HAPPY VALLEY

24 February 2021

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Blue Pool Handicap (Class 1) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 6f
Going: Good To Firm

Runners: 8
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf

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(9)

Amazing Star

J: Antoine Hamelin

T: Jimmy Ting

5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance

6 x Distance Winner - Won 6 times before at this distance

Course Specialist - 5 wins from 8 starts here (63%)

Going Specialist - 4 wins from 7 starts on this ground (57%)

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)

Has faced some tough tasks in Group races since C&D handicap win in September

04-981

Age: 6

Weight: 9-7

OR: 106

Days: 31

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	G1	9-0	11/11	Hot King Prawn (8L)	42/1	107	101
1 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	HcG3	8-13	4/5	Explosive Witness (¾L)	12/1	107	115
13 Dec 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	G1	9-0	9/14	Danon Smash (5¼L)	10/1	-	104
22 Nov 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	G2	8-11	8/10	Hot King Prawn (2¼L)	9/1	107	115
23 Sep 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-11	1/12	Golden Dash (1¼L)	101/10	100	109
6 Sep 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-6	9/11	Perfect Match (4L)	18/1	100	93

(2)

Stronger ^tp

J: C Y Ho

T: Douglas Whyte

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (0%)

Shade unluckly not to win Group 3 handicap two starts ago; respected

92-071

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 103

Days: 31

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	G1	9-0 tp	9/11	Hot King Prawn (6L)	38/1	103	107
1 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	HcG3	8-8 tp	2/5	Explosive Witness (nk)	23/10	101	111
13 Dec 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	G1	9-0 tp	10/14	Danon Smash (5¾L)	32/1	-	102
22 Nov 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	G2	8-11 tp	7/10	Hot King Prawn (1¾L)	11/1	101	115
1 Nov 20	Sha Sha Tin	5f GF	Hc	9-5 tp	1/14	Multimillion (1¼L)	89/20	94	107
10 Jun 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f GF	Hc	9-6 tp	6/11	Massive Pocket (2½L)	56/10	95	91

(6)

Beauty Applause ^t

J: Joao Moreira

T: J Size

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (28%)

In prime form this year and bids to complete a hat-trick; must be considered

114-23

Age: 5

Weight: 9-3

OR: 102

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-5 t	1/14	Guy Dragon (1¼L)	17/2	94	100
17 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-13 t	1/14	Wellington (½L)	558/100	88	98
1 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	3yHc	8-12 t	4/14	California Rad (¾L)	78/10	87	93
13 Dec 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-6 t	2/14	Winning Dreamer (1L)	18/1	86	94
22 Nov 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-10 t	3/14	Winning Dreamer (2½L)	53/10	86	89
23 Sep 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-8 t	4/12	Amazing Star (3¼L)	11/2	87	86

(7)

Explosive Witness

J: Karis Teetan

T: C Fownes

3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course

Won 5f Group 3 handicap last month but on tough mark now and 6f may not be ideal

61-611

Age: 6

Weight: 9-0

OR: 99

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Feb 21	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-7	6/10	Grateful Heart (3¾L)	9/2	99	97
1 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	HcG3	8-1	1/5	Stronger (nk)	13/2	92	105
23 Dec 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-1	6/12	Californiadeepshot (2½L)	69/10	92	98
25 Nov 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-12	1/11	Hong Kong Win (nk)	57/10	86	94
21 Oct 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f GF	Hc	9-7	1/12	Fabulous Eight (shd)	32/5	80	90
8 Jul 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-3	1/11	California Archer (2L)	462/100	72	95

(4)

Grateful Heart ^tp

J: Zac Purton

T: C S Shum

3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance

4 x Course Winner - Won 4 times before at this course

Course Specialist - 4 wins from 7 starts here (57%)

Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)

Rapidly progressive sprinter who has won four of his last five; makes obvious appeal

1-1211

Age: 4

Weight: 8-11

OR: 96

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Feb 21	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-10 tp	1/10	Multimillion (1¼L)	23/10F	88	99
23 Dec 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-5 tp	1/12	Harrier Jet (2½L)	8/5	78	94
9 Dec 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 tp	2/12	Harmony N Blessed (¾L)	16/5	76	83
25 Nov 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 tp	1/12	Loving A Boom (½L)	17/10F	70	82
21 Oct 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-6 tp	1/12	High Rise Soldier (½L)	155/10	65	78
27 Sep 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-8 tp	4/12	California Concord (2½L)	43/5	65	66

(5)

Gold Chest ^tp

J: Tony Piccone

T: Richard Gibson

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)

Narrow winner on seasonal debut but down the field on last two outings; tough task today

0-0313

Age: 6

Weight: 8-10

OR: 95

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
31 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-5 tb	13/14	Beauty Applause (7¼L)	35/1	96	78
1 Nov 20	Sha Sha Tin	5f GF	Hc	8-11 tb¹	10/14	Stronger (4½L)	33/10	96	93
1 Oct 20	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	HcG3	8-2 tp	3/7	Computer Patch (4¾L)	19/5	96	89
13 Sep 20	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-2 tp	1/14	Team Spirit (shd)	18/5	91	99
26 Apr 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-0 tp	3/14	Computer Patch (1¾L)	5/2	91	99
8 Mar 20	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-12 tp	4/14	Computer Patch (½L)	36/1	89	96

(8)

Shining Ace ^tb

J: V Borges

T: J Size

3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance

6 x Distance Winner - Won 6 times before at this distance

Not at best this season, and was never involved at Sha Tin recently

03-596

Age: 5

Weight: 8-9

OR: 94

Days: 10

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Feb 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-5 tb	11/11	Wellington (10½L)	59/1	94	71
3 Feb 21	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-1 tb	3/10	Grateful Heart (1¼L)	10/1	93	99
13 Dec 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 tb	5/14	Winning Dreamer (2¾L)	63/1	95	98
22 Nov 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-7 b	9/14	Winning Dreamer (6½L)	75/1	97	88
8 Nov 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-7 b	6/12	Golden Dash (2L)	23/1	98	101
11 Oct 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-7 b	10/13	California Rad (5¾L)	28/1	100	96

(1)

Sky Field ^t

J: Alexis Badel

T: C Fownes

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Won three times at Sha Tin last year and is not yet fully exposed; can't be ignored

6-6311

Age: 4

Weight: 8-6

OR: 91

Days: 10

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
14 Feb 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 t	6/11	Wellington (3L)	36/5	91	90
13 Dec 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 t	6/14	Winning Dreamer (3¼L)	17/10	91	92
24 Oct 20	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-11 t	3/14	Mighty Giant (½L)	EvensF	88	98
1 Oct 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-7 t	1/7	Keep You Warm (¾L)	1/4F	80	98
13 Sep 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-12 t	1/10	Lockheed (1½L)	2/5F	71	86
12 Jul 20	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-5 t	1/14	Classic Posh (4L)	2/5F	57	79

(3)

Classic Unicorn ^t

T: W Y So

2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course

0-3914

Age: 5

Weight: 8-8

OR: 93

Days: 38

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
17 Jan 21	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-4 t	11/14	Beauty Applause (12L)	11/1	93	61
23 Dec 20	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-0 t	3/12	Californiadeepshot (½L)	67/10	91	103
25 Nov 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-3 t	9/11	Explosive Witness (6L)	6/5F	91	77
7 Oct 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-7 t	1/12	Gunnison (1¾L)	25/4	83	101
10 Jun 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f GF	Hc	8-8 t	4/11	Massive Pocket (1¼L)	33/10	83	84
20 May 20	Hap Happy Valley	5f GF	Hc	8-13 t	1/9	Be Ready (4L)	101/20	71	90