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Tsam Chuk Wan Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (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
(6)
Country Dancer silk
Country Dancer
J: Karis Teetan
T: J Size
Made his breakthrough last month and ran well off his revised mark a week ago; chance
-21904
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-9 2/14 Cosmo Navigator (1½L) 6/1 40 49
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-4 1/10 Same To You (hd) 11/1 35 45
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-6 9/12 Super Charizzard (4L) 26/1 37 37
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 e/s 10/12 Speedstar (3¾L) 43/10 39 38
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 e/s 4/12 Spicy So Smart (2L) 7/2F 39 45
1 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 e/s 10/12 Mega Bonus (6¼L) 11/1 43 35
2
(12)
Day Day Victory silk
Day Day Victory
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: T P Yung
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
Has cut little ice in seven career starts; today's ease in grade still not enough to tempt
-90088
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 v1 9/12 Dragon Air Force (7¼L) 48/1 41 31
8 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 b1 14/14 Happy Park (13L) 135/1 44 13
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 10/14 Meowth (8¼L) 92/1 46 38
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-0 8/12 Jolly Companion (5¼L) 21/1 48 46
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 8/12 Super Fortune (5¾L) 29/1 50 47
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 12/14 Super Bonus (5¾L) 138/1 52 45
3
(1)
Silver Destiny silk
Silver Destiny t
J: Zac Purton
T: C H Yip
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 12 wins from 38 in the last 14 days (32%)
Personal best on his final outing last season but three starts this term have been poor
-70930
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 t 7/12 Excellent Daddy (4L) 5/1 40 37
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-2 tb 12/14 Patch Of Time (6L) 50/1 42 33
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-9 b 9/11 Geneva (8½L) 9/1 44 30
2 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 b1 3/14 Super Bonus (2L) 10/1 45 52
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 8-10 12/14 Lucy In The Sky (10½L) 31/1 47 30
7 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 t 5/14 Full Credit (7¼L) 25/1 49 50
4
(4)
Speedy Fortune silk
CD
Speedy Fortune tb
J: Britney Wong 10
T: David Eustace
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Has failed to build on a pleasing seasonal return; blinkers refitted on his return to turf
-64623
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 t 6/12 Excellent Daddy (1L) 7/1 39 46
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 4/12 Plentiful (1½L) 39/10F 40 46
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 6/12 Parents' Love (4¼L) 12/5F 40 37
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-8 t 2/10 Double Show (1L) 11/2 39 50
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 e/s 3/12 Sonic Boom (¾L) 29/10F 40 48
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 e/s 2/12 Daily Trophy (2L) 20/1 40 48
5
(11)
Same To You silk
CD
Same To You het
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: Mark Newnham
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (0%)
Close second over the minimum trip at Happy Valley last month; wide draw to overcome today
-25071
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-5 het 2/10 Country Dancer (hd) 24/1 36 45
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 het 5/12 Island Golden (1¾L) 15/1 37 43
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 het 11/12 Spicy So Smart (8¼L) 59/10 37 23
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-4 het 7/10 Commanding Missile (4¾L) 15/2 37 49
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-0 het 1/13 Ho Ho Star (½L) 144/10 31 43
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd/Y Hc 9-4 het 7/12 Good View Glory (3L) 10/1 35 38
6
(7)
Woodfire Champ silk
D
Woodfire Champ tv 1
J: M L Yeung
T: C W Chang
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (0%)
Safely held since breaking his maiden tag in October; step forward required
-87138
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 tp 8/12 Excellent Daddy (4½L) 13/1 37 33
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tp 7/12 Podium (3L) 44/5 37 42
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tp 1/12 E Glory (nk) 73/10 32 45
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 tp 3/12 Sky Song (¾L) 26/1 32 43
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-6 t 8/14 Asian One (4¼L) 45/1 36 38
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 t 9/11 Hero Star (5¼L) 15/1 38 36
7
(3)
Sterling Wongchoy silk
Sterling Wongchoy b 1
J: Harry Bentley
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
0-9 and was beaten out of sight on last month's dirt debut; can't be recommended
-89973
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 36
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-8 p 8/10 Precision Goal (20L) 33/1 38 5
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 9/12 Capital Legend (4¾L) 31/1 40 41
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-5 9/12 Spicy Gold (6¼L) 86/1 42 35
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-6 7/10 Devas Twelve (4¼L) 24/1 43 41
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 3/11 My Wish (4½L) 99/1 43 42
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 7/12 Travel Golf (4¼L) 88/1 47 46
8
(10)
Hoss silk
D
Hoss tb
J: K De Melo
T: W Y So
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Generally poor last season and has fared no better in three outings this term
-85859
Age: 6
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 8/14 Manythanks Forever (5¾L) 48/10 37 41
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 5/14 Super Wise Dragon (2½L) 19/1 38 49
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 8/11 Smart Fighter (3½L) 36/1 40 41
2 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-6 tb 5/14 Handsome Bomb (2¼L) 40/1 45 51
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 9/14 Sky Trust (8½L) 14/1 45 36
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-10 tb 7/14 Jolly Ruler (3½L) 68/1 47 50
9
(9)
Omakase silk
Omakase h
J: K H Alfred Chan 5
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Five outings this season have been underwhelming; can only be watched.
-00087
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 h 14/14 Super Wise Dragon (16L) 32/1 37 12
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 he1 12/12 Parents' Love (7¼L) 18/1 40 27
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 10/11 Sunny Darling (8¼L) 24/1 42 30
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-5 8/13 Sky Trust (6¾L) 27/1 44 38
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-10 7/11 Super Infinity (4L) 17/1 46 46
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 5/14 First Love (2¼L) 97/1 48 52
10
(2)
Miu Fa Fa silk
Miu Fa Fa
J: Matthew Poon
T: F C Lor
Fair fifth over 6f at Happy Valley in November but was soon back in the doldrums
-00580
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 36
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 t 12/14 Regency Happy Star (8¼L) 60/1 38 28
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 tp 11/12 Sight Happy (6¾L) 14/1 40 35
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 tp 5/12 Yee Cheong Spirit (2¾L) 37/1 42 45
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 tp 8/11 Victorythirtythree (4½L) 9/1 44 40
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 8-7 t 10/14 Master Mastermind (8L) 32/1 46 35
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 ht1 12/14 Steps Ahead (6¼L) 34/1 50 47
11
(8)
Winning Turn silk
Winning Turn et
J: H T Mo 2
T: P F Yiu
0-8 and has been comprehensively beaten in his previous two starts; can't recommend
-08000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 33
Days: 57
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-5 et 12/13 Spangle Fortune (24L) 67/1 36 -
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-8 et 8/11 Colourful Baron (14½L) 42/1 39 34
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 7-9 tb 11/13 Sky Trust (9¼L) 90/1 41 28
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 tb1 10/11 Sugar Ball (9½L) 39/1 43 27
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 14/14 Steps Ahead (11L) 82/1 47 30
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-10 tp 6/12 Glory Elite (7¾L) 140/1 49 42
12
(5)
California Icon silk
California Icon tb
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 33 in the last 14 days (3%)
Yet to make a serious impact in any of his 12 career starts to date; looks elsewhere
-90009
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 25
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-12 tb 9/10 Precision Goal (21L) 16/1 28 -
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 tb 11/12 Smart Leader (7L) 31/1 31 23
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-11 t 10/13 Charmander (7L) 33/1 33 26
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 t 12/14 Perfect Peach (7¾L) 29/1 37 28
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-5 t 9/12 Sonic Boom (4L) 38/1 39 37
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-1 t 13/14 Divano (9½L) 136/1 41 22
13
(13)
Patch Of Watch silk
BF
Patch Of Watch tb
T: K L Man
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Fourth on the dirt in October but two lesser efforts have followed; needs to bounce back
-06405
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 24
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-0 tb 12/12 Vulcanus (8¼L) 11/5F 26 18
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 6/12 Podium (2¾L) 81/10 28 34
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 tb 4/12 Smart Leader (1½L) 19/10F 29 38
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 8-13 tb 10/10 Reliable Profit (33L) 9/1 31 -
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-3 tb 5/12 Sonic Boom (1½L) 12/1 34 39
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-5 b1 6/12 Daily Trophy (4½L) 24/1 36 36
Verdict

John Size's 4yo COUNTRY DANCER is in fine form, having backed up his 5f win with another good run, and he sets the standard here.

Verdict silk image
Country Dancer

Betting Forecast:

2/1 Country Dancer,

4/1 Same To You,

6/1 Silver Destiny,

7/1 Speedy Fortune,

10/1 Woodfire Champ,

16/1 Hoss,

Miu Fa Fa,

20/1 Day Day Victory,

Omakase,

25/1 Sterling Wongchoy,

Winning Turn,

California Icon

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