Good racing from Hong Kong this morning!

Plenty information on the site for Hong Kong today, but here is the latest updates.

Good Ba Ba clashes with Collection in Mile

Preview: Hong Kong, Sunday (8.55am BST, recording on SIS)

Sha Tin: Champions Mile (Group 1) 1m, 3yo+

THE Champions Mile may be billed as only the supporting feature in Hong Kong on Sunday but the clash of domestic stars Good Ba Ba and Collection threatens to overshadow the the QEII Cup.

Six-time Group 1 winner Good Ba Ba (Andreas Schutz/ Christophe Soumillon), thrilling winner of the last two runnings of the Hong Kong Mile - is the territory's Horse of the Year, while Collection (John Moore/Darren Beadman) has earned rave reviews in Hong Kong.

A Royal Ascot winner last year for William Haggas, the foue-year-oldjustified short-priced favouritism in the Hong Kong Derby.

Front-running Egyptian Ra (Tony Cruz/Felix Coetzee) is always dangerous if he gets left alone at the head of affairs and has twice beaten Good Ba Ba this season in those circumstances, while More Bountiful (John Size/Doug Whyte) is looking for his seventh win this term, which would be a new record.

Frankie Dettori travels to Hong Kong to partner Dubai Duty Free third Alexandros for Godolphin, while Imbongirepresents Mike De Kock and Kevin Shea.

Quotes

Andreas Schutz, trainer of Good Ba Ba

"Even if we had drawn five, I'd be more worried about Egyptian Ra in gate one because he can stretch the field out from there. I'd be very worried about him having it all his own way in front. He has beaten us twice like that this season.

"Still, our horse is fit and fine andhe will relish being back over the mile rather than the 1400m like last time."

Tony Cruz, trainer of Egyptian Ra

"It will be catch me if you can. He drew 13 in the international mile in December and still ran third after burning too much gas to cross to the lead early on. Then last month in the Jubilee Cup, he drew six and won well.

"From gate one on Sunday, the aim will be the same: bounce right to the front and let them try and catch us. The horse has never been better and nobody rides him like Felix [Coetzee]."

John Size, trainer of More Bountiful

"He has come out of the last win very well and you can't argue with his record up to a mile. His only defeat at the distance was in the Classic Mile and he was unlucky to lose that by a short-head. In the Derby Trial and the Derby itself he wasn't suited by the distance or the tempo. This is his best distance."

Saeed Bin Suroor, trainer of Alexandros

"I am happy with the stall position for Alexandros as it means Frankie Dettori will have all the options open to him. Alexandros worked in Dubai on Saturday, the day before he flew to Hong Kong, and he is fit, well and in good form."

Kevin Shea, rider of Imbongi

"Imbongi should not be underestimated. I'm glad Egyptian Ra's in there because when they go a good gallop the best horse usually wins."

John Moore, trainer of Collection

"He's in terrific shape and his barrier in seven is good. The way we see it, if he is the genuine international Group 1 horse that we truly believe he is, then he will be a major force in this Champions Mile.

"I worked him at the weekend and he was terrific - he broke 11 seconds for his final 200m. He can really shift and I think he'll be able to test Good Ba Ba over the mile."

John Hawkes, trainer of Dao Dao

"The horse is in terrific shape. My feeling is that he will run really, really well but it's a question if he's good enough at this level.

As far as betting

Ba Ba is evens/6/4 ish.
Collection 4/1
Egyption Ra 5/1
More Bountiful 7/1
Dettori on Alexandros is 14/1

Cup

Viva is 7/4
Money for Presvis from 9/2 to 3/1 ish some bookies as short as 5/2
Archie 7/2

good punting!

66/1 winner! wow, what a party pooper!

Decent effort from Imbongi, I thought. Had the two favs less than a length in front of him at the line and looked under 3 lengths off the winner.

Great win from Presvis, I am sure many of the Clan happy with that result, superb ride.

Fantastic win and great ride, Presvis you beauty.

Stars disappoint as Sight claims Champions Mile


GOOD BA BA beat Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby winner Collection in Sunday's Champions Mile at Sha Tin but the pair wereonly fourth and fifth behind Sight Winner.

Egytptian Ra, who beat the victor in fourth in a 7f Group 1 at Sha Tin in March, finished a short head behind in second followed by Dao Dao.

Recent Sha Tin Group 2 winner More Bountiful was eighth while the Saaed Bin Suroor-trained Alexandros was seventh.

The winning time was 1.34.97.

Presvis pips Viva Pataca for QE II Cup in Sha Tin


RYAN MOORE steered the Luca Cumani-trained Presvis to a length victory over Viva Pataca in the Audemars Piguet QE IICup at Sha Tin on Sunday.

The dual Dubai winner was having his first start in Hong Kong and completed the 1m2f in 2.02.97.

Mercedes Benz Hong Kong Derby runner-up Thumbs Up finished third followed by the Olivier Doleuze-ridden Chinchon, Packing Winner and the Mike de Kock-trained Archipenko.

go go previs

Nice pic on home page. sure you guys that had a punt will enjoy!

Didn't he make that look easy? Super horse.

Five-time Group 1 hero Niconero breaks down


Australia: Five-time Group 1 winner Niconero may have run his last race after breaking down in Hong Kong on Sunday.

The David Hayes-trained seven-year-old finished eighth behind Presvis in the Audemars Piguet QEII Cup.

"Unfortunately he broke down and it may be career-ending," said jockey Craig Williams.

"The only positive out of it is that he was straight away sedated and x-rayed half an hour after competing.

"But we mightn't see any more of Niconero on the racetrack. He didn't pick up although still felt fine in the run but after he went past the post he was very short in his action and pulled up with a bowed tendon."

The seven-year-old, with 13 wins from 55 starts, scored his first Group 1 success in the 2006 Fruit N Veg Stakes in Western Australia before his second at last year's autumn carnival when winning the Futurity Stakes.

He returned to Ascot to win the Kingston Town Stakes late last year and this autumn won both the Futurity and Australian Cup.

Hayes confirmed the news. "I can't believe it because he's been such a good horse to us and incredibly I'd say he's the soundest horse I've ever trained," he said