Interesting to see how things play out on this HV card with no Moreira or Teetan (both suspended) and Purton complaining about the strength of his rides…
Race 1:
#10 Flying Monkey finished ahead of a few of these last time when getting a 3 wide no cover trip. Finally draws an inside gate and I hope those 6-1 overnight odds stick.
#4 Gouten of Garo was the only one of these to finish ahead of the top pick (#10) from that Sept 9 race. He actually gets in 10lbs lighter this time around with the apprentice, but I think he’ll get a bit more pressure up front this time, and he is only 1/33 lifetime.
#7 Aurora Steed was the beaten fav twice in this class in the spring, but those were over 1200m and he was right there in contention at the 200m mark. Couple of excuses after that (ST 1000m try, then tough trip), and ran well enough last time when not getting the cleanest of runs. Just might get caught wide (albeit with cover) here.
Race 4:
#10 Authentic Champ didn’t run poorly first off the layoff (when a selection in this thread) and although he wasn’t going to win, he would have finished a few places closer if he hadn’t had run out of room late. Eligible to improve off that.
Race 5:
#1 Zhan Jiang Rocks comes into this fresh but first three runs last season were all over the course and distance in this class and he finished in the top three each time. His subsequent Class 3 runs over the HV 1650m were decent enough, but those are all off the form now. Nice, quiet trial leading into this and it’s not the strongest race. Double digit odds are looking very nice.
#11 V Chevaliers finally got the win on the board last time and should be able to handle the step back up to Class 4.
#9 Smart Cousin has done nothing since arriving in HK, but he trialled much better recently when leading. This race isn’t full of speed so he might go forward early.
Race 6:
#10 Precious Sweetie has finished in the top four 6/10 starts over the course and distance. April was the last time he was in an identical race and he beaten just less than 3 lengths with 130lbs. He’s now down to 112lbs…
Race 8:
#10 Allied Agility has generally put in his best performances over the Sha Tin straight, but he ran just as well over the HV 1000m at the end of last season. Just missed on seasonal return and should get a perfect trip from the rail draw.
PLAYS
R1 WP 10
R1 EX 10/4,7
R4 WP 10
R5 WP 1
R5 EX BOX 1,9,11
R6 WP 10
R6 Q 10/2,3,4,9,11
R8 WP 10
Good luck!
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