Today is International Day at Sha Tin, Hong Kong a must for bucket lists of racegoers. While local and Japanese horses dominate the feature markets, plenty of Aussie jockeys and a couple of runners in Takedown and Rebel Dane in the sprint give us true blues something to cheer for.
R5 ; Our sprinters have always been rated very highly on the world stage as other countries focus on middle distance to staying horses. While not one of our very best, Takedown comes from winning Perth's group one Winterbottom Stakes and looks a good each way bet. He races on speed and tough which should suit. There is no clear standout this year as fav Lucky Bubbles was beaten convincingly by expat Notlistentome in the lead up, I believe Takedown's Aus Form to be stronger.
Pinjarra r9 Hakuna Matata; closer to home we are waiting for the Lucky last. Our selection is currently massive value at $17. He absolutely flew home first up, no match for the odds on favourite but beat everything else easily, coming from last. Back 100m 2nd up is a concern given he is a stayer but look for him charging late once again. Today's Odds on fav Macavity (nicknamed phil) is very untrustworthy for mine, guilty of burning punters on many occasions. Stack your bet towards the place and I'm confident we will get a result.