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Mars Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 3f
  • Going: Good
Runners
9

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(3)
Natural Storm silk
CD
Natural Storm v
J: Antoine Hamelin
T: P F Yiu
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Caused an upset last season but has failed to replicate that form in three runs this term
000052
Age: 8
Weight: 9-6
OR: 78
Days: 39
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-9 v 11/13 Bravehearts (7¼L) 77/1 80 76
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 v 12/12 Chill Chibi (10½L) 64/1 82 68
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 b 12/12 Woodfire Bro (15L) 82/1 83 56
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-9 b 11/11 Awesome Fluke (6½L) 23/1 83 80
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 12f Gd HcG3 8-5 b 5/11 La City Blanche (7¾L) 15/1 99 104
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-9 b 2/13 C P Brave (1½L) 24/1 83 91
2
(1)
California Voce silk
California Voce t
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: A S Cruz
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Yet to get seriously competitive in four starts this term; now steps up in trip
980013
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 76
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-9 t 9/12 Rocket Spade (2½L) 37/1 77 78
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-5 t 8/9 Sharpen Bright (4¼L) 58/1 78 80
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-9 t 12/12 Jumbo Legend (5¼L) 100/1 78 77
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 11/12 Noble Pursuit (8¼L) 32/1 78 72
12 Feb 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 t 1/14 Sweet Encounter (1¼L) 57/10 71 83
17 Jan 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 3/12 M Unicorn (1¼L) 71/10 71 79
3
(9)
Rocket Spade silk
C
Rocket Spade t
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C Fownes
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
2-4 this season; recent 6lb rise demands more but he is hard to ignore in his current form
133178
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 72
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-12 t 1/12 Samarkand (nse) 50/9 66 72
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-10 t 3/11 Winning Steps (1¾L) 69/10 66 72
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 3/12 I Can (1¼L) 58/10 66 72
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 1/11 Super Unicorn (½L) 84/10 60 72
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 7/11 Chain Of Gold (3¼L) 9/1 66 70
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-1 t 8/11 Helene Warrior (6L) 61/10 69 67
5
(8)
Noisy Boy silk
Noisy Boy t
J: Zac Purton
T: C H Yip
Respectable effort here two weeks ago; may have more to offer over today's longer trip
795825
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 71
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 7/12 I Can (2¾L) 41/5 73 76
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 9/14 My Wish (5¼L) 22/1 73 69
6 Apr 24 Ran Randwick 12f Sft 3yG1 8-13 8/12 Riff Rocket (9½L) 30/1 - 100
30 Mar 24 Rsh Rosehill 10f Gd 3yG2 8-11 2/14 Wymark (shd) 20/1 - 107
16 Mar 24 Rsh Rosehill 7.5f GS 3yG2 8-13 5/11 Zardozi (4L) 100/1 - 109
14 Oct 23 Ran Randwick 9f Gd 3yG3 8-13 12/13 Raf Attack (9L) 100/1 - 86
6
(5)
Frantanck silk
Frantanck t
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
Has struggled for consistency this term; needs to bounce back from an underwhelming effort
040587
Age: 5
Weight: 8-12
OR: 70
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-5 t 11/13 Talents Ambition (10L) 11/1 72 63
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 4/11 Daring Pursuit (2L) 48/1 73 80
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-4 t 10/12 Jumbo Legend (3¾L) 11/1 75 78
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-10 t 5/13 Pray For Mir (3L) 16/1 76 80
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-7 t1 8/8 Chiu Chow Spirit (8¼L) 5/1 77 63
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 7/11 Helene Warrior (5¾L) 49/10 77 75
7
(4)
Stellar Grande silk
Stellar Grande tp
J: L J Ferraris
T: David Eustace
4-9 in Britain; interesting to see if there is any market support on local debut
-41111
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 67
Days: 511
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Aug 23 Goo Goodwood 10f Sft 23yHc 8-10 4/15 Royal Rhyme (7½L) 8/1 91 91
10 Jul 23 Rip Ripon 10f Gd 3Hc 9-2 1/7 Perfect Play (½L) 15/8F 86 99
14 Jun 23 Hay Haydock 10f GF 43yHc 9-6 1/5 Gozo (shd) 10/11F 82 89
12 May 23 Not Nottingham 10f Hy 53yHc 9-11 1/4 Look Back Smiling (½L) 5/6F 80 87
4 May 23 Red Redcar 10f GS 43yHc 9-3 1/8 Roaring Legend (2L) 17/2 74 90
17 Oct 22 Pon Pontefract 8f GS 52yHc 9-5 2/15 Orchestra (nk) 100/30J 71 77
8
(7)
Sharpen Bright silk
CD
C
Sharpen Bright b
J: Matthew Poon
T: D J Hall
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
Close fourth off his revised rating last month; high on the shortlist
412174
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 66
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-9 b 4/12 Rocket Spade (½L) 44/5 65 70
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-4 b 1/9 Red Majesty (nse) 39/10 60 71
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-9 b 2/14 Happy Hero (¾L) 16/1 58 68
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd/Y Hc 9-0 b 1/12 Serangoon (1¾L) 9/4F 51 64
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 b 7/14 Legion Of Merit (6L) 33/10F 51 51
7 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-0 4/13 Winning Steps (1¾L) 42/10 51 60
9
(10)
Simple Hedge silk
Simple Hedge h
J: Alexis Badel
T: J Size
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Has looked out of touch again this term; needs to get back on track
090923
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 66
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-1 h1 10/14 Californiatotality (6¼L) 31/1 68 64
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-13 9/13 Bravehearts (5½L) 11/1 70 70
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-3 13/14 Steps Ahead (12L) 30/1 72 50
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 9/14 Green N White (5L) 36/1 72 73
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 9-1 2/14 Awesome Fluke (1¼L) 11/5F 72 82
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Sft Hc 9-5 3/13 Karma (2¾L) 41/5 73 79
10
(6)
Winning Steps silk
C
Winning Steps he
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: P C Ng
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
2-6 this season; no reason why he shouldn't play a part today
471316
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 66
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 he 4/13 Talents Ambition (3L) 26/1 66 73
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-12 he 7/12 Rocket Spade (1¼L) 13/1 66 70
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-4 he 1/11 Chain Of Gold (nk) 97/10 60 70
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-3 he 3/9 Sharpen Bright (1¾L) 6/1 60 68
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 he 1/10 Prince Alex (shd) 107/10 54 56
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-5 he 6/12 Forever Glorious (2½L) 4/1 54 61
4
(2)
So We Sing silk
So We Sing tb
T: C W Chang
080-43
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 72
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 13/14 Californiatotality (9L) 61/1 74 64
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 8/13 Bravehearts (5L) 78/1 76 77
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-7 tp 13/14 Bravehearts (5¾L) 103/1 76 76
4 Nov 23 Fle Flemington 12.5f Gd 3yG1 9-0 tb 4/16 Riff Rocket (3¼L) 50/1 - 113
Verdict

Both Rocket Spade and Sharpen Bright arrive in good heart but the suggestion is that NOISY BOY will appreciate today's trip.

Verdict silk image
Noisy Boy

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Rocket Spade,

7/2 Sharpen Bright,

9/2 Noisy Boy,

11/2 Winning Steps,

10/1 California Voce,

Frantanck,

12/1 Natural Storm,

Stellar Grande,

14/1 Simple Hedge

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