

Citron Spirit due for some luck in Washington D.C. Handicap

In the last five months, Citron Spirit has either run into a tough rival or had a difficult trip in sprint handicaps at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong.

Last April and May, Citron Spirit lost consecutive starts to the rapidly improving Rise High. On Sept. 2, opening day of the Hong Kong season, Citron Spirit encountered trouble and finished third, beaten a neck.

Thu, 09/20/2018 - 15:25

Andrew Hawkins' Hong Kong selections and analysis for Saturday, September 22, 2018

SHA TIN SELECTIONS

(Saturday, September 22, 2018)

 

RACE 1: #1 Dashing Gainer, #6 Flying Godspell, #4 Great Joy, #5 Just Not Listening

RACE 2: #5 Rookie Star, #8 Snowhooves, #12 Corre Rapido, #3 Happy Sound

RACE 3: #5 Friends Of Nanjing, #6 Khaki, #1 Burst Away, #3 Looking Good

RACE 4: #2 General Dino, #3 Enjoy Life, #9 Enjoyable Success, #11 Le Panache

Sun, 09/16/2018 - 14:23

Flag of Honour impresses in winning Irish St. Leger

Emily Shields
Flag of Honour won his Group 1 debut in last Sunday's Irish St. Leger.

With his esteemed older stablemate Order of St George retired earlier this week, Flag of Honour stepped into the roll of leading stayer in the Aidan O’Brien barn with a dominant win Sunday at The Curragh in the Group 1 Irish St. Leger.

Flag of Honour is just a 3-year-old, as was Order of St George when he won the Irish St. Leger for the first time in 2015. The Irish St. Leger, unlike most St. Leger races, also is open to older horses.

Sun, 09/16/2018 - 13:08

Euro stars Alpha Centauri, Saxon Warrior retired due to injuries

Emily Shields
Alpha Centauri sustained a fracture in last Saturday's Matron Stakes.

Two of the better horses racing in Europe, Alpha Centauri and Saxon Warrior, were retired Sunday after sustaining injuries in Saturday races at Leopardstown in Ireland.

Alpha Centauri suffered a shocking defeat in the Matron Stakes, where she was an odds-on favorite, and came out of the race with a fracture in her right-front fetlock, according to overseas reports. Alpha Centauri took two obviously bad steps in deep stretch while trying to run down the victorious Laurens in the Matron.

Sun, 09/16/2018 - 12:47

Kitesurf, Brundtland, Waldgeist win group stakes while prepping for Arc

The filly Kitesurf and colts Brundtland and Waldgeist won group stakes at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris on Sunday in what were likely prep races for the Group 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the famous track on Oct. 7.

The wins represented big afternoons for trainer Andre Fabre and Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Racing. Kitesurf and Waldgeist are trained by Fabre. Kitesurf and Brundtland, who is trained by Charlie Appleby, are owned by Godolphin. Waldgeist races for Gestut Ammerland and Newsells Park.