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Tai Hang Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(8)
Happy Tango silk
C
BF
Happy Tango b
J: Karis Teetan
T: Y S Tsui
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
Twice went close over C&D at end of last season; big player if still in similar form
226266
Age: 9
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-2 b 2/12 Goodmanship (½L) 17/10F 39 52
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 b 2/12 Good View Glory (hd) 11/5F 37 50
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 b 6/11 Mr Good Vibes (2¾L) 6/1 37 43
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-1 b 2/12 Regent Glory (1¾L) 34/1 40 48
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
2
(12)
Falcon Court silk
Falcon Court tp
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Placed twice over 6f in Class 4 in May but outside draw a big negative today
033699
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 41
Days: 95
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Sft Hc 8-5 tp 12/14 All Riches (19½L) 27/1 41 6
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tp 3/12 The Perfect Match (2¾L) 17/1 42 46
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 tp 3/12 Righteous Arion (¾L) 18/1 42 51
24 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 6/12 Our Lucky Glory (3¼L) 25/1 44 45
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 9/12 Golden Link (5¼L) 80/1 48 42
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 t 9/12 High Percentage (5¾L) 60/1 48 42
3
(1)
Gorgeous Vitality silk
CD
Gorgeous Vitality t
J: Lyle 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 - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Signed off with pretty good C&D fourth in July and is eased in grade today
406795
Age: 6
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 76
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Grand Nova (1¾L) 15/1 42 46
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 b 12/12 Camino (47L) 73/10 44 -
24 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 b1 6/12 Sergeant Pepper (2¾L) 27/10F 46 50
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
4
(5)
Parents' Love silk
Parents' Love ht
J: Zac Purton
T: A S Cruz
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 9 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (38%)
Showed good speed in Class 4 last season; drops in grade with Zac Purton booked
876050
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-0 ht 8/12 Fast Network (4L) 13/1 40 41
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 ht 7/12 Grand Nova (3¾L) 4/1 44 41
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 ht 6/12 Red Elegance (4½L) 18/1 46 49
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 ht 10/12 Exuberant (13L) 19/10F 48 18
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-7 ht 5/14 Prosecco (1¾L) 67/10 49 56
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 ht 11/12 Lean Master (5½L) 43/5 51 50
5
(9)
Ace Talent silk
CD
Ace Talent het
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C Fownes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Not at best last season but ran made the frame over C&D when dropped to this grade
47-604
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 189
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 het 4/12 Happy Horse (1¾L) 51/10 39 48
4 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 ht 7/8 Beauty Infinity (22L) 9/1 41 -
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-6 ht 6/14 Fun Elite (4½L) 36/1 43 43
13 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 het 11/12 Togepi (9¼L) 25/1 45 28
22 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 het 4/12 Happy United (1¾L) 14/1 46 52
18 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-11 het 11/12 Diamond Soars (5¾L) 13/1 48 39
6
(7)
Diamond Soars silk
CD
Diamond Soars t
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: P F Yiu
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Lost his way in second half of last season; needs to have been refreshed by a break
566000
Age: 6
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 112
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 t 5/12 Daily Trophy (4¼L) 71/10 37 38
1 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 t 6/12 Modest Gentleman (4¼L) 53/10 39 37
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
7
(2)
Plentiful silk
Plentiful hp
J: K C Leung
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
Speedy front-runner who could take some catching from stall 2
40-640
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-8 hp 4/12 Goodmanship (2L) 9/1 38 45
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 hp 11/12 Good View Glory (5½L) 12/1 40 34
6 Jul 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 hp 6/12 Sergeant Pepper (2½L) 18/5 43 47
31 May 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-7 hp 4/12 Super Axiom (2½L) 24/1 44 49
7 May 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-9 hp 13/14 Super Highway (11½L) 65/1 46 24
19 Apr 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 h 9/12 High Rise Soldier (5L) 63/1 48 47
8
(11)
Philos silk
Philos ht
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
Nine-race maiden; ended last season with a poor run and has a tough draw today
040590
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 33
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-4 ht 10/12 Goodmanship (6¾L) 26/1 37 27
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 9-5 ht 4/12 Good View Glory (2½L) 10/1 39 44
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-2 ht 10/12 Camino (4½L) 16/1 41 39
24 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-1 ht 5/12 Sergeant Pepper (2¾L) 31/1 43 47
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
9
(6)
Goodmanship silk
CD
C
Goodmanship tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
C&D winner off much reduced mark in July but others have more appealing profiles
107697
Age: 7
Weight: 8-10
OR: 27
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-6 tb 1/12 Happy Tango (½L) 187/10 22 37
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-7 tb 12/12 Good View Glory (7L) 17/1 24 13
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 7/12 Super Axiom (4½L) 9/1 26 30
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 6/12 Happy Horse (3½L) 41/5 28 31
15 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 9/12 General Ace (3¾L) 59/10 30 32
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 7/9 Modest Gentleman (4¾L) 14/5 32 31
10
(4)
Double Show silk
CD
Double Show tb
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
Eventually opened HK account over C&D last season but is not the percentage call
684824
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: 66
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-12 tb 6/14 Perfect Peach (3¾L) 32/1 29 30
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 8/12 Charming Steed (6L) 18/1 31 33
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 4/11 Hero Star (2L) 12/5F 32 40
3 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 tb 8/12 Super Joy (4¾L) 13/1 32 29
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 2/12 Viva A La (1¾L) 14/1 32 41
28 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 4/12 Tactical Command (3L) 9/1 32 36
11
(10)
Magic Traveller silk
Magic Traveller tp
J: M L Yeung
T: W Y So
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Yet to be placed after ten starts and makes very limited appeal from a double-digit stall
866-98
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: 74
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 tb 8/12 Sonic Boom (3L) 47/1 30 31
4 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 tb 6/11 Spangle Fortune (3¾L) 54/1 32 31
10 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 6/9 Modest Gentleman (4¾L) 55/1 34 33
26 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 tb1 9/12 Miracles (12L) 81/1 37 20
13 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 8/11 Double Show (5¾L) 28/1 40 35
15 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 t 11/12 Multidarling (8L) 133/1 43 32
12
(3)
Regency Happy Star silk
Regency Happy Star b
J: H T Mo 2
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
18-race maiden who showed his best form over 1m
670640
Age: 5
Weight: 8-6
OR: 23
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-5 b 6/13 Same To You (2½L) 47/1 24 28
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-10 b 7/13 Super Elite (4¼L) 10/1 27 29
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 b1 12/13 Noble Win (6¾L) 7/1 29 23
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 htp 6/11 Can't Go Wong (4¾L) 41/5 31 35
6 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 htp 4/12 Courier Magic (2¼L) 53/10 32 41
7 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 htp 10/12 United Endeavors (5¾L) 27/10F 34 36
13
(13)
Hero Warrior silk
Hero Warrior het 1
T: K L Man
Struggled to get competitive in Class 4 last season; drops in grade for stable debut
0008-0
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 130
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-5 tp 10/12 Hayday (15L) 204/1 44 8
3 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 t 14/14 Devas Twelve (14½L) 219/1 48 28
7 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 12/12 Dan Attack (18L) 66/1 50 5
13 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 8/12 Super Commander (8¾L) 104/1 52 39
23 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd 3yHc 9-1 13/14 The Absolute (12½L) 70/1 52 31
14
(14)
Telecom Bullet silk
Telecom Bullet tb
T: Y S Tsui
Well beaten on all six Class 4 starts last season (6f-7f); dropped in trip/grade today
000000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 115
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-1 tb 14/14 Divano (19L) 301/1 40 -
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 8-6 tb 12/14 Rubylot (14L) 135/1 43 24
14 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-8 tb1 13/14 Winning Gold (9¼L) 190/1 46 39
24 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-12 t 14/14 Lifeline Express (8½L) 327/1 49 37
3 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-13 13/14 Oriental Smoke (10L) 284/1 52 30
12 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 13/14 Windcheater (8¾L) 96/1 52 37
Verdict

Front-runner PLENTIFUL did well to make the frame from a wide draw here in July and, now 4lb lower, he might dominate from stall 2.

Verdict silk image
Plentiful

Betting Forecast:

3/1 Parents' Love,

5/1 Happy Tango,

Plentiful,

6/1 Gorgeous Vitality,

Ace Talent,

8/1 Goodmanship,

14/1 Falcon Court,

Diamond Soars,

20/1 Double Show,

33/1 Philos,

Regency Happy Star,

50/1 Magic Traveller

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