Shadow Fox strong chance at Hastings (Sunday)
Shadow Fox will be first-up when he starts in the Red Badge Spring Sprint (race 6) at Hastings on Sunday. 4 of his 6 wins have been first or second-up. Providing that the going is no worse than dead then he is in with a great chance. He is also unbeaten at Hastings. Another thing in his favour is the 1400m distance. 5 of his wins being at that distance. jonathan Parkes takes the mount.
Elswhere at Hastings, Royal Ruby (race 2), Quintessentially (race 3), Ginger Nuts (race 8), and Odisha (race 9)
Odisha holds a nomination for the Group 2 Couplands Mile at the NZ Cup meeting and this should be a further step towards it.
Ginger Nuts will be odds-on or close to it therefore it is a race I will bypass but Volk Stok’N’Barrel will give the favourite something to think about.
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