ANOTHER HONG KONG MILE WINNER FOR SCENIC SHEBA?

This years Hong Kong Mile is a top-class race, with a typically open field. Favourite to win here is Scenic Sheba, winner of this race the last two years. But there are several challengers that could take Scenic Sheba's crown. The Breeders Cup Mile winner, Mr Purler slayed the likes of Perfect Picture and Bold N'Honorable to win it. Bold N' Honorable skipped this race in preference for the Tattersalls Mile, in which he's up against horses such as Tsunami and C.T.'s Pizza. I think FDL Lodge wanted to avoid racing against Mr Purler who is going brilliantly.

Another contender must be the retiring Taj Mahal. Who would surely want a win to further improve his stud prospects, and he is currently standing at Elite Thoroughbreds for $10,000. Castle Rock is an Emirates Stakes winner, and he should bounce back from his disappointing run last start in the Stradbroke. Wanna Be A Fox and Believe In Magic were good runs in the Breeders Cup Mile, and they must be considered. Devil His Brew and Thunderdome are honorable entries into this top class field.

PAST WINNERS:
2004- Dansilver
2005- Dubai Gold
2006- Palm Island
2007- Memorabilia
2008- Scenic Sheba
2009- Scenic Sheba
2010- ???????????


6- Hong Kong Mile 3.20
1600m $1,800,000 and trophy. 3yo & up. G1. No claims.
1 11131 MR PURLER, 4 Olmo Dorato 59 5.00
2 24263 TAJ MAHAL, 6 Elite Thoroughbreds 59 8.00
3 42423 THUNDERDOME, 7 Oak Tree Stable 59 26.00
4 11112 SCENIC SHEBA, 5 Foxies Lodge 56 2.60f
5 13219 CASTLE ROCK, 2 Olmo Dorato 56 10.00
6 24543 DEVIL HIS BREW, 3 FDL Lodge 56 14.00
7 66224 BELIEVE IN MAGIC, 1 Establos Del Castillo 56 16.00
8 14403 WANNA BE A FOX, 8 FDL Lodge 56 21.00
Scenic Sheba 1, Mr Purler 2, Wanna Be A Fox 3, Taj Mahal 4


It’s great to see 3-SCENIC SHEBA going for three-in-a-row here. She was beaten by a rejuvenated Arctic Memories but he’s going around in the Cup here and she will be hard to beat. 1-MR PURLER is going brilliantly and he should be breathing down SCENIC SHEBA’s back near the finish. 7-WANNA BE A FOX is primed for a great performance on the back of his Breeders Cup Mile run. 2-TAJ MAHAL is racing well but he’d have to race 110% to win this. 6-BELIEVE IN MAGIC was another great run from the BC Mile. 4-CASTLE ROCK was an Emirates Mile winner in the spring. 5-DEVIL HIS BREW is a good mare who won’t be out of place in this field. 3-THUNDERDOME is a nice each-way chance at odds.