Zac Purton rides FULL POWER and this positive jockey booking should help negate a somewhat tricky barrier draw and potential map. His overall form is excellent for this race and I like him going up in distance now following a decent win over the 1600m last time.

Result: 12th (-5 units)

SUPER POWER MAN has had a little bit of time between his last start and today’s assignment, however I was happy with what I saw when he trialled recently alongside Foodie Princess. He is drawn to control the race if Schofield desires and from the front will be hard to beat. THOU SHALL SING won well last time and looks a tad underrated by the market. A small outlay on him is warranted.

Results: 1st @ $3.00 BC (+9 units) + 3rd (-1 unit) -> (+8 units)

As a result of HURRICANE HUNTER coming up very short, this leaves plenty of room to back three other horses at prices bigger than they should be. OLD HAVANA drops in grade and has shown enough to suggest he can run okay. LIVERBIRD STAR is in good form and SEIZE THE SPIRIT would be a bigger play off his best ratings, but I’m tempered by a recent trial that looked only fair.

Result: 8th (-0.5 units) + 2nd (-2 units) + 7th (-1.5 units) -> (-4 units)

FANTASY maps to get every favour here, but there’s value in the quinella market with HAPPY ALUMNI and GRADE ONE here.

Result: 1st, 3rd & 6th (-3 units)

*ADDITION

The purpose of Hutchi’s Honkers is to provide quality information and strategies pertaining to Hong Kong racing and I have had many clients ask “why do you bet Quinellas and what’s a Quinella Place?”

Firstly it is worth noting that in Hong Kong, the biggest hold in any bet type on their tote is the Quinella pool. For the uninitiated that’s selecting the first and second horses past the post in any order.

The Quinella Place pool is generally marginally smaller than the Win pool in Hong Kong. In Australia the Quinella Place is called the Duet and it pays out on selecting two horses that both finish in the top-three placings past the past, in any order.

Those outlaying from Australia via the SuperTAB will being doing so into a commingled tote with the HKJC. The pools are the Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place (Duet) and Tierce (Trifecta).