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Kingston Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (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
(7)
Harmony Galaxy silk
Harmony Galaxy t
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C S Shum
Very inconsistent this season but has twice come close to winning over C&D at big odds
-30206
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 59
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 3/12 The Azure (snk) 47/1 58 65
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 t 11/12 Take Action (13½L) 9/1 58 37
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 t 2/12 Capital Legend (nk) 34/1 57 68
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-7 t 12/12 Aeroinvincible (9L) 59/1 59 43
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-13 t 6/10 Devas Twelve (4¼L) 50/1 60 58
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-9 t 9/13 King Miles (6¾L) 123/1 64 57
2
(1)
S J Tourbillon silk
C
D
S J Tourbillon
J: Karis Teetan
T: C H Yip
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Always in rear over C&D on last month's stable debut; eased in grade today
-0/976
Age: 7
Weight: 9-9
OR: 59
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-2 14/14 Mickley (9¼L) 92/1 61 52
10 Dec 23 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 9/14 C P Brave (10L) 31/1 66 64
29 Nov 23 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 7/10 Chill Chibi (4½L) 26/1 68 71
29 Oct 23 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 6/8 Turin Mascot (5L) 10/1 70 73
15 Oct 23 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-4 t 10/14 Ensued (4¾L) 25/1 71 73
27 Sep 23 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-0 t 8/8 Majestic Victory (5L) 9/2 71 77
3
(2)
Silver Up silk
Silver Up tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: Mark Newnham
Made a promising seasonal/stable debut in November but a disappointing run followed
-04086
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 55
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-7 b 13/14 Beauty Alliance (6½L) 9/1 57 54
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-8 4/14 Markwin (3¼L) 9/1 58 63
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Sft Hc 8-6 tb 11/13 Karma (12L) 9/1 60 45
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-5 tb 8/14 Berlin Tango (4¼L) 44/5 62 63
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 6/12 Romantic Laos (3L) 31/5 64 68
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 10/14 Frantanck (6½L) 10/1 65 63
4
(3)
Smart City silk
Smart City tp
J: Matthew Poon
T: P F Yiu
Twice in the frame over C&D in November but didn't fire last time; deserted by Zac Purton
-03488
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 53
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 10/12 Embraces (7¾L) 17/2 55 52
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 tp 3/12 Viva Graciousness (1L) 9/1 55 65
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 tp 4/12 Happy Daily (2¼L) 42/1 56 65
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 tp 8/10 Winning Steps (5L) 26/1 58 49
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-9 tp 8/9 Family Jewel (7L) 31/1 60 55
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-4 p 11/13 Young Achiever (12½L) 22/1 61 46
5
(8)
Escape Route silk
C
BF
Escape Route h
J: Alexis Pouchin
T: J Size
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Yet to be placed this term but has posted some fairly good efforts and is well handicapped
-78459
Age: 7
Weight: 9-2
OR: 52
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-5 h 7/12 Can't Go Wong (2¼L) 3/1F 53 57
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 h 8/12 Turin Warrior (3½L) 6/1 55 56
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 h 4/12 Lucky Touch (4L) 11/2 57 59
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 h 5/11 D Star (2¾L) 24/1 59 63
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-2 h 9/12 Flamingo Trillion (5½L) 28/1 61 60
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 8-6 h 10/14 Awesome Fluke (4¾L) 25/1 63 66
6
(4)
Perpetual Power silk
Perpetual Power
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: T P Yung
Always in rear when a big-priced outsider for recent debut; moves up from 6f today
-0
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 52
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 14/14 Super Legends (8¾L) 157/1 52 32
7
(5)
To Infinity silk
CD
To Infinity tb
J: Alexis Badel
T: Jamie Richards
CD
5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance
Narrow C&D winner last month; 6lb rise probably leaves this exposed 6yo vulnerable
-17548
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 51
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 1/12 Red Majesty (nk) 189/10 45 56
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
8
(12)
Atomic Beauty silk
CD
D
Atomic Beauty tv
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: A S Cruz
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (3%)
Ran a big race in defeat over C&D two starts ago but is too unreliable
-02945
Age: 6
Weight: 8-12
OR: 48
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-12 tv 14/14 Beauty Alliance (7¼L) 37/1 48 43
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tv 2/12 Turin Warrior (½L) 22/5 47 55
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-0 tv 9/14 Excel Wongchoy (7½L) 89/10 49 46
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-1 tv 4/11 Never Peter Out (3¾L) 36/5 51 55
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tv 5/10 Winning Steps (1¾L) 22/1 52 50
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tv 8/12 Matsu Victor (4¼L) 9/1 53 51
9
(10)
Youth Power silk
CD
D
Youth Power tb
J: M L Yeung
T: David A Hayes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (0%)
On a fairly tough mark now but ended 2024 in good form and enters calculations
-71714
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 47
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 7/12 The Azure (2¾L) 69/10 47 49
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 1/12 Corleone (nk) 37/10 41 53
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 7/12 Happy Daily (4L) 49/10 41 46
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-2 tb 1/13 Casa Legend (2½L) 42/10 33 49
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 tb 4/14 Charmander (½L) 13/1 33 42
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 tb 5/11 The Khan (2¼L) 41/1 34 41
10
(6)
Firefoot silk
Firefoot t
J: Zac Purton
T: W Y So
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 14 wins from 37 in the last 14 days (38%)
0-6 but came second over C&D when upped in trip in November and Zac Purton rides today
-62080
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 44
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 6/12 Good Luck Win (2¼L) 26/5 44 48
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 t 2/12 Lucky Touch (1¼L) 13/1 43 52
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 t 14/14 Win Speed (8L) 121/1 46 38
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 t 8/14 Mighty Strength (4¼L) 145/1 49 46
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 14/14 Voyage Samurai (14½L) 181/1 52 29
3 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 12/14 Oriental Smoke (6¾L) 89/1 52 41
11
(9)
Amazing Award silk
Amazing Award tp
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: David Eustace
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (0%)
Unplaced all six starts but ended 2024 with two encouraging runs; worth a second look
-65699
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 42
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 6/12 The Azure (2¼L) 18/1 44 47
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 5/12 Turin Warrior (1L) 22/1 44 51
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 6/12 Lucky Touch (4¾L) 55/1 46 46
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 tp 9/11 Reliable Profit (16L) 38/1 48 27
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 tb 9/12 Northern Beast (9½L) 59/1 52 43
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-13 tb1 10/14 Sky Trust (9¼L) 89/1 52 41
12
(11)
Tradition silk
Tradition b
J: Harry Bentley
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Fair fourth over C&D last month but now 0-13 in HK; may need a drop in grade
-47748
Age: 5
Weight: 8-5
OR: 41
Days: 13
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-3 b 4/12 To Infinity (2L) 24/1 42 48
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
13
(13)
Brilliant Fire silk
Brilliant Fire ht
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Made fairly encouraging debut over 5f in October but well beaten three times since (6f-7f)
-0006
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 45
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 ht 14/14 Endeared (19L) 150/1 48 12
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-13 ht 11/14 Dragon Joy (7L) 182/1 50 43
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 h 12/14 Patch Of Time (5¾L) 96/1 52 45
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 9-3 h1 6/11 Master Trillion (5L) 14/1 52 46
14
(14)
Super Goldi silk
Super Goldi
T: F C Lor
Not firing on all cylinders this season and has stamina to prove on first 1m attempt
-87000
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 56
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 8/14 Another World (4¾L) 20/1 58 56
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 7/14 My Wish (6¼L) 156/1 60 55
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 t 10/14 Steps Ahead (4½L) 12/1 62 61
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-10 t 11/14 Green N White (5½L) 54/1 64 64
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-12 t 10/12 Prestige Always (4L) 36/5 65 67
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-10 t 4/13 Beauty Fit (1½L) 22/5 65 73
Verdict

This can go to ESCAPE ROUTE, who has arguably been running better than his form-figures suggest this season and is well handicapped.

Verdict silk image
Escape Route

Betting Forecast:

3/1 Firefoot,

5/1 Escape Route,

7/1 Harmony Galaxy,

8/1 Smart City,

Youth Power,

Amazing Award,

10/1 To Infinity,

14/1 Silver Up,

Atomic Beauty,

Tradition,

16/1 S J Tourbillon,

66/1 Perpetual Power

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