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Essex Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 6f
Going: Standard

Runners: 12
Type: All Weather
Surface: Dirt

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(10)

Sunset Watch ^tb

J: Blake Shinn

T: David A Hayes

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

Decent sprinter in Australia in 2018 but in steady decline since reaching these shores

09587-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-7

OR: 59

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Apr 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-8 tb	10/10	Smart Idea (6¼L)	58/1	62	54
3 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-8 t	9/9	En Pointe (8L)	61/1	64	59
23 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Y	Hc	8-8 t	5/12	Lucky Sweynesse (6L)	47/1	66	58
9 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13	8/10	Seizing The Moment (8½L)	80/1	68	54
30 Jan 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-1 b	7/12	Majestic Star (6¼L)	27/1	70	60
29 Dec 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-10 b	10/12	Elon (4½L)	14/1	72	68

(1)

We Are Hero

J: L Hewitson

T: K L Man

Three lesser efforts after mildy encouraging Hong Kong debut; dropped in class.

0705-7

Age: 4

Weight: 9-7

OR: 59

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-6	10/12	Buzzinga (6¼L)	117/1	61	54
20 Mar 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-6	7/10	Buzzinga (8L)	73/1	63	52
27 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-8	11/12	Lightning Bolt (7½L)	21/1	65	54
3 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-6	5/14	Cordyceps Six (4¼L)	9/1	65	62

(6)

Utopia Life ^b

J: K C Leung

T: Y S Tsui

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

On a long losing run but has plenty in his favour as well weighted and likes this C&D

83-360

Age: 6

Weight: 9-1

OR: 53

Days: 25

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
20 Apr 22	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-1 b	8/12	Super Commander (3½L)	38/1	55	56
16 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-2 b	3/12	Jazz Angel (2¼L)	19/1	55	63
29 Dec 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-5 b	3/12	Everyone's Victory (3½L)	84/10	56	58
28 Nov 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-0 b	6/12	Everyone's Victory (5½L)	15/1	58	53
17 Oct 21	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-7 b	14/14	Cheerful Days (16L)	79/1	60	32
12 Sep 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-6 b	7/12	Flying Bonus (5¼L)	10/1	61	58

(2)

Jazz Steed ^t

J: Alexis Badel

T: C Fownes

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)

Sent off 23-1 when fair third over C&D this month; reasonably handicapped

30646-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-0

OR: 52

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-1 t	3/12	Spontaneous (3¼L)	23/1	53	59
16 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-12 tv¹	11/12	Like That (8¼L)	27/1	55	45
9 Feb 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-4 t	6/12	Regency Star (2L)	19/1	56	63
26 Jan 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-5 t	4/12	Circuit Booming (2¾L)	83/10	58	61
12 Jan 22	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-7 t	6/12	Scotch Tycoon (2¾L)	58/10	60	62
18 Dec 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-3 t	7/12	Gunnison (4¾L)	30/1	62	59

(4)

Prosperous Win ^t

J: Ruan Maia

T: P F Yiu

Nicely bred Australian import; yet to contest an official race but has won two trials

Form:

Age: 4

Weight: 9-0

OR: 52

Days: -

(5)

Common Room ^tp

J: K H Alfred Chan ⁵

T: C S Shum

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)

Lightly raced; one fine 2nd plus three poor runs thus far; trying dirt for the first time

0020

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 51

Days: 39

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
6 Apr 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 tp	12/12	Jiangxi Stamina (13½L)	48/1	53	29
9 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 t	12/12	Lucky Quality (7L)	13/1	53	43
6 Feb 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13 t	2/12	Gallant Waking (1½L)	107/1	52	61
16 Jan 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-0 t	11/12	Golden Empire (11L)	21/1	52	33

(12)

Fiery Diamond

J: Zac Purton

T: T P Yung

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)

Only 5th at odds-on two starts ago then tried in blinkers; plenty to do from wide draw

859-22

Age: 4

Weight: 8-13

OR: 51

Days: 46

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
30 Mar 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-2 b¹	8/12	Happy Tango (6¼L)	12/5	53	43
27 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-2	5/12	Eight Trigrams (3L)	9/10F	55	58
6 Feb 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11	9/12	Gallant Waking (4¾L)	9/1	55	54
29 Dec 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-3	2/12	Everyone's Victory (2¼L)	16/5	54	60
5 Dec 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-12	2/12	Valiant Elegance (hd)	83/10	52	63
13 Nov 21	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-12	5/14	Eight Trigrams (4L)	14/1	52	52

(11)

Yee Cheong Brave ^ht

J: Antoine Hamelin

T: A T Millard

Well-bred gelding; unfancied in both starts to date; pedigree suggests he needs further

Age: 4

Weight: 8-12

OR: 50

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-0 ht	8/12	Spontaneous (7¾L)	146/1	52	43
10 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-0 ht¹	11/12	Wonderful Warrior (9¾L)	147/1	52	30

(3)

Touch Faith ^e/s

J: Luke Currie

T: J Size

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

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Sprang big surprise by a nose last time over C&D when switched to dirt; now 5lb higher

109997

Age: 4

Weight: 8-7

OR: 45

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-7 e/s	1/12	General Trump (nse)	26/1	40	53
16 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-1	10/12	August Moon (6L)	63/1	42	38
3 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-7	9/14	Science Patch (4L)	24/1	44	44
16 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-8	9/12	Like That (4¼L)	35/1	46	49
23 Feb 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-8	9/12	Mercurial (4½L)	10/1	47	46
3 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-8	7/14	Galaxy Witness (4L)	60/1	47	52

(9)

Team Goodluck ^tp

J: C Y Ho

T: W Y So

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

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)

Last run can be ignored; previous form (7f win and two decent C&D runs) gives him a chance

8319-5

Age: 4

Weight: 8-5

OR: 43

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-6 tp	8/12	Jazz Angel (4¾L)	9/1	43	45
30 Mar 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-5 tp	3/12	Flying Dragon (3¼L)	11/1	43	45
12 Mar 22	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-5 tp	1/14	Apex Top (shd)	136/10	38	54
26 Jan 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-6 tp	9/12	Goodmanship (5L)	48/10	40	39
18 Dec 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-3 tp	5/12	Flying Dragon (2½L)	13/1	41	45
17 Nov 21	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-5 t	5/12	Compassion Spirit (2½L)	9/1	43	49

(8)

Wisdom Patch ^et

J: Matthew Chadwick

T: P O'Sullivan

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 35 in the last 14 days (3%)

A 16-run maiden yet all five 2022 efforts have been creditable so merits respect

52374-

Age: 6

Weight: 8-3

OR: 41

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-4 et	5/12	Jazz Angel (3¼L)	53/10	41	48
30 Mar 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-7 et	2/12	Masterwork (½L)	12/5F	39	52
27 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-6 et	3/12	Golden Mission (1½L)	13/1	39	47
30 Jan 22	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-3 t	7/13	Voyage Star (3L)	6/1	41	44
1 Jan 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-4 t	4/14	Flying Ace (4L)	20/1	43	46
4 Jul 21	Sha Sha Tin	8f GF	Hc	8-9 t	10/14	Copartner Era (5¼L)	173/1	48	51

(7)

Smart Folks ^b

J: Karis Teetan

T: C W Chang

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)

Way below decent European 2yo form but down to very low mark; good efforts last twice

2407-0

Age: 5

Weight: 8-2

OR: 40

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-1 b	2/12	Jazz Angel (2L)	17/2	40	49
3 Apr 22	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-5 b	4/14	Kung Fu Tea (¾L)	11/1	38	58
27 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-3	10/14	Golden Empire (4¼L)	79/1	40	40
3 Feb 22	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-3	7/14	Country Boy (3¾L)	91/1	42	44
28 Nov 21	Sha Sha Tin	8f Gd	Hc	8-3 p	11/14	Light Of Wanshi (7¾L)	83/1	45	39
27 Oct 21	Sha Sha Tin	9f St	Hc	8-9	8/13	Party Everyday (9L)	19/1	48	46

(13)

The Best Hero ^b

T: L Ho

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

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Ran well for a long way as odds-on favourite over C&D 11 days ago; solid claims

5-1272

Age: 5

Weight: 8-12

OR: 50

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-12 b	5/12	Spontaneous (5¾L)	4/5F	50	48
26 Sep 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-10 b	1/12	Whizz Kid (shd)	4/1	45	58
12 Sep 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-4 b	2/11	Steel Win (shd)	26/5	43	58
4 Jul 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-8 b	7/12	Coolceleb (4L)	18/5	44	46
13 Jun 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f Sl	Hc	8-3 b	2/12	Dashing Fit (nk)	36/5	42	54
12 May 21	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-3 b¹	2/11	Gallant Legacy (¾L)	13/1	41	54

(14)

Oversubscribed

T: D J Hall

Posted some decent efforts over 5f on turf in Feb/March; this trip/surface less suitable

804243

Age: 6

Weight: 8-8

OR: 46

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 May 22	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-10	8/12	Lady First (6½L)	55/1	48	47
20 Apr 22	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-12	11/12	Super Mission (9¼L)	16/1	50	38
6 Apr 22	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-11	4/12	Multimore (1¾L)	58/10	50	58
23 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd/Y	Hc	8-11	2/11	Savvy Delight (¾L)	9/1	49	57
9 Mar 22	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-11	4/12	Circuit Seven (1L)	7/1	49	53
23 Feb 22	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-12	3/12	Scotch Tycoon (½L)	51/1	48	57