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16 October 2024
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Longines Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (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
(11)
Brave Star silk
CD
Brave Star
J: C Y Ho
T: K W Lui
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)
Kept on well for C&D win last month but wide draw makes things difficult today
195048
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 71
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 1/10 Healthy Healthy (¾L) 23/5 65 79
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 9/12 Flying High (5¾L) 38/1 69 66
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 5/10 Ka Ying Victory (1¾L) 46/1 70 77
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 11/12 Midori Glory (6L) 13/1 72 62
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 4/10 Superb Capitalist (6L) 42/10 74 76
31 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 8/12 Tomodachi Kokoroe (5L) 61/10 75 73
2
(1)
Happy Fat Cat silk
CD
D
Happy Fat Cat tp
J: Ellis Wong 7
T: W K Mo
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
D
7 x Distance Winner - Won 7 times before at this distance
Did well last season (four C&D wins) but well down the field on both outings this term
007179
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 71
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 12/12 Chateauneuf (9½L) 37/1 72 54
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 10/12 Super Joy N Fun (8¼L) 34/1 72 58
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 tp 7/11 Kyrus Dragon (5½L) 15/1 72 67
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-5 tp 1/12 Kyrus Dragon (hd) 48/1 66 76
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 7/10 Wings Of War (6½L) 22/1 66 58
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 t 9/10 Superb Capitalist (17L) 9/1 66 33
3
(9)
Prawns Eleven silk
D
Prawns Eleven t
J: Harry Bentley
T: Mark Newnham
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Inconsistent since surprise Sha Tin win in March and still 6lb above that mark
872777
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 68
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 8-11 t 8/10 Wunderbar (3L) 15/1 69 70
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 t 7/14 Bottomuptogether (6L) 12/1 69 67
2 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 2/11 Young Superstar (1½L) 9/1 68 77
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 7/14 Call Me Glorious (4¾L) 20/1 69 72
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-2 t 7/12 Gracious Express (3½L) 48/1 69 70
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 7/12 Solid Impact (4¼L) 29/1 69 66
4
(4)
Beauty Infinity silk
CD
Beauty Infinity
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: J Size
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Well beaten over 1m in June but was very consistent over C&D in first few months of 2024
064223
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 67
Days: 126
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 12/12 Red Hare King (5½L) 9/1 69 67
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-10 e/s 6/12 Victory Moments (3½L) 13/1 70 74
1 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 4/11 Copartner Prance (3½L) 13/5 70 74
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 2/10 Superb Capitalist (4¼L) 13/10F 70 78
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 2/12 Harmony N Blessed (2¼L) 6/5F 70 78
13 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 3/8 Happy Fat Cat (1L) 3/5F 69 77
5
(6)
Lucky Archangel silk
CD
Lucky Archangel b
J: Matthew Poon 2
T: F C Lor
CD
7 x C&D Winner - Won 7 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
Placed at big odds over C&D on seasonal debut but remains a hard horse to predict
301098
Age: 7
Weight: 9-1
OR: 67
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 b 3/12 Super Joy N Fun (1¾L) 38/1 67 73
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 b 11/12 Watch Buddy (4¾L) 50/1 67 58
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 b 1/12 California Deeply (nk) 44/1 61 74
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-7 b 11/12 Happy Fat Cat (6¾L) 100/1 63 51
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 b 9/10 Wings Of War (7½L) 44/1 65 53
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 b 8/10 Kaholo Angel (5¾L) 37/1 67 62
6
(7)
Healthy Healthy silk
CD
Healthy Healthy et
J: Zac Purton
T: P C Ng
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 8 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (35%)
Good second over C&D on seasonal debut and also ran well over inadequate 5f last time
428556
Age: 5
Weight: 9-0
OR: 66
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 et 4/11 Red Elegance (1¼L) 53/10 66 72
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 et 2/10 Brave Star (¾L) 2/1 64 76
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 et 8/12 Watch Buddy (1½L) 17/10F 65 66
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Sft Hc 9-0 et 5/10 Sunlight Power (5¼L) 41/5 67 66
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 et 5/12 Copartner Prance (3¼L) 9/1 69 68
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 et 6/12 Sports Legend (5L) 78/10 70 66
7
(10)
Mega Bonus silk
CD
Mega Bonus v
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: P F Yiu
CD
5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Triple C&D winner last season but has struggled since upped to this grade
000105
Age: 7
Weight: 8-13
OR: 65
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 8-8 v 10/10 Wunderbar (6L) 70/1 66 57
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 v 12/12 Super Joy N Fun (14L) 64/1 66 33
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 v 12/12 California Touch (9½L) 50/1 66 49
1 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 v 1/12 Embraces (nk) 115/10 60 72
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 v 13/14 James Tak (16L) 104/1 61 22
6 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 v 5/9 Colourful Emperor (3¾L) 20/1 62 63
8
(12)
King Profit silk
King Profit t
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: C S Shum
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Well down the field on recent Hong Kong debut at Sha Tin and has the outside draw here
01
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 64
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-8 t 12/14 Alpha One (5L) 31/1 64 56
9
(8)
Positive Smile silk
Positive Smile
J: Ben E Thompson
T: David A Hayes
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 5 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (26%)
2-6 when trained in Australia, the latter win gained in 7f handicap in March; HK debut
1213-3
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 64
Days: 454
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Jul 23 Pak Pakenham 5f St 2yMd 9-2 7/12 Let's Get Down (6L) 11/2 - -
10
(2)
Riding High silk
Riding High t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: A S Cruz
Soundly beaten on Hong Kong debut in July and has not raced again since.
0-131
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 63
Days: 107
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 ht1 12/14 Bottomuptogether (9¾L) 46/1 64 50
18 Nov 23 Kmb Kembla Grange 6f Gd Hc 8-11 3/6 Noble Attack (1L) 27/20F - -
11
(3)
Victor The Rapid silk
Victor The Rapid
J: Karis Teetan
T: Douglas Whyte
Placed on HK debut in June but subsequent run was very disappointing; back from break
03-1/2
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 61
Days: 102
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-8 12/12 Full Credit (8¼L) 36/1 63 47
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-8 3/10 Call Me Glorious (7L) 19/1 65 70
21 Dec 23 Cfd Chelmsford (AW) 7f St 5Nv 9-4 1/3 Guy Fawkes (3½L) 3/1 - 79
21 Aug 22 San Sandown 7f Gd 42yMd 9-4 2/12 Packing Knockhill (nk) 66/1 - 78
12
(5)
Mighty Commander silk
Mighty Commander ht
J: L J Ferraris
T: C Fownes
Yet to make a splash after four Hong Kong starts and now eligible for a drop in grade
0676-1
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 60
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 ht 11/12 Prestige Always (4¼L) 28/1 62 63
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-6 ht1 6/14 Magic Control (3¾L) 70/1 - 61
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 t 7/12 Watch Buddy (1¼L) 17/1 64 66
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-9 t 6/10 Call Me Glorious (12L) 16/1 64 53
5 Apr 23 Bla Ballarat 5.5f Gd 2yMd 9-2 6/9 Polaris (7L) 20/1 - -
13
(13)
Elegant Life silk
D
Elegant Life p
T: T P Yung
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Ran fairly well on last month's seasonal debut but has taken a backwards step since
860-21
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 61
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 p 8/9 Rubylot (5¾L) 25/1 63 56
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 p 6/14 Gorgeous Win (3¼L) 146/1 65 68
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 p 11/11 Kyrus Dragon (16L) 84/1 64 26
7 Nov 23 Kmb Kembla Grange 6f Sft MdHc 9-2 b 1/9 Lulumon (shd) 10/1 - -
21 Oct 23 Kmb Kembla Grange 6f Gd Md 8-13 b 8/13 Written Casa (16½L) 10/1 - -
27 May 23 Ran Randwick 7f GS 2yHc 8-10 b 9/10 Tannhauser (12L) 30/1 - 71
14
(14)
Phoenix Light silk
D
Phoenix Light h
T: C H Yip
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)
Has made a quiet start to the new campaign and needs to up his game
005588
Age: 7
Weight: 8-11
OR: 63
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-5 h 10/13 Lady's Choice (4½L) 51/1 65 58
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-2 h 12/14 Magic Control (6L) 32/1 66 56
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 h 5/14 Packing Hermod (3¾L) 21/1 68 73
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-11 h 5/12 Flying High (4¼L) 18/1 69 71
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 h 8/13 James Tak (4¼L) 29/1 69 69
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 h 8/14 Call Me Glorious (6¼L) 22/1 69 68
Verdict

This sub-standard race for the grade may provide a good opportunity for HEALTHY HEALTHY, who began this season with two good runs.

Verdict silk image
Healthy Healthy

Betting Forecast:

2/1 Healthy Healthy,

4/1 Beauty Infinity,

11/2 Brave Star,

6/1 Lucky Archangel,

12/1 Prawns Eleven,

14/1 Positive Smile,

Victor The Rapid,

16/1 Happy Fat Cat,

Mighty Commander,

25/1 King Profit,

40/1 Riding High,

50/1 Mega Bonus

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