| What | Hong Kong Classic Cup Day 2025 |
| Where | Sha Tin Racecourse – Tai Po Rd, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong |
| When | Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
| First Race | 1pm HKT (4pm AEDT) |
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Hong Kong racing returns to Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program set for decision. The second leg of the four-year-old series headlines the action, with a capacity field of 14 set to do battle in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m).
Participants will be racing on the B course throughout the meeting, and although some potential rainfall could hit the track, expect the Good 4 rating to hold throughout the day. 2025 Hong Kong Classic Cup Day is scheduled to get underway at 1pm HKT.
Hong Kong Classic Cup Tip: Mickley
Mickley had excuses in his latest outing at Sha Tin on February 16, pulling up with blood in the trachea after suffering a 3.8-length defeat to Johannes Brahms. His run prior to that performance in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) was sensational, powering home with some of the best closing sectionals to suggest the son of Soldier’s Call is worth following stepping out in trip. Ryan Moore gets legged aboard from stall five, and with this guy representing terrific each-way value with horse racing bookmakers, Mickley gets the verdict in the 2025 Hong Kong Classic Cup.
Hong Kong Classic Cup
Race 7 – 
#7 Mickley (5)
4yo Gelding | T: John Size | J: Ryan Moore (57kg)
Best Bet at Sha Tin: Laserblanca
Laserblanca was gallant in defeat at Sha Tin on February 16. The Safeguard gelding led them up from the widest barrier (12) on debut and gave a strong kick when persuaded by Brenton Avdulla. The three-year-old did a mountain of work and had every right to drop out of the contest, however, he kept finding to finish within a length of Ka Ying Warrior. Watch for Ryan Moore to slide across to the lead from stall eight once again, and provided he can sprint away from them stepping to the 1400m second-up, Laserblanca will prove hard to chase down.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#7 Laserblanca (8)
3yo Gelding | T: John Size | J: Ryan Moore (58kg)
Next Best at Sha Tin: Justifying
The Caspar Fownes-trained Justifying appears to be a smart type heading into his debut, claiming back-to-back barrier trial victories in preparation for this first-up assignment. The son of Justify has done all his work at Conghua, showing plenty of early speed to career away from his rivals under minor urging by Luke Ferraris. He attacks the Sha Tin straight in the opening event and may need to work to the lead from barrier four, but provided he can get across, Justifying should give a bold sight when asked for the ultimate effort.
Next Best
Race 1 – 
#9 Justifying (4)
3yo Gelding | T: Caspar Fownes | J: Luke Ferraris (58kg)
Best Value at Sha Tin: Ramadan
Ramadan was thrown in the deep end contesting the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on December 8, where the Le Havre colt failed to fire a shot. Now trained by Mark Newnham, Ramadan appears to have settled in comfortably to his new conditions, catching the eye in the recent barrier trial at Happy Valley on February 15. This Class 2 contest is much weaker than what he faced on his Hong Kong debut, and with the lightly raced four-year-old posing a good first-up record (4:2-0-0), expect Ramadan to figure in the finish at an each-way price with Dabble.
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#3 Ramadan (3)
4yo Colt | T: Mark Newnham | J: Hugh Bowman (56.5kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Sha Tin
Sha Tin quadrella selections
March 2, 2025
- 2-5-6-7-8-11
- 3-4-5-11
- 2-6-7-8-14
- 1-3-4-5-8
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