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18 January 2023
Wednesday 18th January

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Murray Handicap (Div II) (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 55y
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(11)
Flash Famous silk
CD
Flash Famous tb
J: C Y Ho
T: C H Yip
CD
5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance
Multiple C&D winner; never involved from this mark latest; drawn wider here; bit to prove.
7-1528
Age: 8
Weight: 9-9
OR: 39
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 7/12 Amazing News (7½L) 51/10 39 39
14 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 1/12 Jolly Honour (½L) 91/20 34 50
23 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 5/12 Theta Hedge (3½L) 81/10 34 47
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 2/12 Circuit Spiritanto (2L) 11/1 34 50
16 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 8-12 tb 8/13 Regency Master (2½L) 9/1 34 50
28 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 2/12 All Is Ready (½L) 9/2 32 49
2
(3)
Vukan silk
D
Vukan tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: Jamie Richards
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Below his last winning mark but there's clearly plenty to prove at present.
-00890
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 39
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-1 tb 13/14 Kasi Farasi (11½L) 55/1 41 26
4 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-2 tb 10/14 Marado (7¾L) 51/1 43 33
23 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 8/12 Red Brick Fighter (5½L) 18/1 44 54
6 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 9/14 Young Victory (3½L) 9/1 45 48
25 Jun 22 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-9 b 10/14 Cordyceps Two (4½L) 15/2 45 48
29 May 22 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-7 b 4/14 Robot Warrior (2½L) 23/1 46 55
3
(12)
Angels Hunter silk
Angels Hunter b
J: Karis Teetan
T: K L Man
0-10; took a step back in the right direction latest but still needs to raise his game.
-78990
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 38
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 b 7/14 Joyful Genius (4¼L) 20/1 40 47
19 Jun 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 b 8/14 Tuchel (9¾L) 147/1 47 37
25 May 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 b 9/11 Toycoon (9¾L) 49/1 51 43
4 May 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 b 9/12 Spontaneous (8L) 29/1 54 45
10 Apr 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 b1 12/14 My Intelligent (7¾L) 114/1 57 50
20 Mar 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 10/14 Country Boy (4½L) 95/1 59 55
4
(7)
Medic Elite silk
CD
BF
Medic Elite et
J: Silvestre De Sousa
T: P C Ng
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Unable to back up C&D win over 1m1f latest; not ruled out back over this trip.
-81432
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 36
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-5 et 8/12 Forever Glorious (6½L) 9/5F 36 38
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 et 1/12 London Luckystar (2L) 11/5F 29 47
30 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-10 et 4/12 Flying Silver (2¾L) 3/1F 30 46
23 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 et 3/12 Theta Hedge (2½L) EvensF 30 45
9 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 et 2/11 London Luckystar (nk) 13/5 28 45
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 et 5/12 Circuit Spiritanto (4¼L) 41/10 30 41
5
(1)
Our Creed silk
BF
Our Creed v
J: Alexis Badel
T: Jimmy Ting
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
0-20; sliding in the handicap and has the inside stall but not easy to have confidence.
5-9878
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 36
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 v 5/12 Amazing News (5¼L) 3/1F 38 43
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 v 9/12 Medic Elite (4½L) 10/1 40 47
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 v 8/12 Savvy Chic (4¾L) 42/1 41 38
9 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 v 7/10 Yes We Can (18½L) 32/1 43 13
25 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-8 v 8/9 Woodfire Bro (8L) 59/10 44 40
14 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 v 3/12 Amazing Boy (1½L) 59/10 44 60
6
(2)
Ring Bells silk
Ring Bells tb
J: Ruan Maia
T: Richard Gibson
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Drops 3lb and tongue-tie now accompanies blinkers, offering the possibility of a revival.
-90005
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 35
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 b 9/12 Flash Famous (4¼L) 16/1 38 44
27 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-2 b 13/14 Accelerando (10L) 81/1 41 39
23 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-5 b 11/14 Accelerando (4¾L) 13/1 41 44
1 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-6 b 12/14 Perfect Peach (6½L) 22/1 43 41
6 Mar 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-6 b 5/14 Free Foal (3¼L) 9/1 45 52
3 Feb 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 b1 7/14 Maximize Heart (2¼L) 18/1 47 52
7
(10)
London Luckystar silk
CD
London Luckystar tb
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: K W Lui
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Dual C&D scorer; should be competitive back here if he can overcome a wide draw.
6-2114
Age: 7
Weight: 9-4
OR: 34
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-3 tb 6/14 Daily Beauty (3¼L) 22/5 34 39
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 2/12 Medic Elite (2L) 13/5 33 46
9 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 1/11 Medic Elite (nk) 33/20F 28 46
12 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 tb 1/12 Grand Power (1¼L) 4/1 23 41
25 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-7 b 4/14 Lucky Victor (3¾L) 19/5F 26 37
1 Jul 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 9-0 p 5/14 Sea Monarch (6¼L) 20/1 29 31
8
(6)
Amazing News silk
CD
Amazing News e/s
J: M L Yeung
T: C Fownes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Rewarded for consistency with a C&D win latest; up 6lb but remains an each-way player.
1-7444
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 33
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 e/s 1/12 Charizard (1¼L) 69/10 27 44
14 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 e/s 7/12 Flash Famous (3¼L) 23/5 29 37
23 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 e/s 4/12 Theta Hedge (3¼L) 81/10 31 44
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 e/s 4/12 Circuit Spiritanto (4L) 11/1 33 44
1 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-5 e/s 4/11 Owners' Star (3L) 57/10 35 46
18 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-7 e/s 8/14 Chiu Chow Brother (6L) 19/5 37 41
9
(5)
Jolly Honour silk
CD
Jolly Honour tb
J: Hugh Bowman
T: Y S Tsui
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Stayed on well for second over C&D latest, despite a poor draw; up 2lb but a big player.
-20873
Age: 8
Weight: 9-3
OR: 33
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 2/12 Flash Famous (½L) 24/1 31 46
26 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-8 tb 14/14 Jubilation (19½L) 14/1 34 12
12 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-8 tb 8/12 London Luckystar (4¾L) 14/1 36 43
28 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 7/12 All Is Ready (3½L) 56/10 38 48
13 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-4 tb 3/11 United Endeavors (2L) 41/10 41 52
28 Jun 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-5 tb 4/11 Baby (1½L) 13/2 41 52
10
(9)
Karuizawa silk
Karuizawa tb
J: Matthew Poon 2
T: C S Shum
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-7 and yet to get competitive; drops another 4lb but can only watch.
00-000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 32
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-2 tb 13/14 Daily Beauty (11½L) 137/1 36 22
1 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 10/14 Jiangxi Stamina (9½L) 196/1 39 34
18 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 14/14 Kasi Farasi (17½L) 274/1 42 10
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 10/12 Jumbo Legend (5¼L) 158/1 44 39
1 Jul 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 8-13 tb 14/14 Peak To Peak (32L) 149/1 50 -
19 Jun 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 12/14 California Vanes (7L) 122/1 52 43
11
(8)
One Step Ahead silk
C
One Step Ahead
J: Luke Currie
T: C W Chang
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Unexposed over this trip but recent efforts suggest he'll need improvement.
4-8153
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 30
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-13 4/14 Jiangxi Stamina (4L) 20/1 30 39
21 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-0 8/12 Telecom Missile (4¾L) 16/1 30 28
16 Jul 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 1/14 Ruby Stars (nse) 30/1 25 41
6 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 5/11 Go For Tea (3½L) 16/5 25 40
22 Jun 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 3/12 Run The Table (1¾L) 76/10 25 40
15 May 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-8 p 5/12 Universal Crown (4½L) 13/1 27 29
12
(4)
Joy Master silk
D
Joy Master tb
J: Antoine Hamelin
T: W Y So
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Four-time Sha Tin winner over 1m; previous efforts here leave a bit to be desired.
-28796
Age: 8
Weight: 8-7
OR: 23
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-6 tb 2/14 Boys Party (nk) 10/1 22 41
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 8/12 Circuit Spiritanto (8½L) 23/1 25 26
6 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 7/12 Tailor Made (5L) 28/1 28 37
12 Jun 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 9/14 Star Of Glory (5¾L) 19/1 31 40
7 May 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 6/14 Vukan (4¼L) 23/1 33 43
27 Mar 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 12/14 Go Go Sixteen (6L) 18/1 36 40
13
(13)
Speed Force silk
D
Speed Force b
T: C W Chang
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
1m AW winner; 0-22 on turf; handicapper giving him a chance but hard to have confidence.
0-3950
Age: 7
Weight: 8-3
OR: 19
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-3 b 10/14 Daily Beauty (7L) 9/1 20 17
4 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-2 3/14 Run Des Run (1¼L) 17/1 20 33
26 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-8 b 9/14 Jubilation (8¾L) 76/10 22 22
5 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-10 b 5/12 Passing Fashion (2¾L) 18/1 24 36
25 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-7 b 13/14 Lucky Victor (16½L) 18/1 26 8
4 May 22 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-8 b 13/14 Lucky Victor (10½L) 67/10 27 19
14
(14)
Brilliant Eight silk
Brilliant Eight
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Well beaten in all six starts; drops another 5lb but can only watch.
-00000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 35
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-4 11/12 Super Commander (9¾L) 128/1 40 21
6 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-3 12/12 Brave Dreams (10L) 80/1 40 22
6 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 11/12 Compassion Super (6¾L) 50/1 46 36
12 Jun 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-10 13/14 All Riches (13L) 129/1 49 30
16 Apr 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 13/13 Unicornbaby (10½L) 179/1 52 36
20 Mar 22 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 14/14 Run Run Cool (13L) 73/1 52 29
Verdict

Moderate fayre and, after staging a revival last time, JOLLY HONOUR could prove good enough from a better draw this time.

Verdict silk image
Jolly Honour

Betting Forecast:

15/8 Amazing News,

3/1 Medic Elite,

7/2 Jolly Honour,

8/1 London Luckystar,

10/1 Flash Famous,

14/1 Ring Bells,

16/1 Our Creed,

25/1 Angels Hunter,

One Step Ahead,

33/1 Vukan,

Joy Master,

50/1 Karuizawa

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