{"id":8808,"date":"2023-12-10T02:07:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T07:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/today-on-sky-sports-racing-british-and-irish-contenders-head-for-hong-kong-international-action-racing-news\/10\/12\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T02:07:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T07:07:15","slug":"today-on-sky-sports-racing-british-and-irish-contenders-head-for-hong-kong-international-action-racing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/today-on-sky-sports-racing-british-and-irish-contenders-head-for-hong-kong-international-action-racing-news\/10\/12\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Today on Sky Sports Racing: British and Irish contenders head for Hong Kong International action | Racing News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s excellent action at Sha Tin on Saturday with Hong Kong International Races featuring a whole host of British and Irish contenders, live on Sky Sports Racing. <\/p>\n

6:10 Sha TIn – Warm Heart takes on home rivals<\/h3>\n

Warm Heart<\/strong> is the big hope for Aidan O’Brien in the Longines Hong Kong Vase (6:10)<\/em> who will bid to round off an excellent three-year-old campaign.<\/p>\n

She landed the Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille before a break and returned to run in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, finishing an excellent neck second behind Inspiral.<\/p>\n

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Junko <\/strong>is another interesting contender for Andre Fabre, with Maxime Guyon in the saddle, whilst Lebensstil runs for Hiroyasu Tanaka having won a Japanese Group Two last time out.<\/p>\n

West Wind Blows<\/strong> was set to run but has been withdrawn on vets advice.<\/p>\n

6:50 Sha Tin – Highfield Princess and Lucky Swaynesse clash<\/h3>\n

John Quinn’s star Highfield Princess<\/strong> will look to add another Group One to her glittering CV in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint (6:50)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It was arguably a career best to defy slow ground and a tricky draw in the Prix de l’Abbaye last time out but she’ll have to do something similar here, drawn ninth of the 10 runners.<\/p>\n

She’ll also have to get the better of home favourite Lucky Sweynesse<\/strong>, who warmed up for this with victory in a Group Two last month – Zac Purton keeps the ride.<\/p>\n

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John Quinn talks the task for star sprinter Highfield Princess again defying a tricky draw in Hong Kong on Sunday.<\/span>
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8:40 Sha Tin – Luxembourg and Romantic Warrior in Cup classic<\/h3>\n

It’s over \u00a32m to the winner of the Longines Hong Kong Cup (8:40) <\/em>and Aidan O’Brien sends another of his stars in Luxembourg <\/strong>under Ryan Moore.<\/p>\n

The four-year-old won the Tattersalls Gold Cup earlier this year and it was close to a career best last time when beaten half a length by Auguste Rodin in the Irish Champion Stakes.<\/p>\n

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Danny Shum trains Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior <\/strong>who will surely take a lot of beating back on home soil.<\/p>\n

You couldn’t discount Horizon Dore<\/strong> either for Patrice Cottier, having been beaten into third in the Champion Stakes at Ascot but lost little in defeat that day.<\/p>\n

Sky Bet odds<\/a> I Today’s race cards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch every race from Sha Tin and Wolverhampton on Sky Sports Racing on Sunday 10 December.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s excellent action at Sha Tin on Saturday with Hong Kong International Races featuring a whole host of British and Irish contenders,