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Maisons-Laffitte Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(11)
Diamond Soars silk
CD
Diamond Soars t
J: Hugh Bowman
T: P F Yiu
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Out of form in recent times; should at least find things easier returning to Class 5
60003-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 39
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-2 t 6/12 Exuberant (4L) 42/1 41 40
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 t 10/12 Our Lucky Glory (6¼L) 56/1 43 34
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 12/12 Lean Master (7½L) 16/1 45 36
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 10/12 Telecom Speed (13L) 13/1 47 26
24 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 t 3/12 Sky Forever (3½L) 13/1 48 53
20 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 10/12 Life Is Good (5L) 37/10F 49 46
2
(6)
Tactical Command silk
C
Tactical Command b
J: Alexis Badel
T: Mark Newnham
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Made his breakthrough in February but has been safely held off his revised rating since
847130
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 39
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 b 8/12 Sweet Diamond (3¾L) 56/10 40 41
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 b 4/12 E Universe (2¼L) 15/1 40 46
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 b 7/12 King Eccellente (3¼L) 23/1 40 45
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 b 1/12 My Intelligent (nk) 49/10F 35 49
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 b1 3/12 General Ace (1½L) 16/1 35 44
13 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-8 p 14/14 Tsuen Wan Glory (26L) 38/1 40 -
3
(3)
King Invincible silk
King Invincible tb
J: K C Leung
T: F C Lor
Becoming frustrating and again posted a disappointing effort latest; capable of better
8649-5
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 38
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 8/12 Super Axiom (5L) 63/10 40 43
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 6/12 Colourful Prince (6L) 77/10 44 41
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 4/12 Harmony Fire (3¾L) 9/1 44 49
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 9/12 Lyrical Motion (4L) 16/1 46 48
20 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 tb1 5/12 Life Is Good (2½L) 89/10 48 55
29 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 t 10/12 Act Of Faith (4L) 16/1 50 51
4
(2)
Modest Gentleman silk
CD
Modest Gentleman tb
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: C H Yip
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Ran well when second on his stable debut last month; more to come for Dennis Yip
27701-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 36
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 2/12 Super Axiom (2¾L) 22/1 36 47
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 7/12 Happy Horse (4L) 15/1 37 38
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 tb 7/12 Tactical Command (4L) 61/10 37 38
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 12/12 Hercules (15½L) 48/10 37 2
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 1/9 Happy Tango (1L) 16/5 32 48
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 et 7/12 Miracles (8½L) 11/1 34 28
5
(12)
The Good Deal silk
CD
The Good Deal tp
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Has struggled to make any real impact off his elevated mark; tough draw to overcome today
790050
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 35
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-5 tp 7/12 Urban Triumph (3L) 79/10 36 37
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-7 t 9/14 Smart Leader (4¾L) 22/1 38 38
12 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-9 t 10/14 Happy Tango (4¼L) 38/1 40 40
28 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-5 t 12/14 Ace Victory (7L) 23/1 42 33
13 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-3 t 5/12 Run Run Timing (3¼L) 50/1 44 50
1 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 t 10/13 Eighty Light Years (6L) 20/1 45 42
6
(1)
Multimore silk
CD
Multimore tb
J: H T Mo 2
T: T P Yung
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Showing signs of snapping a lengthy losing sequence; dangerous to dismiss from stall 1
4-5932
Age: 7
Weight: 9-3
OR: 33
Days: 112
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 4/9 Modest Gentleman (2¾L) 10/1 35 41
13 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 5/11 Double Show (5¼L) 10/1 37 34
29 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 9/9 Happy Horse (4½L) 78/10 39 37
1 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 3/9 The Good Deal (2¼L) 49/10 39 46
11 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-5 t 2/10 Diamond Soars (nk) 43/5 38 52
20 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 t 4/12 Tronic Mighty (2½L) 9/1 39 43
7
(8)
Island Surprise silk
C
Island Surprise et
J: Harry Bentley
T: P C Ng
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
C&D winner in a higher grade last season but yet to seriously challenge this term
906-47
Age: 6
Weight: 8-12
OR: 28
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 et 9/12 Super Axiom (5¼L) 28/1 31 33
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 tv 11/12 Hercules (8½L) 19/1 34 21
7 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 tv1 6/10 Beat Hollow (5¾L) 68/10 36 32
20 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 4/12 Crystal Powerful (1¾L) 25/1 37 47
22 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 7/12 Ernest Feeling (5¾L) 29/1 39 34
29 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 9/12 Mr Valiant (4½L) 19/1 41 39
8
(4)
Craig's Master silk
Craig's Master b
J: Antoine Hamelin
T: D J Hall
Disappointing for Jimmy Ting; change of scenery needs to spark major improvement
-00007
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 27
Days: 124
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 htv1 12/12 Valhalla (17L) 38/1 31 -
25 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-3 tb1 12/12 All Is Ready (31L) 71/1 34 -
20 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 htp 12/12 Tronic Mighty (9¾L) 56/1 37 15
25 Jun 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 htp 10/13 Greenwich (5¾L) 107/1 41 36
21 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 ht 7/12 Speedy Fortune (6L) 64/1 43 44
26 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 ht1 9/12 Snowalot (3¾L) 119/1 45 48
9
(5)
August Moon silk
August Moon tb
J: K De Melo
T: Jamie Richards
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (0%)
Showed improved form in January but was soon back in the doldrums; should be showing more
00803-
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 25
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 11/12 Super Axiom (6L) 28/1 28 28
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 12/12 Viva A La (12½L) 11/1 30 5
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 8/12 Happy Horse (4¾L) 16/1 32 30
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 11/12 General Ace (6L) 13/1 34 29
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 3/9 Modest Gentleman (1¾L) 11/1 35 45
29 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 4/12 Valhalla (1¼L) 22/1 36 45
10
(9)
Six Best Friends silk
Six Best Friends tp
J: Angus Chung 5
T: K L Man
Hinted at ability in his debut season but has failed to make any real impact since
-99008
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 25
Days: 185
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-1 tp 9/12 Nordic Combined (5¼L) 16/1 25 34
11 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 tp 9/10 Diamond Soars (3¾L) 22/1 27 28
6 Jul 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 tp 11/11 Jubilation (27L) 54/1 34 -
24 May 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 tp 10/12 Starry Night (6¼L) 42/1 37 27
6 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 t 8/12 Strive For Glory (4¾L) 78/1 39 37
15 Feb 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-3 t 12/12 See U Again (9½L) 100/1 42 26
11
(10)
Happily Friends silk
C
Happily Friends t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: W Y So
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Will need to improve on what he has shown in two outings this year to have any chance
80-035
Age: 8
Weight: 8-8
OR: 24
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 v 8/12 Viva A La (5¼L) 63/1 26 24
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-1 v 10/12 General Ace (4½L) 18/1 28 27
29 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 v 11/12 Valhalla (7¼L) 67/10 29 20
20 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 v 3/12 Crystal Powerful (1¾L) 13/1 30 40
29 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 v 5/9 Happy Horse (2¼L) 7/1 32 38
8 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 v 5/12 Spicy So Smart (3¾L) 41/10 32 36
12
(7)
Dashing Glory silk
Dashing Glory
J: Karis Teetan
T: Y S Tsui
Yet to get competitive over a variety of trips on his first 11 career starts
0008-0
Age: 5
Weight: 8-4
OR: 20
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 12/12 Happy Horse (9½L) 34/1 24 5
7 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 t 12/12 United Endeavors (39L) 63/1 27 -
21 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-5 ht1 11/14 Rattan World (5½L) 54/1 30 26
13 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 8/14 Tsuen Wan Glory (5¼L) 45/1 33 36
13 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-5 b 10/11 Double Show (7½L) 26/1 36 24
29 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 b 7/9 Happy Horse (3½L) 51/1 38 40
13
(13)
Fire Ball silk
C
Fire Ball p
T: C H Yip
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Disappointing on his last two starts; drop back to 5f doesn't look the obvious move
0041-4
Age: 7
Weight: 9-6
OR: 36
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 p 10/14 Young Horizon (7L) 20/1 37 34
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 p 10/12 Tactical Command (5¾L) 44/5 37 33
13 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 p 4/14 Tsuen Wan Glory (2½L) 43/10 37 47
1 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 p 1/14 Starship Eighty (shd) 103/20 32 42
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 p 4/12 Noble One (2½L) 39/10 33 40
22 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 p 3/12 Ernest Feeling (2½L) 89/10 34 40
14
(14)
Happy Tango silk
C
Happy Tango b
T: Y S Tsui
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
In reasonable form since the turn of the year; may have a say returning to this grade
664312
Age: 8
Weight: 9-5
OR: 35
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-1 b 6/11 Valiant Elegance (5L) 61/1 40 35
3 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-10 b 6/12 Super Joy (3½L) 37/10 37 38
16 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 b 4/12 Valiant Elegance (1L) 57/10F 37 46
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 b 3/12 Happy Horse (1¼L) 56/10 37 48
12 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 b 1/14 Great Days (1L) 204/10 32 45
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 b 2/9 Modest Gentleman (1L) 54/10 32 45
Verdict

This can go to MODEST GENTLEMAN, who took a step forward for Dennis Yip last month and has been found a good opportunity here.

Verdict silk image
Modest Gentleman

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Modest Gentleman,

4/1 Multimore,

11/2 King Invincible,

8/1 Diamond Soars,

10/1 Tactical Command,

12/1 The Good Deal,

August Moon,

14/1 Six Best Friends,

Happily Friends,

16/1 Dashing Glory,

20/1 Island Surprise,

25/1 Craig's Master

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