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Hok Yuen Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 55y
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(5)
Helene Warrior silk
CD
Helene Warrior t
J: Ellis Wong 7
T: C S Shum
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Made all over C&D on seasonal debut and had excuse when well beaten last time
015144
Age: 3
Weight: 9-8
OR: 78
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 11/11 Daring Pursuit (32L) 10/1 78 18
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 t 1/11 Samarkand (½L) 7/5F 72 85
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 5/11 Chain Of Gold (2¼L) 13/10F 72 86
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-10 t 1/11 Zoom Boom (2L) 16/5F 64 78
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-8 t 4/14 Voyage Samurai (2½L) 10/1 65 68
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Y Hc 8-8 t 4/11 Karma (2L) 13/1 65 68
2
(1)
Apache Pass silk
D
Apache Pass b
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: David Eustace
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Started off for new stable with two respectable dirt runs but has not won since May 2022
665247
Age: 8
Weight: 9-4
OR: 74
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-9 tb 6/12 Turin Mascot (5½L) 19/1 76 77
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-3 tp 6/13 Sword Point (5½L) 13/1 80 76
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-4 b 5/9 Talents Ambition (3½L) 5/1 80 86
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-7 b 2/14 Berlin Tango (shd) 83/10 78 89
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-8 b 4/9 Massive Action (1¾L) 63/10 79 87
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-2 7/11 Ka Ying Rising (5½L) 147/1 81 78
3
(6)
Lovero silk
CD
Lovero t
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Ended last season in poor form and also disappointed when back in action in September
000102
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 74
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 11/11 Helene Warrior (21L) 10/1 74 31
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 t 10/13 King Miles (8L) 37/1 74 63
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-3 t 11/11 Helene Warrior (15½L) 16/1 74 50
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 1/10 Star Contact (shd) 93/10 69 78
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 11/12 Ivy League (3¼L) 89/10 69 71
20 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 2/12 Samarkand (hd) 12/5F 67 76
4
(11)
Romantic Laos silk
CD
Romantic Laos tp
J: K C Leung
T: W K Mo
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Stayed on for fifth here last month but remains on tough mark and has wide draw today
590227
Age: 6
Weight: 9-2
OR: 72
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-3 t 5/9 Sharpen Bright (2¼L) 10/1 73 80
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 t 9/12 I Can (4¾L) 36/1 75 72
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 t 10/11 Helene Warrior (7L) 12/1 75 67
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-1 t 2/12 Flamingo Trillion (nse) 54/10 72 82
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 2/11 Chain Of Gold (1L) 19/1 70 79
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 7/12 Red Hare King (2¾L) 13/1 70 74
5
(8)
Talents Ambition silk
D
BF
Talents Ambition b
J: Hugh Bowman
T: Mark Newnham
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Has done well since switched to dirt in June; needs to transfer his improvement to turf
531265
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 71
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-4 b 5/12 Turin Mascot (2¼L) 3/5F 71 80
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-0 b 3/12 Super Win Dragon (½L) 13/5F 70 78
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-3 b 1/9 Perfect Team (1¾L) 17/5 65 79
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-8 b 2/14 Bright Inheritance (½L) 12/1 59 69
14 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-7 b 6/14 Holy Lake (2½L) 15/1 60 65
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 b1 5/14 Frantanck (3¾L) 10/1 62 67
6
(10)
Perfuse silk
Perfuse v
J: L J Ferraris
T: D J Hall
Dual winner in Britain (1m2f/1m4f); found 6f far too sharp on recent Hong Kong debut
0-0511
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 69
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-12 v1 13/13 Packing Hermod (17½L) 219/1 69 25
3 Aug 23 Goo Goodwood 10f Sft 23yHc 8-13 11/15 Royal Rhyme (16½L) 2/1F 94 76
22 Jun 23 Asc Ascot 12f Gd 23yHc 8-13 5/19 Desert Hero (6L) 4/1F 94 96
2 Jun 23 Don Doncaster 12f GF 53yNv 9-11 1/5 Inquiring Minds (2L) 5/6F - 101
12 May 23 Not Nottingham 10f Hy 53yNv 9-4 1/6 Rogue Sea (7½L) 11/10F - 90
11 Apr 23 Pon Pontefract 10f Sft 43yMd 9-7 2/7 Knockbrex (3½L) 17/2 - 82
7
(2)
Jumbo Legend silk
CD
C
Jumbo Legend ht
J: C Y Ho
T: C Fownes
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
Finished well for narrow C&D win last month but 6lb rise asks a lot of this 6yo
136945
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 67
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-6 ht 1/12 Glorious Journey (shd) 124/10 61 72
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 ht 3/12 Deal Completed (nk) 22/1 60 72
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 ht 6/13 Amazing Run (3¾L) 18/1 60 62
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 ht 9/12 Zoom Boom (4¼L) 9/1 61 60
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 ht 4/12 Red Hare King (¾L) 17/5 61 70
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 ht 5/12 Romantic Laos (2¾L) 10/1 61 65
8
(7)
Fighting Machine silk
Fighting Machine b
J: Zac Purton
T: P C Ng
Twice in the frame over 1m since winning a shade cosily over 7f in September; big player
241235
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 66
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-12 b 2/12 Turin Mascot (1½L) 17/1 65 75
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 b 4/12 I Can (2½L) 54/10 65 68
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-8 b1 1/12 Affirm (1L) 8/5F 59 73
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 9-6 2/13 Amazing Run (shd) 14/5F 57 69
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 3/14 Happy Daily (nk) 26/5 55 65
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 5/14 Mighty Strength (1¼L) 29/10 55 60
9
(9)
Golden Artie silk
C
Golden Artie
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: P F Yiu
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Recent seasonal debut was no better than satisfactory but he's on a tempting mark now
898820
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 66
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 8/14 My Wish (4¾L) 76/1 68 65
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 h 9/14 Patch Of Theta (8L) 18/1 71 65
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 8/12 Beauty Glory (6½L) 15/1 73 67
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 8/13 Tourbillon Prince (5½L) 81/10 73 72
14 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 2/14 Beauty Fit (nk) 18/1 72 81
10 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-7 h 11/14 Frantanck (6¼L) 23/1 73 70
10
(3)
Glorious Journey silk
CD
Glorious Journey t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: F C Lor
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Not very reliable but ran big race in defeat over C&D last month
258408
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 65
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-8 t 2/12 Jumbo Legend (shd) 15/1 63 74
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 5/12 Noble Pursuit (2¾L) 21/1 64 70
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 8/11 Helene Warrior (4¼L) 19/1 65 63
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Zoom Boom (1¾L) 42/1 65 69
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 11/12 Red Hare King (4½L) 26/1 66 66
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 t 8/12 Romantic Laos (5¼L) 39/1 66 65
11
(4)
Soleil Fighter silk
Soleil Fighter
J: Matthew Poon 2
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-6 in Hong Kong but has made progress this season and went close over C&D a fortnight ago
269757
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 64
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 2/11 Daring Pursuit (nk) 5/1 62 73
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-8 6/12 Jumbo Legend (2L) 4/1 63 70
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 9/14 Sunlight Power (4½L) 12/1 64 63
10 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-0 7/14 Frantanck (3¼L) 10/1 66 70
25 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-10 5/13 Universal Horizon (½L) 11/1 66 75
12 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-4 7/14 California Voce (3L) 18/1 66 71
12
(12)
Toy Soltero silk
Toy Soltero
J: Ben E Thompson
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
4-4 in Chile last year but yet to get seriously competitive after five Hong Kong starts
98909-
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 64
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 9/12 Turin Mascot (11½L) 68/1 66 53
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 8/12 I Can (4¾L) 54/1 68 66
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-10 9/9 Talents Ambition (11½L) 69/1 72 60
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-6 13/14 Call Me Glorious (11½L) 110/1 74 55
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 9-5 9/10 Ka Ying Victory (11L) 33/1 74 48
1 May 23 Vlp Valparaiso Sporting Club 6.5f Gd 2yG2 9-0 1/16 Sputnik (3¼L) 2/1J - -
13
(13)
Aestheticism silk
D
Aestheticism b
T: P C Ng
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Did well last season (three wins) but needs to kick on again to overcome current mark
772616
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 64
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-10 b 7/12 Jumbo Legend (3L) 12/1 65 69
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 b 7/12 Zoom Boom (3½L) 9/1 65 66
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 b 2/12 Red Hare King (nk) 32/1 63 73
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-6 b 6/14 Berlin Tango (3¾L) 17/1 63 66
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-7 b 1/14 Mister Dapper (hd) 97/10 58 69
7 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-9 b 6/14 Californiatotality (3½L) 15/1 59 63
14
(14)
Nearly Fine silk
CD
C
Nearly Fine t
T: C Fownes
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
Drew a blank during truncated campaign last season and made low-key return last month
88-489
Age: 7
Weight: 9-5
OR: 75
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 t 8/11 Daring Pursuit (4¼L) 24/1 77 79
24 Jan 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-8 t 8/8 All For St Paul's (7½L) 31/1 81 74
6 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Helene Feeling (2L) 19/1 82 89
19 Nov 23 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-8 t 8/9 Champion Dragon (3L) 24/1 84 84
25 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-8 tb 9/13 All For St Paul's (7½L) 32/1 84 80
20 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 2/12 Helene Feeling (1¼L) 81/10 84 92
Verdict

David Hayes' SOLEIL FIGHTER has been shaping as though his turn is near and is taken to open his Hong Kong account.

Verdict silk image
Soleil Fighter

Betting Forecast:

3/1 Fighting Machine,

7/2 Soleil Fighter,

11/2 Glorious Journey,

6/1 Talents Ambition,

8/1 Jumbo Legend,

10/1 Helene Warrior,

12/1 Romantic Laos,

20/1 Apache Pass,

Golden Artie,

25/1 Lovero,

33/1 Perfuse,

Toy Soltero

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