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15 March 2023
Wednesday 15th March

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Ap Lei Chau Handicap (Class 3) (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
(12)
Rising From Ashes silk
CD
C
Rising From Ashes tb
J: C Y Ho
T: K W Lui
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Former sprinter who struck over C&D two runs ago; fair effort since but wide draw a worry
51-852
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 80
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 5/12 Gorytus (1¾L) 76/10 80 87
18 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 1/12 Jumbo Legend (shd) 125/10 75 85
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 8/12 Winning Dragon (3L) 4/1 75 80
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tb1 5/12 Winning Dragon (1L) 43/10 74 84
19 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-3 htp 2/12 Amazing One Plus (nse) 9/1 72 84
21 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 htp 4/9 Street Scream (2L) 32/5 72 81
2
(7)
Nimble Nimbus silk
CD
D
Nimble Nimbus tv
J: Hugh Bowman
T: P F Yiu
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Ready C&D winner last time out; 7lb higher now but the form has been boosted since; chance
12-351
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 79
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-7 tv 1/12 Gallant Waking (1¼L) 39/10 73 87
8 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-3 tv 2/14 Sword Point (2¾L) 12/1 73 81
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 tv 3/12 Winning Dragon (1½L) 37/10 73 81
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tv 5/10 Red Majesty (3L) 27/10F 73 80
5 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-13 tv 1/9 Storm Legend (1L) 49/20F 67 80
28 Jun 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 tv 3/12 My Ecstatic (2¾L) 2/1F 67 77
3
(1)
Amazing One Plus silk
CD
D
Amazing One Plus t
J: K C Leung
T: T P Yung
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Sole HK success came over C&D in October but held in three of four starts since; opposable
7-2581
Age: 8
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 7/12 Rising From Ashes (3L) 14/1 75 79
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 2/12 Loyal Baby (¾L) 17/1 74 88
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 5/12 Winning Dragon (2½L) 23/1 74 80
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 8/12 Winning Dragon (2L) 16/1 74 81
19 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 t 1/12 Rising From Ashes (nse) 134/10 69 81
1 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-12 t 13/14 Amazing Victory (7L) 23/1 71 68
4
(2)
Secret Vision silk
D
Secret Vision tp
J: Zac Purton
T: C S Shum
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 8 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (33%)
Course debut; 1-11 at Sha Tin and not obviously well handicapped but has top jockey booked
05-274
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 72
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Feb 23 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-0 tp 10/14 Atullibigeal (4¾L) 59/10 73 75
15 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-2 t 5/14 Voyage Bubble (1½L) 26/5 73 81
11 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-1 t 2/14 Sweet Encounter (1¼L) 71/10 71 80
20 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 9-4 t 7/11 Woodfire Bro (5L) 18/5 72 78
23 Oct 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-1 t 4/11 Circuit Stellar (1½L) 79/10 72 79
25 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-3 t 11/14 Looking Great (5½L) 51/10 72 73
5
(10)
Loyal Baby silk
CD
Loyal Baby t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: F C Lor
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Gained second C&D win in December but up to a career-high mark now and held since
0-1070
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 68
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-0 t 11/12 Nimble Nimbus (5½L) 11/1 68 69
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 t 1/12 Amazing One Plus (¾L) 169/10 63 79
12 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-8 t 10/12 True Legend (13L) 21/1 65 49
19 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 t 7/12 Amazing One Plus (2¼L) 13/1 66 73
14 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 t 11/12 Nearly Fine (7¾L) 14/1 66 56
22 Jun 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 3/12 Nothing New (1¾L) 41/10 66 74
6
(11)
Star Contact silk
CD
Star Contact tp
J: Karis Teetan
T: David A Hayes
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
42131 over C&D since December; up to a career-high mark now but has a chance
131-24
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 67
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 tp 1/12 Exceptional Nice (½L) 16/5F 62 75
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 tp 3/12 Nimble Nimbus (1¼L) 41/10 61 72
18 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tp 1/12 Flying Silver (¾L) 29/20F 56 69
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 2/11 Perfect To Great (shd) 11/10F 54 72
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 4/12 Win Win Fighter (1¾L) 43/5 54 62
27 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-2 tp 2/14 Accelerando (1¼L) 15/1 53 72
7
(9)
E Legend silk
CD
E Legend
J: Angus Chung 10
T: K L Man
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Triple C&D winner but 0-5 when stepping up to this grade; place claims nonetheless
14-782
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 66
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 1/12 Villa Fionn (1¼L) 9/4F 60 76
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 4/12 All Beauty (2¾L) 9/2 61 69
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 7/12 Winning Dragon (1¾L) 12/5 61 69
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 8/10 Red Majesty (3¾L) 44/5 61 66
11 Sep 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-6 2/13 Oriental Smoke (2½L) 23/1 61 69
13 Jul 22 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-5 4/12 Super Oasis (2½L) 23/5F 61 68
8
(5)
Gift Of Lifeline silk
CD
C
D
Gift Of Lifeline b
J: H T Mo 2
T: A T Millard
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Dual C&D winner who has slipped down the handicap but recent efforts are not persuasive
06-944
Age: 7
Weight: 8-6
OR: 63
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 b 10/12 Nimble Nimbus (4¾L) 19/1 65 68
11 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 b 6/11 Encountered (6¼L) 32/5 67 67
27 Nov 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-13 b 9/14 Sweet Encounter (4L) 47/1 69 76
19 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-0 b 4/12 Amazing One Plus (1¼L) 9/1 69 78
21 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 b 4/9 The Anomaly (¾L) 76/10 68 80
22 Jun 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 b 7/12 Nothing New (5L) 11/1 69 70
9
(3)
Silver Hammer silk
Silver Hammer
J: Antoine Hamelin
T: Richard Gibson
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
Lightly raced 6f winner in Britain and an encouraging fourth over C&D latest; can improve
48-02/
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 63
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-3 4/12 Gorytus (1½L) 29/1 64 72
18 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 8/12 Rising From Ashes (3L) 76/1 65 68
11 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 13/14 Dragon's Luck (5¾L) 77/1 65 59
13 May 22 Nby Newbury 7f Gd 43yNv 9-7 2/14 Whitebeam (2½L) 9/1 - 87
29 Oct 21 Kem Kempton (AW) 6f St/Slw 52yNv 9-5 1/10 Stubble Field (nse) 9/2 - 78
10
(4)
Incanto Prepared silk
CD
Incanto Prepared t
J: V Borges
T: W Y So
CD
5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Prolific C&D winner in his time but has threatened only once over the past 12 months
838-86
Age: 7
Weight: 8-5
OR: 62
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 23 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-6 t 8/14 Woodfire Bro (1¾L) 43/1 63 72
21 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-8 t 3/14 Five G Patch (4¾L) 121/1 64 72
4 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 8/12 All Beauty (5¾L) 108/1 66 67
14 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 8/11 Encountered (7L) 115/1 68 66
12 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-1 t 6/10 Comet Splendido (2¾L) 26/1 70 76
21 Sep 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-1 t 9/9 The Anomaly (4¾L) 21/1 72 75
11
(8)
Storm Legend silk
Storm Legend
J: Harry Bentley
T: C Fownes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
0-21 in HK; placed over C&D on numerous occasions but opposable after below-par run latest
0-3504
Age: 5
Weight: 8-5
OR: 62
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 10/12 Star Contact (5L) 47/10 62 64
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 3/12 Loyal Baby (1L) 66/10 60 77
18 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-8 5/14 Massive Action (2L) 44/5 61 70
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 p 10/12 Winning Dragon (3½L) 10/1 63 67
23 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 p 4/12 Exceptional Nice (1½L) 31/5 64 73
19 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 3/12 Amazing One Plus (¾L) 11/5F 64 74
12
(6)
Beauty Turn silk
Beauty Turn
J: Alexis Badel
T: P C Ng
6f winner in Australia but well held all three HK starts, over C&D latest
90-01
Age: 4
Weight: 8-4
OR: 61
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 9/12 Nimble Nimbus (4½L) 49/1 63 67
8 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-12 10/12 Sakewin (5½L) 99/1 65 62
18 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-12 v1 12/12 Capital Legend (5L) 33/1 65 61
13
(13)
Zone D silk
CD
Zone D het
T: J Size
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Two-time C&D winner last term who has remained competitive from this sort of mark
464-82
Age: 6
Weight: 9-2
OR: 73
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Mar 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 het 4/12 Star Contact (¾L) 28/1 72 83
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-8 het 6/12 Nimble Nimbus (2¾L) 23/1 74 81
18 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 het 4/12 Rising From Ashes (1½L) 63/10 75 82
23 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 het 8/12 Exceptional Nice (3½L) 8/5F 75 80
30 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 het 2/10 Red Majesty (1¾L) 33/10 74 84
5 Oct 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-7 het 5/9 Nimble Nimbus (3½L) 6/1 75 80
14
(14)
Winning Dragon silk
CD
D
Winning Dragon ht
T: A S Cruz
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
Back-to-back C&D wins before Christmas but form has dipped markedly in four runs since
004-71
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Feb 23 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-9 ht 13/14 Straight Arron (6½L) 51/1 77 76
29 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-7 ht 11/14 Royal Bomb (12L) 18/1 78 67
11 Jan 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 ht 4/11 Encountered (4¾L) 81/10 78 81
28 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 ht 7/12 Loyal Baby (3L) 11/1 78 87
7 Dec 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 ht 1/12 Red Majesty (¾L) 119/10 72 84
16 Nov 22 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 ht 1/12 Pegasus General (½L) 118/10 67 79
Verdict

The nod is given to NIMBLE NIMBUS, a consistent multiple C&D winner who is tipped to defy a career-high mark today.

Verdict silk image
Nimble Nimbus

Betting Forecast:

9/4 Nimble Nimbus,

4/1 Star Contact,

7/1 E Legend,

8/1 Rising From Ashes,

Secret Vision,

10/1 Storm Legend,

14/1 Amazing One Plus,

Loyal Baby,

Silver Hammer,

20/1 Gift Of Lifeline,

25/1 Incanto Prepared,

33/1 Beauty Turn

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