| What | Sha Tin Races |
| Where | Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong |
| When | Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
| First Race | 12:50pm HKT (2:50pm AEST) |
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The new Hong Kong racing season is set to get underway on Sunday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program lined up for punters. The rail is in the A position throughout the entire circuit for the meeting, and although there are some scattered showers forecast in the lead-up, it shouldn’t affect the current Good 4 rating at the time of acceptance. All the action to kick-off the 2024/25 season is scheduled for 12:50pm local time.
Best Bet at Sha Tin: Fast Network
The Denis Yip-trained Fast Network unleashed a devastating turn-of-foot to score in his only start last preparation and appears ready to fire first-up into the new campaign. The son of Wrote won by 1.5 lengths going away from his rivals at this course and distance under Zac Purton on June 8 and gets an almost identical setup despite copping 3.5kg from the handicapper. Watch for this guy to be stalking his rivals in behind the speed, and when asked the ultimate question by Purton, Fast Network should be careering away to remain undefeated.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#1 Fast Network (4)
4yo Gelding | T: Dennis Yip | J: Zac Purton (61kg)
Bet with Neds
Next Best at Sha Tin: My Wish
My Wish only found one better in the form of Yuen Long Elite in his latest performance at Sha Tin on June 23. The pair went to the line in unison, with Yuen Long Elite scraping paint along the inside running rail to nail My Wish on the wire, with a significant margin back to third spot. It was only the second career start for the Mark Newnham-trained gelding, and with residual fitness to go along with ideal front-running tactics under Luke Ferraris, My Wish should prove hard to hold out this time around.
Next Best
Race 5 – 
#4 My Wish (6)
4yo Gelding | T: Mark Newnham | J: Luke Ferraris (58.5kg)
Bet with Picklebet
Best Value at Sha Tin: Polaris
Polaris was unfortunate to run into Full Credit at the end of last preparation; however, both seem to have plenty of upside moving into the 2024/25 Hong Kong season. He got the perfect run in transit on that occasion but was no match for the eventual winner, finishing a half-length away in second position on July 6. There’s speed to burn in this Class 3 contest to end the program, so provided Jerry Chau can present Polaris with a run at the top of the straight, watch for this guy to be closing off gamely at an each-way price with horse racing bookmakers.
Best Value
Race 10 – 
#8 Polaris (7)
4yo Gelding | T: Manfred Man | J: Jerry Chau (a1kg) (56kg)
Bet with Dabble
Sunday quaddie tips for Sha Tin
Sha Tin quadrella selections
September 8, 2024
- 1-4-5-8
- 1-6-7
- 1-3-6-8-11
- 1-2-5-7-8-9
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