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Saturn Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(8)
Red Majesty silk
CD
Red Majesty tb
J: Hugh Bowman
T: David A Hayes
CD
9 x C&D Winner - Won 9 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Plausible excuses on the dirt three weeks ago; respected in today's lower grade
082442
Age: 8
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 tb 13/13 Talents Ambition (18L) 87/1 62 34
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 8/11 Winning Steps (4L) 10/1 62 63
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 2/9 Sharpen Bright (nse) 5/1 60 71
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-6 tb 4/12 Jumbo Legend (2L) 23/1 61 68
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 4/12 Noble Pursuit (2½L) 13/1 61 68
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 2/12 Matsu Victor (¾L) 27/10F 60 66
2
(1)
Viva Graciousness silk
CD
Viva Graciousness t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: A S Cruz
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Made his belated breakthrough last month; subsequent 6lb rise demands another step forward
127099
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 58
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-6 t 1/12 Courier Magic (nk) 97/10 52 64
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 2/12 Sturdy Ruby (1¼L) 22/1 52 61
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-4 t 7/10 Forever Folks (11½L) 22/1 54 43
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 t 12/12 Fighting Machine (8¾L) 50/1 56 46
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 t 9/13 Harmony N Home (3L) 38/1 58 60
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 9/14 Packing Hermod (6¾L) 52/1 61 57
3
(2)
Handsome Bomb silk
Handsome Bomb tp
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: W Y So
Yet to show a great deal in three starts this term; needs to turn things around quickly
099154
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 55
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 tp 10/12 Turin Warrior (4¼L) 24/1 56 55
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 tp 9/13 Master Mastermind (6¼L) 9/1 56 54
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 t 9/12 Team Happy (6L) 11/1 56 51
2 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-13 t 1/14 Grand Boss (1¼L) 135/10 52 64
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 9-1 t 5/14 Lucy In The Sky (6L) 19/1 52 49
7 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 4/14 Full Credit (5¾L) 24/1 52 58
4
(10)
Turin Warrior silk
CD
Turin Warrior
J: Zac Purton
T: K L Man
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)
Gained his second career victory last month; 5lb rise certainly isn't beyond him
150095
Age: 7
Weight: 9-3
OR: 54
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 1/12 Atomic Beauty (½L) 16/1 49 59
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 5/12 Capital Legend (2¾L) 13/1 51 56
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 b 10/10 Winning Steps (6¼L) 13/1 53 41
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-4 b 11/12 Brave Witness (9½L) 17/1 54 45
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-4 b 9/12 Daring Pursuit (10L) 15/1 54 43
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 b 5/11 Setanta (2¼L) 17/5F 54 62
5
(12)
Silver King silk
Silver King het
J: Angus Chung 3
T: F C Lor
Finally ran a race of note when a creditable sixth last month; now needs to kick on
609090
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 53
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 het 6/12 Turin Warrior (1½L) 34/1 53 59
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-8 het 14/14 Joyful Prosperity (18L) 118/1 57 31
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-4 et 9/9 Sharpen Bright (9½L) 76/1 60 51
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 et 12/12 I Can (10L) 107/1 63 48
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 9/10 Star Contact (18L) 70/1 65 35
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-3 ht 13/13 King Miles (19L) 78/1 70 30
6
(4)
Classic Century silk
Classic Century tb 1
J: L J Ferraris
T: Mark Newnham
Close third in a blanket finish over C&D last month; may have a say in first-time blinkers
305
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 3/12 Turin Warrior (½L) 5/1 50 58
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-2 t 10/14 Master Of All (5¼L) 13/1 52 50
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-1 5/14 Awesome Treasure (4¾L) 89/10 52 52
7
(3)
Devildom silk
Devildom
J: M L Yeung
T: T P Yung
A winner when based in New Zealand but has been safely held in 11 local starts
090007
Age: 5
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-4 b 13/14 Reliable Profit (24L) 45/1 53 16
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 b 9/12 Prince Alex (6¼L) 54/1 55 52
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-7 b 10/14 Volcanic Spark (9¾L) 48/1 59 51
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 8-4 b 12/14 Awesome Fluke (8L) 54/1 61 58
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-6 b 10/14 Berlin Tango (9¼L) 74/1 63 53
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-9 b 7/9 Flamingo Trillion (7¾L) 39/1 65 60
8
(11)
Happy Again silk
Happy Again b
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: W K Mo
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
Raced too freely when weakening over C&D last month; will need to settle much better
08
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 b 11/12 Turin Warrior (5¼L) 21/1 52 49
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 b1 8/12 Happy Daily (4½L) 53/1 52 56
9
(5)
Happy Trio silk
C
Happy Trio tv
J: Harry Bentley
T: Douglas Whyte
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
Back down to a workable mark after a dry spell but yet to get competitive this term
896590
Age: 6
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 tv 8/12 Sight Happy (5L) 11/1 51 49
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 9/12 Giant Leap (4¾L) 13/1 53 51
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 b 6/10 Golden Luck (3¼L) 68/10 56 57
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 b 5/8 Packing Power (5¼L) 29/1 56 58
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 b 9/12 Spicy Gold (6L) 39/1 58 53
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 9-9 b 10/12 Glory Elite (13½L) 30/1 60 35
10
(9)
To Infinity silk
CD
To Infinity tb
J: Alexis Badel
T: Jamie Richards
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Yet to score off a mark this high and others are preferred
754861
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 29
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 7/12 Turin Warrior (2¾L) 6/1 47 50
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 5/12 Prince Alex (3L) 28/1 49 54
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 4/12 Super Unicorn (7¾L) 28/1 50 47
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 8/8 Packing Power (7¾L) 54/1 50 44
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 6/12 Forever Glorious (5L) 78/10 50 51
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 1/12 Happihood (5½L) 42/10 40 62
11
(6)
Tradition silk
Tradition b
J: H T Mo 2
T: Y S Tsui
Outran 83-1 odds on stable debut but has failed to build on that run in two starts since
774874
Age: 5
Weight: 8-5
OR: 42
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 b 7/12 Good Luck Win (2¾L) 20/1 44 47
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 7/12 Lucky Touch (5¼L) 27/1 46 46
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 4/12 Sturdy Ruby (2¼L) 83/1 48 55
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 8/11 Rocket Spade (5¾L) 55/1 50 49
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-0 7/14 Mission Voice (4¼L) 27/1 53 56
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-1 4/14 Ariel (2¾L) 114/1 54 60
12
(7)
Windicator Family silk
Windicator Family b
J: Matthew Poon
T: D J Hall
Generally struggled since arriving in Hong Kong; drop in grade looks imminent
068000
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 40
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-6 b 12/14 Beauty Alliance (6¼L) 45/1 42 40
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-9 b 6/12 Take Action (3¾L) 12/1 44 46
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-10 b 8/14 Master Of All (4¼L) 196/1 46 47
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 b 11/14 Steps Ahead (6L) 99/1 50 47
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 b 10/14 Greenwich (8¾L) 111/1 52 42
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 b 12/14 Beauty Glory (6¼L) 20/1 54 51
13
(13)
Starmen silk
Starmen he 1
T: P F Yiu
Safely held in all three starts last season; new stable needs to spark major improvement
000
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 46
Days: 178
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 14/14 Mighty Strength (11L) 170/1 50 29
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 t 11/14 Sky Trust (11L) 131/1 52 37
7 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 11/14 Full Credit (11½L) 9/1 52 41
14
(14)
Foremost Teddy silk
BF
Foremost Teddy tv
T: C S Shum
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
First three outings this season were fine efforts but he has since gone off the boil
072338
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 46
Days: 36
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 tv 12/12 Viva Graciousness (11L) 18/5F 48 34
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 tv 7/14 Excel Wongchoy (5¼L) 73/10 48 50
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 tv 2/12 Sure Joyful (¾L) 21/10F 47 59
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 tv1 3/10 Winning Steps (hd) 4/5F 46 48
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 3/12 Matsu Victor (1¾L) 13/1 46 50
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 8/12 Northern Beast (5L) 17/1 48 46
Verdict

An open event which may go the way of CLASSIC CENTURY, who has shown plenty of promise and may find more improvement in blinkers.

Verdict silk image
Classic Century

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Classic Century,

5/1 Turin Warrior,

11/2 Red Majesty,

15/2 Viva Graciousness,

10/1 Happy Trio,

12/1 Silver King,

To Infinity,

14/1 Handsome Bomb,

Happy Again,

Tradition,

20/1 Devildom,

25/1 Windicator Family

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