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Daegu Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(8)
Ma Comet silk
Ma Comet et
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: Jamie Richards
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)
Early days and dips into Class 4 for the first time but others have more convincing claims
0986-2
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 59
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 et 10/12 Beauty Waves (7¼L) 87/1 61 48
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 9/9 Raging Blizzard (8½L) 25/1 63 50
21 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 ht 8/12 Ka Ying Spirit (5¼L) 7/1 65 62
4 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-9 ht1 6/14 Baby Crystal (2½L) 58/10 65 69
3 Feb 23 Moo Moonee Valley 5f GS 3yHc 9-6 2/5 Tan Tat Magic (1L) 29/20F - -
7 Jan 23 Swn Sandown (Aus) 5f Gd 3yHc 9-0 2/7 Bistro (1½L) 9/2 - -
2
(12)
Fortune Warrior silk
CD
Fortune Warrior
J: Karis Teetan
T: P C Ng
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 33 in the last 14 days (0%)
Local breakthrough over C&D in November; safely held since and drawn wide today
076-52
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 55
Days: 39
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 e/s 10/12 Solid Shalaa (6¼L) 13/1 57 48
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 b 7/12 Harmony Fire (5¾L) 81/10 59 58
17 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-4 b1 6/10 Happy United (2¼L) 67/10 60 66
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-13 p 5/12 Super Goldi (2¾L) 9/2 60 63
13 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 p 2/9 Explosive Witness (2¼L) 67/10 60 68
26 Nov 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 p 6/12 Smokey Bear (3¾L) 15/1 60 65
3
(1)
Charity For All silk
Charity For All t
J: K C Leung
T: C S Shum
Bred to make a sprinter but has only shown minor promise in his trials
Form:
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: -
4
(7)
Grand Nova silk
Grand Nova
J: Hugh Bowman
T: J Size
AUD$80,000 yearling; note for market support with Hugh Bowman booked for this debut
Form:
Age: 3
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: -
5
(2)
Sergeant Pepper silk
CD
D
Sergeant Pepper
J: Ellis Wong 10
T: Y S Tsui
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
Last win came over this C&D, off this mark; can play a leading role from a good draw
820647
Age: 6
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 8/11 Must Go (6¾L) 43/5 50 45
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-4 2/12 Colourful Prince (4¼L) 49/10F 50 53
6 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 10/12 Happy Soul (7½L) 14/1 52 45
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-4 6/12 Harmony Fire (4½L) 20/1 54 57
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 4/12 Circuit Seven (½L) 83/10 54 65
4 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-5 7/11 Super Fast Dragon (3½L) 19/1 56 59
6
(9)
Fairy Horse silk
Fairy Horse t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: C Fownes
Well beaten at triple-digit odds on first two outings; can't be recommended
00
Age: 3
Weight: 8-12
OR: 49
Days: 45
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 ht 13/14 Aeroinvincible (11L) 213/1 52 38
25 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 ht1 11/14 Champion Instinct (9L) 146/1 52 37
7
(3)
Strive For Glory silk
CD
D
Strive For Glory et
J: L J Ferraris
T: W Y So
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 Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
Rejuvenated since switching to dirt in December; needs to reproduce that form back on turf
6871-6
Age: 7
Weight: 8-12
OR: 49
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 et 6/11 Must Go (5L) 15/1 50 51
16 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 et 8/12 Solid Shalaa (5L) 22/1 50 45
18 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 et 7/12 Fast Buck (4L) 12/1 50 51
24 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 et 1/12 Speedy Smartie (1L) 39/1 44 58
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-8 et 6/12 Diamond Flare (8½L) 11/1 44 35
17 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 et 7/12 Regent Glory (3½L) 12/1 44 45
8
(5)
Great Achiever silk
Great Achiever b 1
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: T P Yung
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not kicked on from close third in January and appeared to find this C&D too sharp on debut
67693-
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 48
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 6/12 Golden Link (3L) 9/1 50 53
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 7/12 Copartner Prance (4½L) 37/1 52 51
21 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 6/12 Happy Fat Cat (2½L) 26/5 53 56
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 9/12 Happy Golf (4¼L) 14/1 53 50
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 3/12 Mega Bonus (¾L) 11/1 52 60
20 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-1 7/12 Life Is Good (3L) 96/1 52 57
9
(11)
Lean Master silk
CD
Lean Master tb
J: Harry Bentley
T: C H Yip
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Breakthrough victory came when scoring over C&D in February; minor place claims
5158-4
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 48
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 5/12 Colourful Prince (5½L) 43/5 48 46
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 1/12 Super Fast Dragon (1¾L) 604/100 41 59
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 5/12 Circuit Seven (¾L) 26/1 41 52
7 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 tb 8/12 Fast Buck (7¾L) 11/1 43 38
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-9 tb 4/12 Diamond Flare (5¼L) 16/5F 45 47
17 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-4 tb 3/12 Regent Glory (2L) 44/5 46 52
10
(10)
Circuit Seven silk
CD
D
Circuit Seven htb
J: Matthew Poon 2
T: W K Mo
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Four-time C&D winner most recently in January; likely to be involved again
8415-0
Age: 6
Weight: 8-10
OR: 47
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 htb 8/12 Colourful Prince (6½L) 19/1 47 42
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 htb 4/12 Lean Master (3¼L) 11/1 47 54
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 htb 1/12 Harmony Fire (hd) 167/10 42 55
4 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 htb 5/11 Super Fast Dragon (2½L) 35/1 44 50
6 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 htb 11/12 Oversubscribed (8¼L) 12/1 46 33
22 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 htb 9/12 Happy United (3¾L) 41/10F 47 45
11
(4)
Gorgeous Vitality silk
CD
Gorgeous Vitality b 1
J: L Hewitson
T: F C Lor
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Has slipped to a good mark and his two career wins came over this C&D
795-08
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 46
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 7/12 Sports Legend (6L) 21/1 48 45
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 p 9/11 Super Joy N Fun (5¾L) 12/1 50 46
7 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 p 5/12 Dan Attack (2¼L) 10/1 52 58
29 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 p 12/12 Lyrical Motion (8¾L) 32/5 54 43
6 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-5 p 8/12 Oversubscribed (3¾L) 73/10 56 59
22 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 p 3/12 Happy United (1¼L) 18/1 56 63
12
(6)
Philos silk
Philos ht
J: Angus Chung 5
T: A S Cruz
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Yet to show anything more than minor promise after five local starts
9090-8
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 43
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 ht 9/12 Copartner Prance (5L) 46/1 48 44
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 ht 10/12 Colourful Prince (9L) 57/1 48 34
21 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 ht 9/12 Golden Luck (4¾L) 28/1 50 49
4 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-10 ht 13/14 Panda (9¾L) 59/1 52 30
8 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 ht1 8/12 Fortune Warrior (4L) 84/10 52 50
13
(13)
Happy Horse silk
CD
Happy Horse het
T: K L Man
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Two Class 5 C&D wins this term; struggled at this level in the past but looks improved now
15-214
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 het 1/12 Sweet Diamond (1L) 49/10 39 55
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 het 5/9 Modest Gentleman (4L) 12/5F 39 41
13 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-1 het 2/11 Double Show (¾L) 19/5 37 50
29 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 het 1/9 Goodmanship (¾L) 43/10 32 47
1 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 ht 4/9 The Good Deal (2¼L) 31/10 33 39
11 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 ht 7/10 Diamond Soars (3¼L) 41/5 35 39
14
(14)
Colourful Prince silk
CD
Colourful Prince t
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Scored easily over C&D five weeks ago; up 10lb but respected in current mood
13903-
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 1/12 Sergeant Pepper (4¼L) 73/10 50 71
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 3/12 Lean Master (2¼L) 21/1 51 61
18 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 t 9/12 Fast Buck (6¼L) 23/1 53 47
24 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-5 t 10/12 Sky Forever (9L) 26/5 55 42
7 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 t 3/12 Fast Buck (3L) 11/1 55 65
26 Nov 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 t 8/12 Aca Power (8¼L) 25/1 55 42
Verdict

C&D winner SERGEANT PEPPER has been knocking on the door this season and he can now record a deserved win under his capable claimer.

Verdict silk image
Sergeant Pepper

Betting Forecast:

3/1 Sergeant Pepper,

4/1 Gorgeous Vitality,

7/1 Ma Comet,

8/1 Lean Master,

10/1 Strive For Glory,

Circuit Seven,

12/1 Fortune Warrior,

Grand Nova,

Philos,

14/1 Charity For All,

16/1 Great Achiever,

40/1 Fairy Horse

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