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Ma Wan Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(5)
Ever Force silk
CD
Ever Force tb
J: K C Leung
T: Jamie Richards
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Dual C&D winner but has since regressed; below par on his last three starts; more needed.
97-089
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 50
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 9/12 E Brother (7¼L) 27/1 42 32
1 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 7/12 Happy Fat Cat (5½L) 19/1 44 41
16 Jul 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 12/14 HK Dragon (10½L) 17/1 48 32
6 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 b 8/12 Big Two (3¾L) 20/1 50 55
22 Jun 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 b 9/12 Ambitious Heart (4L) 13/1 52 53
25 May 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 b 3/12 Above All (1½L) 48/10 52 57
2
(11)
Inspiring City silk
Inspiring City
J: Zac Purton
T: David A Hayes
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 8 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (33%)
Form had dipped but there were good signs at Sha Tin latest; big player.
3768-0
Age: 3
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Mar 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-7 3/14 Colonel (1½L) 31/5 40 51
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-5 7/12 Son Pak Fu (3½L) 89/1 41 48
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 6/12 Adefill (4L) 114/1 43 47
11 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 8/12 Happy Soul (4¾L) 128/1 45 46
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 h 12/12 Hardly Swears (7½L) 44/1 48 39
16 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-12 h 6/7 Island Golden (5¼L) 83/10 50 52
3
(9)
General Ace silk
General Ace p
J: C Y Ho
T: K W Lui
Shaped better when fourth on penultimate start; latest effort leaves him plenty to prove.
8400-9
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-4 p 8/12 Allgreektome (8¼L) 41/1 41 31
8 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 p 4/11 Prime Mortar (4½L) 72/1 43 43
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-10 p 11/12 Ching (16½L) 51/1 46 23
1 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-12 12/14 Coming Patch (8L) 41/1 49 45
4 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-0 9/12 United We Stand (9¼L) 49/1 52 35
12 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-4 11/14 Dragon's Luck (7L) 57/1 52 44
4
(10)
M M Johnny silk
D
BF
M M Johnny b
J: Hugh Bowman
T: K L Man
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Nabbed close home over C&D latest; up 2lb but remains a contender.
292-28
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-6 b 2/12 Flaming Eagle (shd) 29/10F 37 49
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-7 b 9/14 Happy Trio (3L) 18/5F 37 43
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 b 2/12 Alloy King (¾L) 21/10F 36 53
21 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-4 b 2/12 Telecom Missile (hd) 23/5 34 47
27 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 b 8/14 Chiu Chow Brother (4¼L) 9/1 34 39
6 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 b 2/12 Smart Leader (3L) 10/1 34 47
5
(1)
Jack Win silk
Jack Win htb
J: Angus Chung 10
T: A S Cruz
Unable to make any significant impact in eight starts; plenty to prove.
0-9960
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 33
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 htb 11/12 Amazing News (14L) 12/1 36 21
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 htb 9/12 Hearty Wish (3L) 14/1 38 40
25 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-5 htb 9/12 Star Contact (5¾L) 13/1 42 40
11 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-5 htb 6/14 Ka Ying Spirit (4¼L) 75/1 42 44
1 Jul 22 Sha Sha Tin 5f Y Hc 8-9 htb 13/14 Sparkling Dolphin (11L) 40/1 47 20
12 Jun 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 13/14 Leather Vanguard (14L) 86/1 50 24
6
(12)
Alloy King silk
CD
D
Alloy King v
J: Harry Bentley
T: Jimmy Ting
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
5lb higher than his C&D win in January; has looked held by the handicapper since.
541-39
Age: 6
Weight: 8-13
OR: 30
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 v 5/12 Raging Blaze (2¾L) 21/1 30 38
1 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 v 4/11 Loriz (2L) 32/5 30 41
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 v 1/12 M M Johnny (¾L) 5/1 25 44
21 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 v 3/12 Telecom Missile (½L) 14/1 24 36
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 v1 9/12 Jazz Steed (5L) 45/1 27 27
26 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 p 9/12 Happy Fat Cat (11L) 30/1 29 11
7
(4)
Euromissile silk
BF
Euromissile b
J: M L Yeung
T: C W Chang
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (0%)
Has been competitive in three runs this year without winning; drops 1lb; not ruled out.
434-60
Age: 6
Weight: 8-12
OR: 29
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 b 4/12 Raging Blaze (2¾L) 8/5F 30 38
1 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 b 3/11 Loriz (1¼L) 69/10 30 44
15 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 b 4/14 Fighting Star (1½L) 56/10 31 43
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 b 6/12 G One Excellent (2½L) 14/1 33 42
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 hb 10/12 Happily Friends (4L) 9/1 35 40
26 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 hb 10/12 Happy Fat Cat (13L) 12/1 35 11
8
(7)
Raging Blaze silk
CD
Raging Blaze t
J: Karis Teetan
T: J Size
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C&D winner; similar effort over 5f latest; up 1lb and back up in trip; big player.
2125-5
Age: 6
Weight: 8-10
OR: 27
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 2/12 Kowloon East Star (¾L) 47/10 26 38
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-3 t 1/12 Happy Gathering (1L) 13/4 20 37
1 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 t 2/11 Loriz (1¼L) 12/1 20 34
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 5/14 Happy Trio (2L) 10/1 20 29
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 t 5/12 G One Excellent (2¼L) 10/1 22 32
30 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-7 t 6/12 Tronic Mighty (4¾L) 10/1 24 29
9
(8)
The Good Deal silk
The Good Deal t
J: L J Ferraris
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
0-14; handy mark but only of interest if supported on debut for this trainer.
0-5776
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: 59
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-12 ht 10/13 Asian One (9L) 71/10 28 21
21 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 htb 5/12 Flying On The Turf (5½L) 62/1 30 30
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 ht 7/12 Jazz Steed (2¼L) 10/1 32 41
9 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 ht 7/14 Sunny Baby (4L) 16/1 34 42
11 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 ht 6/14 Strive For Glory (2L) 14/1 34 47
16 Jul 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-8 tp 7/14 Melbourne Hall (3½L) 23/1 38 47
10
(2)
Handsome Guys silk
Handsome Guys t
J: Luke Currie
T: C Fownes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Best form at Sha Tin; hard to have confidence, particularly based on his last three runs.
86-053
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 25
Days: 50
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 t 8/14 Smart Folks (7½L) 68/10 28 27
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 t 6/12 Colourful Prince (5½L) 42/10 28 30
21 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 t 11/12 Flying On The Turf (11L) 11/2 30 12
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 5/12 Hearty Wish (2¼L) 78/10 31 36
27 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 t 3/14 Chiu Chow Brother (2L) 13/1 31 42
26 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-0 t 3/12 Happy Fat Cat (2L) 69/10 31 42
11
(3)
U W Brother silk
C
U W Brother
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: Y S Tsui
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Claims based on his C&D second in November but has been well below that level since.
5809-7
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 25
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 5/12 Kowloon East Star (3¼L) 13/1 27 30
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-12 8/12 Raging Blaze (5L) 15/1 29 31
29 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 e/s 14/14 Run Run Good (37L) 67/1 31 -
1 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 9/14 Jiangxi Stamina (9¼L) 53/10 33 28
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 7/12 Hearty Wish (2¾L) 11/1 33 36
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 2/12 Happily Friends (hd) 11/5F 31 48
12
(6)
Circuit Splendor silk
Circuit Splendor
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: T P Yung
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Showed little until keeping on well for third over C&D latest; now has to back that up.
370-70
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 24
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-6 3/12 Raging Blaze (1¾L) 13/1 24 37
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 7/14 Happy Trio (2¾L) 21/1 26 33
15 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-10 11/13 Asian One (10½L) 59/1 28 17
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 h 7/12 G One Excellent (2½L) 73/1 30 39
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 h 12/12 Hearty Wish (8½L) 81/1 34 19
9 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 h 9/14 Sunny Baby (6L) 53/1 36 39
13
(13)
Encore silk
Encore tb 1
T: C S Shum
Occasional spike in performance, like when fourth in January, but well beaten last twice.
084-05
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 28
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 12/12 Kowloon East Star (10½L) 41/1 30 7
5 Feb 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 t 8/14 Ernest Feeling (8¼L) 12/1 32 27
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 4/14 Happy Trio (1½L) 18/1 32 43
4 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-4 t 14/14 Run Des Run (19½L) 17/1 34 5
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 5/12 Jazz Steed (1¾L) 27/1 35 46
5 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-7 t 5/12 Happy Gathering (2¼L) 54/1 37 47
14
(14)
Happily Friends silk
CD
Happily Friends v
T: W Y So
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Dual C&D winner who has been well held in all four runs since winning last November.
000-01
Age: 7
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 v 12/12 Snowalot (6½L) 42/1 42 36
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-6 v 10/12 See U Again (7L) 55/1 43 35
11 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 v 12/12 Hero Star (12½L) 30/1 43 16
14 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 v 10/12 E Brother (7¾L) 5/1 43 34
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 v 1/12 U W Brother (hd) 77/10 38 56
13 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-7 v 10/12 Sugar Sugar (8L) 9/1 42 35
Verdict

A fairly open contest. RAGING BLAZE should appreciate the return to this trip and it taken to score.

Verdict silk image
Raging Blaze

Betting Forecast:

5/2 M M Johnny,

3/1 Raging Blaze,

7/2 Inspiring City,

8/1 Alloy King,

10/1 Euromissile,

Circuit Splendor,

14/1 Ever Force,

20/1 General Ace,

25/1 The Good Deal,

33/1 U W Brother,

50/1 Handsome Guys,

100/1 Jack Win

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