HKIR 2019

Wonder which one from the Melbourne Cup field have the HKIR  as their main target.

HONG KONG MILE

Entries
As of October 24, 2018

Country/Region    Horse Name    Age    Sex    Trainer
AUS(6)    COMIN’ THROUGH (AUS)    5    g    Chris Waller
    D’ARGENTO (AUS)            4    c    Chris Waller
    LE ROMAIN (AUS)            6    g    Kris Lees
    MUSIC MAGNATE (NZ)    7    g    Bjorn Baker
    PIERATA (AUS)            4    c    Gregory Hickman
    SHILLELAGH (NZ)            7    m    Chris Waller
FR(2)    INNS OF COURT (IRE)    4    c    Andre Fabre
    POLYDREAM (IRE)            3    f    Freddy Head
GB(10)    ALJAZZI (GB)            5    m    Marco Botti
    BEAT THE BANK (GB)    4    g    Andrew Balding
    CIRCUS COUTURE (IRE)    6    h    Jane Chapple-Hyam
    EXPERT EYE (GB)            3    c    Sir Michael Stoute
    JUST SENSUAL (SAF)    5    m    Ed Vaughan
    ONE MASTER (GB)            4    f    William Haggas
    SIR DANCEALOT (IRE)    4    g    David Elsworth
    STORMY ANTARCTIC (GB)    5    g    Ed Walker
    TIP TWO WIN (GB)    3    c    Roger Teal
    WHISKY BARON (AUS)    6    g    William Haggas
GER(3)    ANCIENT SPIRIT (GER)    3    c    Jean-Pierre Carvalho
    DEGAS (GER)            5    g    Markus Klug
    WONNEMOND (GER)            5    g    Sascha Smrczek
HK(22)    BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ)    6    g    J Moore
    BEAUTY ONLY (IRE)    7    g    A S Cruz
    CONTE (AUS)            5    g    J Size
    DOCTOR GEOFF (IRE)    4    g    K W Lui
    FIFTY FIFTY (NZ)    6    g    L Ho
    GOLD WIN (FR)            3    g    A S Cruz
    GOOD STANDING (AUS)    5    g    J Moore
    LITTLE GIANT (NZ)    6    g    D J Hall
    MORETHANLUCKY (NZ)    5    g    F C Lor
    NASSA (SAF)            6    g    A T Millard
    NORTHERN SUPERSTAR (SAF)    5    h    A T Millard
    NOTHINGILIKEMORE (AUS)    5    g    J Size
    PINGWU SPARK (NZ)    6    g    T P Yung
    RISE HIGH (FR)            4    g    C Fownes
    SEASONS BLOOM (AUS)    6    g    C S Shum
    SIMPLY BRILLIANT (GB)    4    g    F C Lor
    SINGAPORE SLING (SAF)    5    g    A T Millard
    SOUTHERN LEGEND (AUS)    6    g    C Fownes
    STIMULATION (JPN)    4    g    A S Cruz
    THE GOLDEN AGE (FR)    4    g    A S Cruz
    THEWIZARDOFOZ (AUS)    7    g    J Size
    WHAT ELSE BUT YOU (AUS)    6    g    J Size
IRE(1)    GUSTAV KLIMT (IRE)    3    c    A P O’Brien
ITY(1)    ANDA MUCHACHO (IRE)    4    c    Nicolo Simondi
JPN(25)    ADMIRE LEAD (JPN)    5    m    Naosuke Sugai
    AEROLITHE (JPN)            4    f    Takanori Kikuzawa
    ALMOND EYE (JPN)    3    f    Sakae Kunieda
    BLACK MOON (JPN)    6    h    Katsuichi Nishiura
    DANON PREMIUM (JPN)    3    c    Mitsumasa Nakauchida
    GENDARME (USA)            3    c    Yasutoshi Ikee
    HAKUSAN RUDOLF (JPN)    5    h    Masato Nishizono
    JOUR POLAIRE (JPN)    5    m    Masato Nishizono
    KEIAI NAUTIQUE (JPN)    3    c    Osamu Hirata
    LET’S GO DONKI (JPN)    6    m    Tomoyuki Umeda
    LOGI CRY (JPN)            5    h    Naosuke Sugai
    LYS GRACIEUX (JPN)    4    f    Yoshito Yahagi
    MALTESE APOGEE (JPN)    6    h    Masahiro Horii
    MASAHAYA DREAM (JPN)    6    h    Teiichi Konno
    MIKKI GLORY (JPN)    5    h    Sakae Kunieda
    MISS PANTHERE (JPN)    4    f    Mitsugu Kon
    MOZU ASCOT (USA)    4    c    Yoshito Yahagi
    MR MELODY (USA)            3    c    Hideaki Fujiwara
    NEOREALISM (JPN)    7    h    Noriyuki Hori
    ONE TO ONE (JPN)    5    m    Kenichi Fujioka
    PERSIAN KNIGHT (JPN)    4    c    Yasutoshi Ikee
    SUNGRAZER (JPN)            4    c    Hidekazu Asami
    TAGANO BURG (JPN)    7    h    Ippo Sameshima
    VIVLOS (JPN)            5    m    Yasuo Tomomichi
    WIN BRIGHT (JPN)    4    c    Yoshihiro Hatakeyama
SIN(2)    DEBT COLLECTOR (NZ)    6    g    Clifford Brown
    NOAH FROM GOA (SAF)    6    g    Ricardo Le Grange
USA(3)    MIND YOUR BISCUITS (USA)    5    h    Chad Summers
    VOODOO SONG (USA)    4    c    Linda Rice
    YOSHIDA (JPN)            4    c    William Mott



Key Dates
October 22 – Free entries close
November 19 – Supplementary entries close
December 6 – Declarations to run

HONG KONG SPRINT

Entries
As of October 24, 2018

Country/Region    Horse Name    Age    Sex    Trainer
AUS(9)    CLEARLY INNOCENT (AUS)    7    g    Kris Lees
    IN HER TIME (AUS)    6    m    Kris Lees
    LE ROMAIN (AUS)            6    g    Kris Lees
    MUSIC MAGNATE (NZ)    7    g    Bjorn Baker
    PIERATA (AUS)            4    c    Gregory Hickman
    SANTA ANA LANE (AUS)    6    g    Anthony Freedman
    TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS)    4    c    Gerald Ryan
    VEGA MAGIC (AUS)    6    g    David Hayes
    VIDDORA (AUS)            6    m    Lloyd Kennewell
GB(7)    BACCHUS (GB)            4    g    Brian Meehan
    DONJUAN TRIUMPHANT (IRE)    5    h    Andrew Balding
    GIFTED MASTER (IRE)    5    g    Hugo Palmer
    JUST SENSUAL (SAF)    5    m    Ed Vaughan
    SIR DANCEALOT (IRE)    4    g    David Elsworth
    SPRING LOADED (IRE)    6    g    Paul D’Arcy
    TASLEET (GB)            5    h    William Haggas
HK(13)    BEAT THE CLOCK (AUS)    5    g    J Size
    BORN IN CHINA (GB)    7    g    K W Lui
    CALIFORNIA FORTUNE (AUS)    5    g    A S Cruz
    D B PIN (NZ)            6    g    J Size
    FIFTY FIFTY (NZ)    6    g    L Ho
    HOT KING PRAWN (AUS)    4    g    J Size
    IVICTORY (AUS)            5    g    J Size
    LITTLE GIANT (NZ)    6    g    D J Hall
    MR STUNNING (AUS)    6    g    F C Lor
    PINGWU SPARK (NZ)    6    g    T P Yung
    PREMIERE (NZ)            5    g    J Size
    SUMMER PASSAGE (AUS)    4    c    P O’Sullivan
    WINNER’S WAY (AUS)    6    g    A S Cruz
IRE(4)    GUSTAV KLIMT (IRE)    3    c    A P O’Brien
    LOST TREASURE (IRE)    3    c    A P O’Brien
    SPIRIT OF VALOR (USA)    4    c    A P O’Brien
    U S NAVY FLAG (USA)    3    c    A P O’Brien
JPN(5)    ARES BAROWS (JPN)    6    h    Koichi Tsunoda
    FINE NEEDLE (JPN)    5    h    Yoshitada Takahashi
    GREAT CHARTER (JPN)    6    h    Ippo Sameshima
    LET’S GO DONKI (JPN)    6    m    Tomoyuki Umeda
    MR MELODY (USA)            3    c    Hideaki Fujiwara
SIN(2)    LIM’S CRUISER (AUS)    6    g    Stephen Gray
    ZAC KASA (AUS)            4    g    Clifford Brown
USA(5)    BUCCHERO (USA)            6    h    Tim Glyshaw
    CARIBOU CLUB (USA)    4    g    Thomas Proctor
    DISCO PARTNER (USA)    6    h    Christophe Clement
    IMPERIAL HINT (USA)    5    h    Luis Carvajal Jr
    MIND YOUR BISCUITS (USA)5    h    Chad Summers


Key Dates

October 22 – Free entries close
November 19 – Supplementary entries close
December 6 – Declarations to run

Worth a market alone on who makes it on Dec 9th

Not missed one since 2008 which was the year I moved here. I was reminiscing with a mate over a few beers the other night about the top 3 performances we’d seen.

The consensus was Lord Kanaloa, Snow Fairy and Able Friend.

Can't see anything beating BG in the mile looking at the entries, the one that was interesting me was Expert Eye but I imagine that won't happen now.

The next race at Sha Tin (Sa Sa Ladies Purse) is going to be interesting, indicator for 5 weeks time - Glorious Forever looked very good in his last race.

I would highly recommend it, I've been to lots of the festivals in the UK when I lived there but as a value for money day you can't beat ST or HV (you can get in for HKD 10). If you want to push the boat out you can have a day in one of the restaurants all food and drink for the equivalent of GBP 80.

Off topic, our horse has his first run of the season tomorrow in the 2.40 at Aintree. He’s done well over the summer and will be good to see where we stand. We believe his better than 137.

I'm on HK, took the 22-1 EW with UBet. This is more his kind of race, all the best!

I wouldn't be going back to Aintree HK... cursed! Hopefully he's OK... the winner was impressive.

We have the 3 G2 trial races this weekend coming so should give an idea of where we are from a HK runner perspective as it’s a bit confused at the moment in the Sprint and Cup distance. The mile is cut and dried for me, I saw 6-4 was available at B365 for BG. They have Hot King Prawn as fav for the Sprint too but I like Mr Stunning at the moment and I saw 8-1 for him.

Some tricky races tomorrow at Sha Tin, the big guns will be using these as preps for the HKIR so I will be only watching. Beauty Generation was impressive last time out, giving big chunks of weight to his rivals and it's hard to see any of the home brigade getting the better of him in the HK Mile on level weights. He will have to give weight away again tomorrow to his rivals and it will be interesting to see if they give him more of a race this time.

The Mile Championship (G1) at Kyoto looks another belter of a race tomorrow. Mozu Ascot (Frankel) is the favorite and he has been the talking horse this year amongst the milers... there is a lot of confidence behind him. He's up against some equally talented G1 winners which makes this race wide open IMO. Last years winner Persian Knight is a horse I like a lot and he's a lot better going right handed. Tokyo ain't his track and I think he will show his true form at Kyoto and go close but his price is on the short side for me. The one I've backed tomorrow (EW) and followed the last couple of years is Jour Polaire, I think she is hugely overpriced at 33-1 and has the form to go close in this race. She got the better of Aerolithe in the G1 Victoria Mile earlier on this year... Aerolithe franked that form finishing 2nd to Mozu Ascot in the G1 Yasuda Kinen. Jour Polaire's 9F prep race (4th) at Tokyo last month stretched her stamina but Lys Gracieux (2nd) and Crocosmia (5th) franked the form finishing 1st and 2nd respectively in last weeks Queen Elizabeth Cup (G1). My main worry is her regualr jockey is not riding and I'm not sure why (no news) but her trainer has won this race before with Sadamu Patek and I think she will out run her massive odds... hopefully.

A few of the ones running at Kyoto tomorrow could be rocking up at Sha Tin for HKIR, they might give Beauty Generation more of a race... the picture should be clearer later tomorrow.

Hot King Prawn looks a special sprinter and will be hard to beat.


How is Riko doing after Aintree HK?

New track record there, can't see that 6-4 still being around

Another track record, the 2 in front killed each other on the sectionals.

Wednesday is the announcement for the nominated runners

Agree, the cup won't be in HK.

Fifty Fifty and Stunning over HKP for me

More questions than answers out of the 2 other trials, I'm not sure Stunning can get past him (5lb pull). Happy with DB Pin's run, looked like he'd get involved in the finish before he ran out of steam.

They’ve had issues with his feet before so it could be that but I agree it wasn’t good but it’s not surprising he lugged a bit as he was under pressure on the clock (not other horses). It is worth flagging though but he’s had 3 hard races so far, 2 giving lumps of weight away and this one breaking the long standing track record (on a day where a lot of races were outside standard).

I’d also flag that with Eagle Way too in his run as they broke the record too but that was due to the suicidal early pace, don’t think they’ll get that sort of pace in the Vase run so I’d be happy to lay the first 2 today with maybe Werther the one for the Vase as he needed the run today.

We’ll have a better idea of what’s turning up after Wednesday night.

Buick on Pakistan Star

yeah, its annoying eh Dinos - for eg bookies still have Ming Your Biscuits in the Hong Kong Sprint ....it has been retired after the breeders cup.

Some had Cloth of Stars 2nd fav for the Vase earlier this week!

Ridiculous HK... B365 have Lys Gracieux favourite for the Cup!? She's running in the Vase FFS.