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8 January 2025
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Paterson Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Cervin silk
CD
Cervin t
J: K De Melo
T: W Y So
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Took a step forward with a November win; near miss last month; every chance once again
-21586
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-7 t 2/14 Fire Ball (hd) 17/1 38 47
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-1 t 1/12 Invincible Missile (nk) 111/10 32 45
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-12 t 5/11 Young Horizon (2½L) 21/1 34 37
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-3 t 8/13 Charmander (5½L) 14/1 36 33
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-9 t 6/13 Super Elite (4L) 26/1 40 43
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-6 t 6/12 The Winnabe (5¾L) 117/1 42 39
2
(12)
Ivictoriam silk
Ivictoriam t
J: Hugh Bowman
T: Jamie Richards
Improved when dropping into this grade in November; firmly in the mix with a repeat effort
-30799
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 t 3/12 Cervin (1¾L) 37/1 40 49
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 11/12 Team Happy (11L) 39/1 42 18
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 7/12 Spicy Gold (3¾L) 134/1 44 45
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 9/14 Happy Daily (5½L) 131/1 48 45
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 9/12 Lo Pan Spirit (8¾L) 137/1 50 43
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb1 9/12 New Power (4¾L) 145/1 52 50
3
(9)
Pegasus General silk
C
D
Pegasus General tb
J: K C Leung
T: W K Mo
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Failed to strike last season; drops into Class 5 for the first time; makes stable debut
-97060
Age: 7
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-5 b 9/12 Affordable (6½L) 16/1 40 39
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-5 b1 7/11 Charity Gain (4½L) 18/1 42 45
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-9 v 10/12 Forever Glorious (4½L) 13/1 44 47
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-9 v 6/12 Joy Of Spring (4¼L) 19/1 48 49
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-10 v 10/12 Jubilation (7½L) 83/10 50 47
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-11 v 12/12 Escape Route (7L) 9/1 52 50
4
(6)
Casa Legend silk
D
Casa Legend et
J: Antoine Hamelin
T: C W Chang
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Scored over 1m at Sha Tin in September; held since; needs a step forward off current mark
-00216
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-5 et 13/14 Fire Ball (6½L) 58/10 38 33
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-6 et 11/12 Kingly Demeanor (8¼L) 15/2 38 35
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-5 et 2/13 Youth Power (2½L) 18/5F 38 48
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-12 et 1/8 Charmander (1¼L) 97/20 31 45
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd/Y Hc 8-12 et 6/13 Go Go Go (2¾L) 43/5 31 34
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-12 et 8/12 Ninja Derby (7L) 15/1 31 31
5
(4)
Gallant Crown silk
CD
Gallant Crown tb
J: Ellis Wong 7
T: David A Hayes
CD
5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance
Long losing run but fair third over 7f at Sha Tin last month; vulnerable to younger rivals
-36007
Age: 8
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 3/14 Regency Happy Star (1½L) 11/1 37 45
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 6/14 Manythanks Forever (4¼L) 43/5 39 47
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 tp 13/14 Spicy Spangle (8½L) 20/1 41 26
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 tp 11/12 Prince Alex (7¾L) 31/10 43 37
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 tp 7/12 Sturdy Ruby (3¼L) 6/1 44 49
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 tp 3/12 Aeroinvincible (½L) 76/10 43 49
6
(11)
Gold Tack silk
Gold Tack b
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: D J Hall
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
Longstanding maiden; near miss over C&D last season; poor in two starts this term
-09062
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-8 b 14/14 Fire Ball (7¼L) 15/1 39 32
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 b 9/12 Turin Warrior (4¼L) 11/1 41 41
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-9 b 12/14 Volcanic Spark (13½L) 10/1 45 29
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-8 b 6/12 Jubilation (3¼L) 56/10 45 51
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 b 2/12 Forever Glorious (shd) 14/1 44 56
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd/Y Hc 8-9 b 8/14 Legion Of Merit (8¼L) 43/10 44 40
7
(2)
Solar Gogo silk
Solar Gogo b
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: T P Yung
Has made Little impact in 12 local starts; needs significant improvement to feature
-70009
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-9 b 7/11 Yeaboi (6L) 35/1 40 40
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-9 b 12/12 Affordable (20L) 43/1 44 18
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 b 11/12 Lucky Touch (7¾L) 99/1 47 41
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 11/12 Sure Joyful (12L) 44/1 50 36
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-2 9/10 Floof (10L) 13/2 52 43
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-4 8/12 Brave Witness (4¾L) 25/1 56 58
8
(5)
Invincible Missile silk
CD
C
Invincible Missile
J: L J Ferraris
T: C Fownes
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
C
4 x Course Winner - Won 4 times before at this course
Narrow defeats in November/December; tame effort latest; could bounce back today
-92204
Age: 9
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-4 9/14 Fire Ball (5L) 15/1 35 33
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 2/11 The Azure (nk) 8/1 33 51
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-1 2/12 Cervin (nk) 9/1 32 45
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-11 10/12 Kingly Demeanor (8L) 11/1 34 32
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-5 4/8 Casa Legend (4L) 26/5 36 41
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 5/10 Ninja Derby (1¼L) 43/10 36 42
9
(7)
So Awesome silk
C
So Awesome tb
J: C Y Ho
T: K L Man
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Competitive in recent starts; on a handy mark and can capitalise if maintaining progress
-23068
Age: 8
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 2/14 Manythanks Forever (2L) 53/10 35 49
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 3/14 Super Wise Dragon (2L) 68/10 36 48
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 tb 11/14 Charmander (3L) 13/1 38 40
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 tb 6/13 Charmander (3½L) 9/1 39 42
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 8/12 Hayday (5½L) 17/1 43 41
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 10/12 Lean Master (7½L) 14/1 43 29
10
(8)
Podium silk
C
Podium t
J: Matthew Poon
T: David Eustace
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
6f winner here in November; steps up in trip, which could unlock improvement
-40147
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 t 4/14 Manythanks Forever (3¼L) 23/1 34 44
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-1 t 10/12 Super Charizzard (4½L) 8/1 34 32
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 t 1/12 Gorgeous Vitality (1¼L) 81/10 27 41
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 4/12 Woodfire Champ (1L) 9/1 27 36
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 e/s 7/12 Little Fairy (8½L) 30/1 32 26
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 11/12 Timestorm (5L) 70/1 35 34
11
(3)
Tattenham silk
C
Tattenham ht
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: P C Ng
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (3%)
Respectable in defeat this season; 13lb below his last winning mark
-66770
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 ht 6/12 Good View Glory (3¾L) 7/1 36 39
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 h 6/12 Speedstar (1½L) 48/10 36 41
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 h 7/8 Dragon Delight (4½L) 81/10 38 42
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 h 7/12 Sky Song (2¾L) 41/1 39 44
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 h 12/13 Same To You (5L) 13/2 40 36
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 h 3/12 Little Fairy (2¼L) 26/5 40 48
12
(10)
Red Maverick silk
Red Maverick
J: Alexis Pouchin
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-14 but creditable third over 1m1f at Sha Tin on New Year's Day; today's low weight helps
3-0724
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 22
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-2 3/13 Chilli Baba (1½L) 14/1 22 30
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 11/11 The Azure (18½L) 11/1 24 -
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-4 7/12 Cervin (5L) 69/10 24 26
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 2/12 Right Honourable (1¼L) 12/1 24 36
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-5 4/13 Youth Power (3¼L) 36/1 25 33
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-8 7/11 The Khan (3¾L) 22/1 27 30
13
(13)
Winning Seven silk
Winning Seven tb
J: Harry Bentley
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Made the frame in October but failed to kick on; others preferred on current form
-56530
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 24
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 5/14 Fire Ball (3¼L) 17/1 26 28
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 6/11 The Azure (4L) 36/5 28 38
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 tb 5/12 Cervin (4L) 11/1 30 34
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 3/12 Right Honourable (2L) 11/1 31 41
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 tb 10/14 Charmander (2¾L) 56/1 33 36
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 tp 12/14 Gangnam Star (6¾L) 93/1 37 38
14
(14)
Superb Move silk
CD
Superb Move tb
T: C H Yip
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Modest strike-rate of 1-29; underwhelming this term; needs to improve off current mark
-57960
Age: 6
Weight: 8-3
OR: 20
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-5 et 5/11 Yeaboi (4¾L) 15/1 22 24
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 7/11 The Azure (5L) 18/1 24 31
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-9 tb 9/12 Cervin (7L) 58/10 26 23
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 tb 6/13 Spangle Fortune (7¼L) 78/10 28 23
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 10/12 Charming Steed (11L) 22/1 31 21
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-6 tb 7/14 Charming Steed (8L) 89/10 33 30
Verdict

Cervin and Ivictoriam have strong claims, but SO AWESOME is well handicapped and poised to strike if continuing his progress.

Verdict silk image
So Awesome

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Cervin,

6/1 So Awesome,

13/2 Ivictoriam,

15/2 Podium,

8/1 Invincible Missile,

10/1 Gallant Crown,

12/1 Red Maverick,

14/1 Pegasus General,

Tattenham,

16/1 Solar Gogo,

25/1 Casa Legend,

Gold Tack

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