The Group 3 National Day Cup (1000m) at Sha Tin this Thursday appears to be a wide-open contest, featuring a significant rating range from 81 to 118.
Heading the list is last season’s Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize winner, INVINCIBLE SAGE, who has trialled well ahead of his first-up assignment and seems to possess a class edge over his rivals, despite carrying a hefty 135 pounds. Statistically, the defending champion, STOLTZ, boasts the most appealing record, with two wins from three starts over this track and distance, along with eight wins from 13 attempts at 1000m.
Promising four-year-old BEAUTY WAVES appears to have some ratings in hand and deserves plenty of respect, as evidenced by his solid second-place finish behind rising star KA YING RISING in his first-up run, making him a strong contender for this feature. Other contenders like NERVOUS WITNESS, CALL ME GLORIOUS, and MAGIC CONTROL also look capable of factoring into the finish.
