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LONGINES Hong Kong International Races preview: How good are the Japanese horses?
The good news for Japan is that there are no Croatian horses - or penalty shootouts - at this year's HKIR.
The bad news is that Hong Kong (and perhaps Ireland) will provide stern opposition in Sunday's four G1 contests and now looks as good a time as any to allocate some Rising Sun Ratings on a scale of 1-3 for the key Japanese contenders.
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