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Shek O Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Runners
8

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(6)
Lightning Bolt silk
CD
D
Lightning Bolt t
J: K H Alfred Chan 5
T: C S Shum
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
6 x Distance Winner - Won 6 times before at this distance
Gone off the boil by the end of his previous campaign; down in grade on his return
097504
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 105
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 t 12/12 Victory Moments (9¼L) 38/1 63 51
1 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 t 9/11 Colourful Emperor (9½L) 18/1 63 50
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 t 7/9 Sing Dragon (4¾L) 42/1 65 60
3 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-11 t 5/10 Sing Dragon (4¼L) 28/1 67 67
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 t 11/12 Colourful Emperor (7¼L) 33/1 69 56
6 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 4/9 Colourful Emperor (3¾L) 63/10 71 73
2
(5)
Joy Coming silk
CD
Joy Coming tb
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: K W Lui
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Yet to score off a mark this high so will need to be at his very best to strike
477381
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 59
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-9 tb 4/12 Giant Leap (2¾L) 69/10 60 67
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f M Hc 8-3 tb 7/10 Capital Delight (12½L) 35/1 61 36
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-8 tb 7/12 Happy Fat Cat (4½L) 14/1 62 57
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 3/10 Kaholo Angel (2L) 10/1 62 69
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 8/12 Harmony N Blessed (6½L) 14/1 62 56
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 tb1 1/12 Multidarling (shd) 197/10 57 67
3
(1)
Scotch Tycoon silk
CD
C
Scotch Tycoon tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: Mark Newnham
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
4 x Course Winner - Won 4 times before at this course
Ended last season in good nick; hard to ignore if returning in the same form
332050
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 56
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 3/12 Packing Hermod (3L) 77/10 57 65
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 3/12 The Winnabe (3¼L) 18/1 57 62
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 2/12 Lean Master (½L) 9/1 55 64
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 b 10/12 High Percentage (6¼L) 41/1 57 50
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 b 5/12 Beauty Infinity (5L) 17/1 59 59
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 b 12/12 Circuit Seven (9¼L) 45/1 60 40
4
(8)
Sixth Generation silk
C
Sixth Generation tv 1
J: C Y Ho
T: Jamie Richards
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Has dropped down to a very tempting mark; no surprise if he were to feature on his return
682245
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 56
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 t 6/12 Comet Splendido (3L) 9/1 59 66
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 htp 8/12 Daring Pursuit (7¼L) 87/10 59 55
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 htp 2/12 Atomic Beauty (1¼L) 69/10 59 69
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 htb 2/14 Sunny Da Best (3L) 58/10 59 69
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 htb 4/14 Voyage Samurai (3¼L) 13/1 60 66
10 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 htb 5/12 Solid Impact (1¾L) 41/1 61 66
5
(2)
Sight Happy silk
Sight Happy
J: Hugh Bowman
T: David A Hayes
Not disgraced in his debut season; may have more to offer following the break
738
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 51
Days: 72
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 7/14 Super Bonus (2¼L) 9/1 52 56
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 3/12 Red Elegance (3½L) 9/5F 52 59
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 8/12 Camino (3¼L) 42/10F 52 54
6
(4)
Glory B silk
Glory B hp
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: Douglas Whyte
Disappointing when well beaten on his final outing last season; can't be recommended
020-09
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 46
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 hp 10/12 Packing Hermod (6½L) 85/1 48 45
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 hp 2/12 Winning Heart (1¾L) 65/1 48 58
21 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 h 12/14 Rubylot (8¾L) 142/1 50 31
29 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 h 11/12 Ernest Feeling (5L) 35/1 52 50
17 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-0 h1 9/14 James Tak (7L) 47/1 52 44
7
(7)
Yoda's Choice silk
Yoda's Choice tp
J: K C Leung
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Offered some hope last season; looks up to winning in this grade
954925
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 44
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-12 et 9/12 Lucky Planet (12L) 77/10 47 26
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-12 et 5/12 Glory Elite (3½L) 12/1 49 55
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-4 et 4/11 The Winnabe (5L) 12/1 51 50
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 et 9/14 Bottomuptogether (6½L) 14/1 51 43
14 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-11 et 2/14 Metro Warrior (nse) 20/1 49 59
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 p 5/12 Winning Heart (3½L) 57/10 51 56
8
(3)
Cosmo Navigator silk
Cosmo Navigator b
J: Matthew Poon 2
T: C W Chang
Went close when finding only one too good in May; repeat of that run gives him a chance
703260
Age: 5
Weight: 8-5
OR: 41
Days: 67
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-9 tb 7/12 Shanghai Style (6¼L) 12/1 45 43
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 11/12 Hayday (6½L) 14/1 46 41
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-10 b 3/12 Ernest Feeling (1¼L) 39/10 46 56
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 b 2/11 Sweet Diamond (1L) 19/1 46 55
24 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 b 6/11 High Percentage (2¼L) 92/1 48 54
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 b 12/12 Copartner Prance (8¾L) 38/1 50 37
Verdict

It's hard to ignore SCOTCH TYCOON who ended last season in good nick and he can add a fifth career success if returning in the same form

Verdict silk image
Scotch Tycoon

Betting Forecast:

5/2 Scotch Tycoon,

9/2 Sixth Generation,

5/1 Sight Happy,

11/2 Joy Coming,

6/1 Cosmo Navigator,

8/1 Yoda's Choice,

10/1 Lightning Bolt,

12/1 Glory B

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