Sha Tin Racing Tips for May 31 - Patch Of Stars can go back-to-back today
- Sha Tin hosts an 11-race meeting on Sunday 31 May.
- Winning Ovation to win Race 7, coming off a win, Zac Purton aboard.
- Patch Of Stars the best of the day in Race 9, last start winner, drawn the fence.
- Majestic Valour a solid each-way hope in Race 11, track specialist, 2nd-up today.
Sha Tin racing takes place on Sunday, May 31 with an 11-race program set down for the Sha Tin racetrack.- We have the best bets picked from across the meeting with a Best Bet and other value selections for Sha Tin racetrack.
- Race 7: No.6 Winning Ovation
- Race 9: No.7 Patch Of Stars
- Race 11: No.8 Majestic Valour
We have the best bets picked from across the meeting with a Best Bet and other value selections for Sha Tin racetrack.
Race 7: No.6 Winning Ovation
The Tony Cruz-trained galloper is in top-shelf form this preparation and ticks all the boxes here to suggest he will take beating in this event.
Last start, the British-sired gelding rang-up career-win number five when he clobbered his rivals in a Class 2 Hcp, here over 1400m with Zac Purton in the saddle.
Sitting on the gelding for the first time, Purton had him box-seating on settling before coming off heels on the turn, then soon after took control and went on to win comfortably by two lengths on the line.
Drawn well again in gate three, he maps to settle near the speed with Purton remaining aboard for this assignment.
At his peak, boasting three wins and a runner-up finish from his four starts this campaign, the four-year-old looks the testing material in this contest.
Race 9: No.7 Patch Of Stars
The Manfred Man-trained galloper has come back in career-best form and looks set to go on with it in this event.
Last start, the All Too Hard gelding came off a first-up second placing when he went one better by taking out a Class 2 Hcp, here over 1200m.
Ridden a treat by Hugh Bowman, he settled in the back half of the field (one off the fence) before tracking wide on the turn, then doing his best work late, stormed home to pass them all, crossing the line a length clear in 1:09 flat.
Having his first run at Group 3 level today, he gets all the favours from gate one and has Karis Teetan aboard as the new pilot.
Boasting track specialist status (with all 6 career wins coming at Sha Tin), he will enjoy a cushy run from the good draw and a clear passage to the line today he should prove hard to hold out in this contest.
Race 11: No.8 Majestic Valour
Pierre Ng saddles-up Majestic Valour here who is second-up and expected to improve enough for a victory in this event.
Last start, the Toronado gelding resumed off a four-month absence and in need of the run, finished mid-field in a Class 3 Hcp, here over 1200m.
Drawn the carpark in gate 12 (of 13), Matthew Poon pushed forward to settle just behind the leading group but was trapped three-wide to the turn before tracking even wider and after covering more ground than the early explorers, did well to finish sixth in the event on fresh legs.
From gate nine today, he maps to settle better than mid-field with Poon retaining the ride for this assignment.
Fitter for that first-up run and already a two-time winner at the track and trip, he lines-up here well worth an each-way ticket in this contest.
Verdict
Our best bets for Sha Tin:
Winning Ovation
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