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Kyoto Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (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
(8)
Act Of Faith silk
CD
Act Of Faith b 1
J: Zac Purton
T: J Size
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Went close over C&D on last two outings; blinkers added today; major player
425878
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 4/12 Zoom Boom (¾L) 42/10 60 68
18 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 2/11 Healthy Healthy (nk) 12/1 58 70
27 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-9 5/12 Lucky Gor (4L) 12/1 60 59
6 Jul 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 8/12 Reward Smile (6¾L) 37/1 62 55
24 May 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 7/12 Magic Phoenix (3¼L) 9/1 63 64
3 May 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 8/12 Nordic Dragon (3¼L) 41/5 63 67
2
(5)
Winning Heart silk
Winning Heart tb
J: Angus Chung 5
T: A S Cruz
A down-the-field outsider on all three Hong Kong starts; drops in grade today
00-01
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 59
Days: 126
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jul 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-4 tb 12/12 Seasons Wit (37+L) 116/1 63 -
1 Jan 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 13/14 Metro Warrior (13½L) 189/1 65 31
4 Dec 22 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-9 tb1 11/14 Quadruple Double (7¾L) 46/1 65 50
14 May 22 Nav Navan 5f Gd Md 9-8 v1 1/12 Gobi Star (5L) 2/1F - 88
3
(9)
Healthy Healthy silk
CD
Healthy Healthy t
J: L J Ferraris
T: P C Ng
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 8 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (29%)
Held on well to open account on seasonal debut and has scope for further progress
15926
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 56
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-0 t 1/11 Act Of Faith (nk) 41/5 51 64
1 Jul 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-2 h 5/14 Sparkling Knight (4¼L) 9/1 54 55
13 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 ht 9/12 Sparkling Knight (6½L) 7/1 54 43
23 Apr 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 ht 2/14 Sparkling Dolphin (nk) 38/1 52 63
2 Apr 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-3 h 6/14 Brilliant Life (6L) 13/2 52 50
4
(2)
Golden Luck silk
CD
BF
Golden Luck t
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: K L Man
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Came good with C&D win in June and has made the frame over C&D on both outings this term
348106
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 53
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 3/12 Happy Fat Cat (1¾L) 4/5F 53 58
13 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 4/9 Mega Bonus (1½L) 44/5 53 60
28 Jun 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 8/12 Denfield (6¼L) 67/10 53 51
7 Jun 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 1/12 Sight Hero (½L) 11/5F 47 59
17 May 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 11/12 One For All (6¾L) 16/1 49 41
19 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 6/12 High Rise Soldier (2L) 29/1 50 58
5
(4)
Chater Gold silk
Chater Gold
J: L Hewitson
T: David A Hayes
Won a 4f trial last month but his more recent trials have been much less encouraging
Form:
Age: 3
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: -
6
(6)
Judy's Great silk
Judy's Great t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: C S Shum
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Won a 6f dirt trial last month; interesting to see how he fares on official debut
Form:
Age: 3
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: -
7
(10)
Woodfire Champ silk
Woodfire Champ t
J: K C Leung
T: C W Chang
Made quite encouraging debut but his second run was a backward step
06
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Nov 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 10/14 Wunderbar (10L) 36/1 52 29
1 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 6/14 Sparkling Dolphin (2¼L) 112/1 52 56
8
(7)
Colonel silk
CD
D
Colonel v
J: Karis Teetan
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
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Close fourth over C&D on seasonal debut and had tough draw when only seventh last time
742418
Age: 7
Weight: 8-10
OR: 47
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 v 7/12 Exuberant (3¾L) 17/1 48 49
20 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 v 4/11 Savvy Chic (¾L) 37/10F 48 57
6 Jul 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 v 2/12 Joyful Hunter (shd) 28/1 46 57
7 Jun 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 v 4/12 Golden Luck (1L) 63/10 46 54
24 May 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-2 v 1/12 Sight Hero (hd) 17/4 41 53
13 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 8-7 v 8/14 Storm Legend (5¼L) 10/1 42 45
9
(12)
Telecom Spirit silk
Telecom Spirit b
J: Alexis Badel
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (3%)
Close second after making the running here a fortnight ago but has tough draw today
257975
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 b 2/12 Wood On Fire (nk) 12/1 44 55
18 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-9 b 5/12 Diamond Soars (2½L) 22/1 46 49
4 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-12 b 7/12 Copartner Ambition (4¾L) 49/1 48 48
12 Jul 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-1 b 9/11 Togepi (4½L) 46/1 52 50
28 Jun 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 b 7/12 Denfield (4¾L) 62/1 54 57
14 Jun 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 b 5/11 Joyful Hunter (5L) 91/1 56 56
10
(1)
Mulan silk
Mulan t
J: K De Melo
T: Jamie Richards
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
Well beaten at triple-digit odds on both starts
00
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 44
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 11/13 Champion Method (5¼L) 160/1 48 32
9 Apr 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 12/14 Happy Golf (7¼L) 114/1 48 39
11
(11)
Magic Traveller silk
Magic Traveller t
J: M L Yeung
T: W Y So
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (0%)
Yet to show anything more than minor promise after four runs and has a tough draw today
0998
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 43
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-9 t 10/12 Tattenham (8L) 43/1 46 33
9 Jul 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-13 et 9/12 Sweet Briar (6¼L) 119/1 50 44
18 Jun 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 et 9/12 Packing Bole (12L) 188/1 52 27
21 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 et 8/12 Speedy Fortune (6½L) 14/1 52 51
12
(3)
Multidarling silk
Multidarling t
J: H T Mo 2
T: T P Yung
Shaped well when fifth here last month; could have a say from stall 3
584064
Age: 4
Weight: 8-4
OR: 41
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 t 5/12 Tomodachi Kokoroe (5¾L) 25/1 43 45
1 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-8 t 8/14 Sparkling Dolphin (3L) 68/10 44 47
10 Sep 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-8 t 4/10 Champion Method (¾L) 32/1 44 56
16 Jul 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 t 12/14 Karma (9L) 23/1 47 40
25 Jun 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tp 6/13 Greenwich (2½L) 11/1 49 54
28 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 p 4/14 Moduleconstruction (2½L) 68/10 50 56
13
(13)
Jumbo Legend silk
CD
Jumbo Legend ht
T: C Fownes
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (3%)
Denied clear run when close third on seasonal debut and remains on a good mark
380970
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-4 ht 3/12 Mr Valiant (¾L) 16/1 60 71
7 Jun 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-2 ht 8/11 Superb Capitalist (4½L) 35/1 62 62
21 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-7 het 11/11 Ka Ying Spirit (7L) 63/1 64 51
26 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 het 9/12 Son Pak Fu (6¼L) 63/10 66 66
12 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 het 7/12 Xponential (2¼L) 24/1 67 70
26 Mar 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-13 het 12/13 Drombeg Banner (8¾L) 32/5 67 59
14
(14)
Strathpeffer silk
Strathpeffer b
T: Douglas Whyte
Had excuses when below form last time; can still build upon encouraging seasonal debut
962528
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 44
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-10 b 9/14 Fun Together (4½L) 22/1 46 45
24 Sep 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 b 6/13 Green N White (2¼L) 13/1 46 51
1 Jul 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 b 2/14 California Vanes (¾L) 7/2 44 55
10 Jun 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-9 b 5/11 Amazing Rocky (2L) 11/1 44 50
13 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 b1 2/12 Sparkling Knight (shd) 47/1 42 54
19 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 h 8/12 Sixth Generation (6¾L) 60/1 44 47
Verdict

Golden Luck has been knocking loudly on the door this season but Zac Purton evidently prefers ACT OF FAITH today.

Verdict silk image
Act Of Faith

Betting Forecast:

9/4 Act Of Faith,

3/1 Golden Luck,

4/1 Healthy Healthy,

8/1 Colonel,

Telecom Spirit,

14/1 Judy's Great,

Multidarling,

25/1 Chater Gold,

33/1 Winning Heart,

Woodfire Champ,

50/1 Magic Traveller,

100/1 Mulan

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