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HONG KONG RACING SATURDAY 21 February

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SHA TIN

Hong Kong Wrap Up

Awesome Group racing last Sunday and what a finish in the G1 sprint when Gold-Fun got up in a very close go from Aerovelocity and Lucky Nine with Peniaphobia finishing a nice 4th. If you followed the selections we hit a very nice 1st 4 and depending which bookie you are with it paid over $5000.00. Nice. J. Keep tuned for more group racing as it is just around the corner in Hong Kong where we have sensational racing every week and it is punter friendly so just stick with the form guide and enjoy. The last four races do look good today if having a go and enjoy the excitement of Hong Kong racing.

Track and Conditions: Turf A+3 Course which will be rated as Good.

Expected Weather: Cloudy throughout the day with a few rain patches and mist. Top temperature of 20 Degrees. The wind will be from the east to south east up to 40 Km/h early but abating slightly to around the 30 Km/h mark as the day progresses. This may very well for the first time this season assist closers with a bit of a tail wind down the straight. But being partly a cross wind the conditions should make for a fairly good playing ground.

 

Best Bet: Race 8 No 2 Divine Calling

Best Value: Race 7 No 10 Ensuring

Exotic Races: Race No’s 7-8-9-10-11

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Race 8: 2-4-5-3 Race 9: 1-5-10-3-9 Race 10: 2-14 Race 11: 12-13-14-1

 

Race 1: — Time: 4.30am GMT—Distance: 1200m—Class 4

Top Pick: No 5 Chin Chun

Value Selection: No 3 Peace Combination

Exotic Inclusions: No 2 Unique Joyful and No 1 Wild Boy / No 8 Naughty Baby

Race Overview

Chin Chun goes around for the first time today and all three trials leading into this have been very good. Was scratched last October when was expected to begin his Hong Kong racing and was found to have a blood abnormality. Is very well breed and is expected to go beyond this class before too long. Can make a decent impact on debut.  Peace Combination just the two starts in Hong Kong and certainly showed improvement last start when he was just nosed out over the 1000m at Sha Tin . Up a touch in the weights but does look like he will be well suited over the extra ground today even from gate ten. Unique Joyful has not had the best of luck recently but does get a good chance today after coming up with another very nice draw in gate three. Can be a bit of a handful early on in his races but if he gets away ok does look to be value here as well.

 

Race 2: — Time: 5.00am GMT—Distance: 1400m—Class 5

Top Pick: No 2 Kids And Win

Selection: No 1 Enchanting Diamond

Exotic Inclusions: No 10 Goldweiver and No 7 King Tai Sing

Race Overview

Kids And Win looks to have appreciated the drop back in class recently and came out with a nice win last start and as a result gets a nice rev up in the weights but he does get a 2 Lb claim as well and he does his retain his last start winning hoop. Ordinary Class Five though. Enchanting Diamond has done all his racing in Hong Kong at class four and dropped back to class five last start for the first time and in doing so carried top weight of 133lbs. Was only beaten by one length on that occasion and certainly showed improvement. Gets in with the same weight today but will need a bit of luck from a wide gate. However there should be enough pace to give him that chance today.

 

Race 3: — Time: 5.30am GMT—Distance: 1200m—Class 4

Top Pick: No 4 Bear Rapper

Value Selection: No 5 Thor The Greatest

Exotic Inclusions: No 1 Fun Tapestry and No 2 How Speedy

Bear Rapper has never been very far away in all his races since arriving in Hong Kong and closed off very well from a wide gate last start and was not very far away in the wash up at all. Comes up with a nice draw today in gate four and I expect this will certainly help. Interesting to see a bit of hoop swapping going on here with Joao Moreira off Thor The Greatest and onto Bear Rapper and Brett Prebble off Bear Rapper and onto Thor The Greatest as they both certainly have appeal here although. Thor The Greatest has drawn wide but he has been very consistent this season. He will most likely try to cross early and if he gets in with cover he certainly has to come under consideration as well.

 

Race 4: — Time: 6.00am GMT—Distance: 1600 —Class 4

Top Pick: No 11 Unicorn

Value Selection: No 2 D’Or Wongchoy

Exotic Inclusions: No 4 Heartwood and No 1 Fighting Boy / No 9 Grand Champion

Race Overview

Not a good form race here and I would be treading lightly in this one. Unicorn has only had the four starts in Hong Hong Kong and all have been over lesser distances than today. Gives the impression that he will certainly be well suited over the Sha Tin mile and although drawn wide he has Zac Purton in the saddle. If he steps up in distance as expected will go close here. D’Or  Wongchoy  Is dropping back to this class today for only the second time since arriving in Hong Kong. The last time he did so he won over this distance with a very similar weight. Will need a bit of luck in the running but should be able to get cover and if so is expected to be closing off well here as Heartwood should ensure a decent pace up front and has not been lucky enough to come up with a decent draw until today as he does come up with gate five here which will only suit his running style. Still looks weighted ok as he does get a nice seven Lb weight drop with his allowance which will see him trot around with 121Lbs on his back today. There is a possibility that he could very well sneak away with this if the pace up from is not too solid.

 

Race 5: — Time: 6.35am GMT—Distance: 1400m—Class 4

Top Pick: No 4 Presidentparamount

Value Selection: No 12 Unique Happiest

Exotic Inclusions: No 6 Mofit and No 10 Ah Bo

Race Overview

Presidentparamount Only the four starts in Hong Kong and broke through for a nice win last start after stepping up to this distance for the first time. Closed off well on that occasion and retains Zac Purton in the saddle. Should get a nice trail in the running and is expected to go well once again today even with a bit of a weight rise. Unique Happiest did look to have a bit of a rough run last start and could have finished much closer but by the same token it was a very good run behind our top selection today. Would not have to find too much more to give this a decent shake all be it from gate twelve. Retains the master of the weive in Brett Prebble in the saddle as well.  Mofit has only had the four starts in Hong Kong and has certainly looked and performed much better when he went up to this distance. Drawn wide but has run very well from that gate previously and does retain his last start hoop.

 

Race 6: — Time: 7.05am GMT—Distance: 1200m —Class 3

Top Pick: No 10 Righteous

Value Selection: No 4 King Of Mangolia

Exotic Inclusions: No 9 Shining Champion and No 1 Our Folks

Race Overview

Righteous Just the two starts in Hong Kong and he has won both which were over this distance at Sha Tin. Goes up to Class three today and as a result gets a very nice weight drop of 13 Lbs. Drawn well in gate four and retains Zac Purton in the saddle. Certainly has appeal as a winning chance here. King Of Mongolia has only had the one start in Hong Kong and that was over this distance at this class. Ran a fairly good on paced race on that occasion and should be further improved by that outing and he does come up with a very nice draw today in gate 2.

 

Race 7: — Time: 7.35am GMT—Distance: 2000m—Class- Three

Top Pick: No 2 Lucky Omens

Value Selection: No 10 Ensuring

Exotic Inclusions: No 4 Ambitious Champion and No 6 Industrialist Way / No 13 Rock The Tree

Race Overview

Lucky Omens has always performed so much better over this distance even though it is just the extra 200m on what he has run over when he dropped back in distance. Has won on two occasions over this distance and been placed on other occasions. However he has been hit with a decent weight rise as a result of those runs and does look weighted at his best today. Should be value on that form. Ensuring just the four starts in Hong Kong and has been working up in distance all the time. Worked home very well over the 1800m last start indicating that he may very well be ready for the extra ground over the 2000m today. Looks well weighted and is still  currently at each way odds which is appealing in a very open race. Rock The Tree does look like a bit of an outside chance here and can get into the finish with a bit of luck. Recently went back up to Class three after a couple of very nice performances at Class four all be it one was at Happy Valley. Should get a reasonable trail in the running and will trot around with 115Lbs on his back after the claim. May very well be nice value here and goes in as my BOLTER of the day.

 

Race 8: — Time: 8.05am GMT—Distance: 1400m—Class 1

Top Pick: No 2 Divine Calling

Value Selection: No 4 Kabayan

Exotic Inclusions: No 5 Gurus Dream and No 3 Super Lifeline

Race Overview

Divine Calling does look like a very nice type and won first up in Hong Kong over this distance. Then put in a very nice effort over the mile at class 1 and repeated that form with another good performance at HKG1 over the same distance. Gets a bit of a touch up in the weights but by the same token he should handle it at this class. Does look a good chance in  a fairly competitive race. Kabayan has only had three starts at this class so far and if you look at the results and the weights he has been carrying it does appear that he should go very close today. He did go close last start over this distance at this class and only has two Lbs extra today which should see him perform well in a small field.

 

Race 9: — Time: 8.40am GMT—Distance: 1200m—Class – 2

Top Pick: No 1 Teofilo Calva

Value Selection: No 5 I’m In Charge

Exotic Inclusions: No 10 Golden Deer and No 3 Bear Hero / No 9 Supreme Falcon

Race Overview

Another nice sprint race here. Teofilo Calva has only had the three starts in Hong Kong but all have been very good and does look a very good chance here even from a wide draw in gate eleven. Went close last start from a similar draw with the same weight  and retains Joeo Moreira in the saddle and has to be a very good chance today. I’m In Charge does look placed well here and has came up with a decent draw as well. Is back in class with a weight that still suites as well and has the master of the weive in Brett Prebble in the saddle. Expected to be over’s today and may very well be a bit of value here.

 

Race 10: — Time: 9.15pm GMT—Distance: 1600m—Class 3

Top Pick: No 2 Travel First

Value Selection: No 14 Soul Achiever

Exotic Inclusions: No 10 Good Good View and No 8 Brilliant Dream

                                                         Race Overview         

Travel First Has only had the three runs in Hong Kong and all have been at this class and all have been good and been right on the job and never very far away. Has won over a similar distance in the UK prior to arrival in Hong Kong and does not have to improve too much to give this a real shake. Comes up with a nice draw in gate two and will most likely go to the front here. If he gets a soft run he will certainly be the one to run down despite being well weighted. Soul Achiever just the four starts in Hong Kong and does look to have certain potential as he has won two of those starts this season and one was over this distance all be it at class four. But he did go very close last start at this class after closing off from a long way back. Will most likely do the same today from gate ten but also drops an extra 2 Lbs and retains Joao Moreira in the saddle as well. Does look to have the ability to run very well today with this weight.

 

Race 11: — Time: 9.50pm GMT—Distance: 1400m—Class 3

Top Pick: No 12 Super Talent

Value Selection: No 13 Dashing Fellow

Exotic Inclusions: No 14 Up And Coming and No 1 Big Four

 

                                                         Race Overview

Super Talent has produced some nice performances in Hong Kong since arriving here all be it at lesser class races but did however go up to this class last start and closed off extremely well .Drawn well today in gate 6 and has Douglas Whyte back in the saddle as well. Does look well weighted here and you would expect he will be in the finish at some point here. Dashing Fellow goes up to class three today after performing very consistent at class four and deserves a chance here. As a result he does drop 12 Lbs after his last start win which was over this distance. Joao Moreira has stuck with him which is a good sign and you would expect another very good performance today.      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International meeting in Hong Kong

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It has been billed as The Greatest Show On Turf and I have to agree it will be a sensational day at Sha Tin race course tomorrow Sunday 14 December 2014 with the best Jockeys from around the world and some of the best horses ever assembled in one meet at this current moment.

It is going to be a sensational days racing and we have no less than four International Group One races. I will be attempting to put the best form to you for those races to give you the best possible insight and enjoy Hong Kong racing at its best as it really is apart from so many countries a very special and well presented horse racing event not only on International Day but every weekend throughout the year with the exception of about 8 weeks when we have the off season due to the weather.

Current conditions out of Hong Kong is that it will be a fine and dry day, mostly sunny with a bit of cloud later in the day and a top temperature of 19 degrees. The wind will be from the north east at about 20 Km/h and gusting up to 40Km/h late in the day. This will create a direct head wind down the straight and will assist on paced runners. The track is currently rated as Good but I suspect it will be Good to Firm and it will be perfect for racing and there should be some good times recorded.

So we have four very special Group I’s so let’s get started

Race 4: The Longines Hong Kong Vase 2400m Group One

The selections are No 1 Flintshire (7/4 Skybet) with the value being No 8 Willie Cazals (10/1 Skybet)and the exotic inclusions are No 5 Red Cadeaux (6/1 Skybet) and No 12 Snow Sky (6/1 Skybet).

Awesome race. Flintshire This is his best distance and has to be a very strong consideration today. This UK four year old does look one of the better overseas chances today. Has Max Guyon who is one of the best hoops to come out of France in the saddle. Drawn well and should get a nice smother in the running and certainly looks suited at set weights. Willie Cazals deserves a serious look here as he has run some cracking races over this distance all be it at lesser class races but not by much. Appears to have certainly been set for this with two runs this time in over the 1800m and his last start over the 2000m and he has been closing off very well on all occasions. Just have to throw him in with a good chance to break his group duck. Should get a nice smother in the running and retains Douglas Whyte in the saddle. You cannot leave out Red Cadeaux as this evergreen stayer just loves to race and has performed extremely well everytime he has raced at Sha Tin. He just thrives on racing and is in sparkling form once again and will be ready to go once again today. Has to be a real chance at set weights. Snow Sky is a lightly raced three year old colt and is certainly an Improving type who does appear to be getting better with racing. Gets into this with a very nice weight and has very solid UK form. Drawn well to get a nice smother in the running as he does appear to like to sit and sprint. May go well today if he does not get too far back in the running but that should not be an issue in a field of this size.

Race 5: The Longines Hong Kong Sprint 1200m Group One

The selections are: No 8 Peniaphobia (15/2 Skybet) from No 9 Aerovolicity(11/2 Coral) and add Lucky Nine and No 5 Buffering for the exotics.

This is quality and looks to be a sensational race. Peniaphobia may very well be the real deal here as he has certainly caught them off guard on a couple of occasions this season in Hong Kong. Recorded a very nice win over this distance at G2 last start and has never been off the mark since arriving in Hong Kong only being out of a place on one occasion and just keeps on improving. Drawn well and looks a real chance on recent form with Douglas Whyte in the saddle. Aerovolicity was knocked from pillar to post last start and you can certainly forget that run. Previous starts have been extremely good and does appeal as a bit of a chance today. Has to be at each way odds here but can surprise if he get the right trial. Lucky Nine Cannot be left out of this race. Loves Sha Tin and is a champion sprinter. Has had mucus problems throughout his career but his track work recently has been first class indicating that he is ready to race today. He has came up with a very nice draw as well in gate four which will also entice his followers. Always a serious threat at set weights and Brett Prebble knows him like the back of his hand. Of the others well Sterling City on his best form would certainly go well here today as he has came up with a great draw in gate three but has not really measured up this time in and you would have to take on trust. Smart Volatility and Golden Harvest also have chances but drawn very wide. The Best of the overseas runners do look this way. Buffering They said he should have came over last year and I am inclined to agree as he was in his best career form. Now a seven year old he has taken time to wind up this time in but is now peaking and looks right in this up to his neck. Drawn ok in gate 8 and will be taken forward as usual and be the one they have to run down. Looked a picture of health coming off the plane and has settled in well. Will certainly give this a huge shake as I really do feel he will be suited by this track and the conditions of the day. The headwind down the straight will be an asset as he is expected to get around the bend and make them chase. At current odds he goes in as my BOLTER of the meet as if he is on song he can certainly cause an upset here. But what is evident is that even though a long way out from start time he is drifting and is certainly a huge quote compared to his ability so I would be certainly be keeping a big watch on the markets with this one as there may be an issue behind the scenes.

Race 7: The Longines Hong Kong Mile 1600m Group One

Selections are No 1 Able Friend  (11/10 Skybet) from No 5 Ambitious Dragon (16/1 Bet365) as the value and add No 2 Gold-Fun and No 6 Fiero / No 3 Glorious Days for the exotics.

Able Friend Looks a very good chance once again today and the only query is the wide gate but there is a long stretch before the first bend and should have time to get into position before reaching that point. The pace up front should not be too solid and may very well develop into a sprint home which may also suit. He has been placed at this class from gate 14 previously at this class and distance under set weights as is the situation today and is in sparkling form with a very solid win over this distance at Sha Tin last start at Group II and retains Joao Moreia in the saddle. Ambitious Dragon New Zealand breed gelding who has been a champion race horse in Hong Kong. Lightly raced but had issues and was off the scene for 18 months but has came back as an eight year old and he has shown that he still has the ability to mix it with the best and has been placed on both occasions since resuming. Once at HKG2 and the other at G2 and both over this distance. Should get a nice run in transit and has to come under consideration today at set weights and he gets the gun UK hoop in Ryan Moore in the saddle who is himself in awesome form. Gold-Fun has to be an inclusion today the way he has been going. Rarely runs a bad race and has been right at the top of his game once again this season. Ran a very nice 2nd behind Able Friend last start and should get a nice run in transit from gate six. Looks a real chance at set weights with Douglas Whyte retaining the ride once again. Fiero is one of Japan’s best milers and ran a super race in the Group One Championship Mile in Japan and was just piped on that occasion. Has one of Japan’s best Jockeys in the saddle in Yuichi Fukunaga in the saddle. Should get a nice run in transit and will be putting in over the concluding stages. Glorious Days has a very good record at this class and distance and cannot be ruled out even though he goes in first up today as he has won first up at this class and distance previously. Certain exotic inclusion. If the hot pot gets rolled here the exotics should pay well.

Race 8: The Longines Hong Kong Cup 2000m Group One

Selections are No 3 Military Attack(5/1 Ladbrokes) from No 5 California Memory (25/1 Skybet) as the value and add No 2 Designs On Rome and No 8 Farraaj and No 4 Blazing Speed for the exotics.

Military Attack previous group I winner over this distance and has begun this season in fine style as well. Just the two starts and a bit of a surprise to see him get up first up over the 1600m but he is a class horse and looks to be  in very good form this time in as well. Ran a very nice lead up race over this distance at G2 last start and was only beaten by a head on that occasion. Very similar field in a lot of ways to that race and he is expected to get a nice trail in the running today. Zac Purton retains the ride and has to go in with a very good hope here. California Memory has had a similar preparation to Designs On Rome and has been stepping up in distance and ran a very nice closing race to finish 4th last start over this distance at this track. Only 3/4 lengths off the winner on that occasion and should be peaking today. Will be back but will be running on and if there is a chance he will take it at nice odds. Designs On Rome has had three runs in this time up and has been stepping up in distance with every run. Looked ready last start and closed off very well over this distance at G2 and even though he finished 5th he was only 3/4 of a length from the winner on that occasion in a blanket finish. Should be right at the top of his game for today’s race and certainly appears to have been set for this race today. Should get a nice smother in the running and retains Joao Moreia in the saddle. Farraaj Irish breed 5 year old who certainly has class and is an international player as he has recently travelled to the southern hemisphere searching to pick up a prestigious Group Race. Performed well in Australia and in particular in the G1 Mackinnon Stakes when he was placed 3rd on that occasion over the 2000m in a top class field. Will get the ground to suite today and has the very talented UK based Italian hoop in Andrea Atzeni in the saddle. Blazing Speed has the ability to sneak under the radar on occasions and looks a nice exotic inclusion. Just got up last start at G2 over this distance and certainly has appeal at set weights once again today.

 

Form Provided By:

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