So it's racing at Sha Tin on Tuesday 1 October 2024
There's a G3 for the feature race today which is Race 7 on the card, the National Day Cup over 1000m with 9 runners.
It is quite open with the current market having Magic Control on top on 4.1 for Dylan Mo and Matt Chadwick. Magic Control raced in Australia as Archo Nacho and picked up a couple of wins. This is his third start in Hong Kong and he won his last one and seems promising. However the 1000m is a tricky race so we are leaning towards Beauty Wave on 6.7 for Ng-Badel. Call Me Glorious is perhaps an ambitious name for a horse but he's at least consistent and is on 5.9 for Lui-Hewitson.
There is a question mark over Invincible Sage as his jockey Hugh Bowman has to pass a medical test after being stood down last Saturday with an (unspecified) ear problem. Should all be well he has a quote of 5.4.
Race 8 is not entirely a "get-out" but is a Class 2 over 1400m with 9 runners. Copartner Prance let us down last time but probably needed the run so we will stick with him and 7.7 is tempting – Lui-Purton. Stablemate Patch of Theta will have Vincent Ho on board and is on 3.7 and current favourite is Sunlight Power with apprentice Jerry Chau riding for Yiu,
