HORSE RACING
Smart Call a long shot in Hong Kong
London bookmakers quote the former Alec Laird inmate as a rank outsider at 50-1
Smart Call, the winner of the 2016 Met at Kenilworth, is friendless in the betting market for her test against serious overseas opposition in Sunday’s $2.3m Hong Kong Vase. In Sir Michael Stoute’s care in England, the mare cut little ice during the UK summer so she has been sent to the former British colony hoping to find her best form in the 2,400m event. London bookmakers quote the former Alec Laird inmate as a rank outsider at 50-1 and form pundits do not see her troubling a trio of French raiders or Ryan Moore’s mount, Highland Reel. Smart Call arrived in Hong Kong last Saturday and the Turf Club said she worked at three-quarter pace on the turf on Wednesday morning, running the final 600m in 40.45sec. Kiseki, from Japan, and Highland Reel share favouritism in the Vase at 5-2 and the latter is expected to run well for the powerful Aidan O’Brien team. Travelling head lad Pat Keating said: "He knows he’s back in Hong Kong and likes the place." A strong French challenge is led by A...
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