Winning Form brings us their best bets and tips from Hong Kong on Sunday.
VALUE BET – GALLANT CROWN ridden by K. Teetan
BEST BET – MASTER EIGHT ridden by J. Moreira
07.00 Race 1 Class 4 Handicap 1000m
Selections: 13/1/4
CARRY THE DIAMOND is coming along the right way and shoulders a light weight in this opening contest. He should be cherry-ripe having his third run after a rest and can open the day’s proceedings. KA YING SPIRIT followed up his debut win with a decent effort. He shoulders top weight and Purton will give him all the necessary assistance from the saddle.
07.30 Race 2 Class 4 Handicap 1200m
Selections: 2/4/5
FIRE BALL looks fairly handicapped in the second race and is the narrow first selection. He showed signs of needing his comeback run and is capable of bouncing back to best form. BEAUTY AMIGO produced a fair last run when beaten 3.5 lengths by Good News. He is likely to race on the speed and must be included in all bets.
08.00 Race 3 Class 5 Handicap 1400m
Selections: 6/12/13
SOCCER MASTER was a narrow comeback winner on this course after a four-month break. He should strip fitter and can make it quick back-to-back wins. BRAVE POWER is 1.5kgs better off at the weights with the top selection for a 0.8 length defeat and is capable of turning the tables on his recent conqueror.
08.30 Race 4 Class 4 Handicap 1400m
Selections: 6/13/5
GOLDEN BOLT won by a nose on this course in his comeback run. He takes on stronger but is likely to race on the speed and should give another good account of himself. DARCI JOY is 3kgs better off at the weights with the top selection for a long-neck defeat and can confirm his recent improvement.
09.00 Race 5 Class 4 Handicap 1600m
Selections: 3/8/2
DECISIVE ACTION backed up his favorite status when winning his second run after a rest. He remains in Class 4 and if overcoming the wide draw, should be right there at the business end. LIGHT OF WANISHI finished close-up in his comeback run after a three-month break. He should strip fitter and could be one to cause an upset.
09.35 Race 6 Class 3 Handicap 1600m
Selections: 8/6/7
GALLANT CROWN earned four wins over this C&D last season and merits healthy respect. He was narrowly beaten by a neck in his comeback run and definitely represents decent each-way value for Hong Kong racing pundits. MALDIVES has proven himself in this class, should appreciate the step up in trip and if going on with the effort can challenge the top selection.
10.05 Race 7 Class 3 Handicap 1400m
Selections: 7/1/8
DRAGON FORTUNE backed up his favorite status when defeating Hall Of Champ on this course. He is likely to adopt front-running tactics and with just 54.5kgs on his back, can make it quick back-to-back wins. BELUGA won his only attempt last season. He shoulders top weight and is drawn wide but Purton should give him all the necessary assistance from the saddle.
10.35 Race 8 Class 3 Handicap 1200m
Selections: 5/11/4
MASTER EIGHT is a talent on the rise and will be looking to keep his unbeaten record intact. He is likely to head to the front and is capable of going from gun to tape to record the hat-trick. GALLANT EXPRESS was only beaten by half a length in his last start before the break. He was a debut winner which suggests he races well first-up and must be included in all bets.
11.10 Race 9 Class 3 Handicap 1200m
Selections: 3/11/4
FIVE ELEMENTS was just beaten by a neck in his first Hong Kong start. The manner in which he finished the race off suggests there is plenty more to come from this individual. He takes on stronger and should be up to the task at hand. LUCKY WITH YOU is a talented sort in the making. He defeated Millennium Falcon at just the second time of asking and is loaded with ability.
11.45 Race 10 Class 2 Handicap 1400m
Selections: 3/9/2
MASTER MONTARO won easier than the margin suggests last time. He is drawn wide this time around which will make his task slightly tougher. MISTER SNOWDON is 3kgs better off at the weights with the top selection for a 3.5 length defeat and there shouldn’t be too much separating them in the lucky last.
