Tomodachi Kokoroe is aiming crown a superb season when he steps up in distance to contest the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Sun Jewellery Handicap (1650m) on Wednesday night (10 July) at the season’s final Happy Valley fixture.

Untested beyond 1400m, Tomodachi Kokoroe has won four times over 1200m in Hong Kong for trainer David Hayes. The Written Tycoon gelding was a six-time winner in Australia pre-import, scoring over 875m, 950m (twice), 1200m, 1250m and 1400m.

HAPPY VALLEY SELECTIONS
(Wednesday, July 10, 2024)

He made harder work of it than one might expect from a 1-5 shot, but City of Troy came through with a one-length win Saturday at Sandown Park in the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes.

By Leo Schlink

Fresh from a Happy Valley double on Thursday night (4 July), Hugh Bowman is optimistic unbeaten The Winnabe can continue an impressive debut campaign with a strong performance in the Class 3 Chow Silver Plate Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (6 July).

Stepping to 1400m for the first time after a pair of 1200m victories, The Winnabe (126lb) faces 12 rivals including a string of recent winners led by Lovero (133lb), Gracious Express (131lb), Galvanic (124lb), King Miles (124lb) and Greenwich (120lb).

Paul Lally: 
R1: 9-4-1-3 
R2: 2-5-1-6 
R3: 1-3-6-5 
R4: 10-8-3-9 
R5: 2-1-4-5 
R6: 6-2-5-4 
R7: 12-10-3-2 
R8: 8-2-9-14 
R9: 5-9-2-4 
R10: 3-9-8-5 
Best Bet: R5 N2 Fun N Fun Together 
Longshot: R4 N10 Cosmo Navigator 
Play: R6 QQP 2-5-6 

The lightly-raced 3-year-old gelding Know Thyself has won three of his first four starts in Australia leading to his stakes debut in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at Sunshine Coast Racecourse on Friday evening.

Know Thyself will be favored because of the promising start to his career, his stalking style and a win by 5 1/4 lengths in a seven-furlong handicap at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney on June 15 in his most recent race.

By Declan Schuster

Douglas Whyte is optimistic Majestic Knight (135lb) can hop back on a trail of ascendancy when he lines up in Thursday night’s (4 July) HK$2.84 million Class 2 Briar Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley.

Well beaten last start after racing wide throughout to finish 11th, Majestic Knight returns in a bid to capture his fourth city circuit victory this season.

“If you look at when he won the start before and the way he ran due to circumstances and positioning – I think we can put a line through that,” Whyte said.

SHA TIN SELECTIONS
(Saturday, July 06, 2024)

Paul Lally:
R1: 4-10-2-7
R2: 6-1-3-5
R3: 2-5-10-4
R4: 4-9-3-5
R5: 6-8-9-3
R6: 2-3-12-1
R7: 3-1-6-5
R8: 1-7-2-6
R9: 3-1-10-4
Best Bet: R3 N2 Ma Comet
Longshot: R5 N6 The Azure
Play: Race9 QQP 1-3-10

Tom Wood:
R1: 4-2-1-7
R2: 6-5-1-3
R3: 5-2-8-9
R4: 5-4-9-7 
R5: 2-4-9-3 
R6: 3-2-6-11
R7: 8-5-1-3 
R8: 7-1-2-11
R9: 10-7-3-1
BEST: R4 N5 RACINGRACE (WIN) 
VALUE: R7 N8 SUPER HIGHWAY (EW) 
PLAY: R4 QQP 4,5,9