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Wu Kai Sha Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Dirt) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Runners
12

Type
All Weather

Surface
Dirt

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Sky Prophet silk
Sky Prophet t
J: Ellis Wong 7
T: C Fownes
Showed promise with a pleasing return in October but has failed to kick on; down in grade
-96646
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-6 t 9/12 Hong Lok Golf (6½L) 16/1 42 35
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tp 6/11 Smart Fighter (2¾L) 10/1 44 47
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 6/12 Gallant Valour (1¾L) 12/1 45 49
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 t 4/12 Spicy Gold (3½L) 11/1 48 52
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 t 6/12 Lean Master (3¾L) 39/1 50 49
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-1 tb 7/12 Hayday (7L) 25/1 52 41
2
(5)
Smart Leader silk
CD
D
Smart Leader et
J: K De Melo
T: W Y So
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Gained his fifth career win in October but has struggled off his revised mark
-79018
Age: 10
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 et 7/12 Beauty Light (4¼L) 76/1 41 38
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 et 9/12 Offroad Master (6¼L) 40/1 43 38
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 et 10/12 Street Conqueror (5¾L) 42/1 41 38
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 et 1/12 Rattan World (½L) 42/1 36 50
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 et 8/9 Daily Trophy (6L) 6/1 38 33
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 et 5/13 Same To You (2¼L) 7/2 38 43
3
(7)
Currahee silk
Currahee tp
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: W K Mo
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 33 in the last 14 days (0%)
Safely held in all three outings this season; ease in grade unlikely to make a difference
-00060
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-6 tp 10/12 Triumphant More (5L) 27/1 41 37
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-5 tp 11/14 Excel Wongchoy (11½L) 34/1 43 31
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 11/12 Gallant Valour (4¾L) 10/1 45 39
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 tp1 6/12 Shanghai Style (5¾L) 16/1 49 48
2 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 ht 10/14 King Miles (5L) 22/1 51 50
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 ht 4/11 Sweet Diamond (3L) 14/1 52 54
4
(11)
Speed Sword silk
Speed Sword tb 1
J: Hugh Bowman
T: Mark Newnham
Underperformed in his last two starts; today's lower grade may spark a minor revival
-00408
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-2 t 12/14 New Future Folks (8½L) 91/1 41 33
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 t 10/12 Storming Dragon (10L) 31/1 43 19
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 4/12 Denfield (4¼L) 12/1 45 45
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 12/12 Red Elegance (14½L) 69/1 50 17
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 t 8/12 Must Go (6¾L) 61/1 52 44
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 t 11/12 Ace Power (14½L) 99/1 55 21
5
(4)
Flying Dragon silk
CD
Flying Dragon t
J: K C Leung
T: C H Yip
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Without a win for some time; recent efforts leave questions to answer
-70380
Age: 7
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 t 7/11 Super Charizzard (5¼L) 43/1 39 41
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-4 12/14 Grand Nova (6½L) 11/1 41 26
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-5 3/14 Alluring Laos (1L) 9/1 41 50
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-4 8/12 Robot Knight (6¼L) 31/1 43 38
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-11 b 12/12 Jolly Companion (24L) 16/1 45 -
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 9/12 Must Go (8L) 17/1 50 38
6
(3)
Fung silk
Fung tb
J: Zac Purton
T: C W Chang
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 9 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (26%)
Showed improvement when fourth last month; now needs to build on that performance
-40030
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 tb 4/12 Vulcanus (4¼L) 41/1 39 43
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 tb 11/12 Storming Dragon (10½L) 42/1 41 15
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 11/12 Denfield (9¼L) 39/1 43 27
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 3/10 Super Legends (4¼L) 78/1 44 46
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 12/12 Sergeant Pepper (8¾L) 51/1 46 22
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tb1 13/14 First Love (13L) 135/1 50 21
7
(6)
Excellent Daddy silk
CD
D
Excellent Daddy tp
J: L J Ferraris
T: T P Yung
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Ended a lengthy losing streak last month; 5lb rise doesn't look insurmountable
-12030
Age: 8
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 tp 1/12 Cheer For South (shd) 123/10 30 41
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-0 tp 2/12 Vulcanus (3½L) 18/1 30 37
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 12/12 Island Golden (4½L) 41/1 32 30
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 tp 3/12 Smart Leader (1L) 41/1 32 42
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-11 tp 10/11 Young Horizon (8¼L) 66/1 35 23
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-2 t 12/12 Gale Saga (9½L) 52/1 37 23
8
(8)
Falcon Court silk
Falcon Court tb
J: Ben E Thompson
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Arguably matched his best form on his recent dirt debut; claims if repeating that effort
-50980
Age: 5
Weight: 8-13
OR: 30
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-0 tb 5/12 Excellent Daddy (¾L) 12/1 31 39
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 t 12/12 Cervin (27L) 10/1 33 -
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 tb1 9/12 Speedstar (3¼L) 36/1 35 35
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tp 8/12 Woodfire Champ (2½L) 57/10 37 42
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-8 tp 10/12 Happy Tango (5¾L) 37/1 41 31
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Sft Hc 8-5 tp 12/14 All Riches (19½L) 27/1 41 6
9
(12)
Diamond Soars silk
CD
Diamond Soars tb
J: Alexis Pouchin
T: P F Yiu
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Rebounded from two lacklustre efforts with a near miss over C&D last month; contender
-30847
Age: 6
Weight: 8-10
OR: 27
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 tb 3/12 Excellent Daddy (nk) 56/10 27 37
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 tb1 11/12 Plentiful (5½L) 61/10 29 21
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 8/12 Parents' Love (4¾L) 13/1 31 26
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 4/10 Double Show (2¼L) 58/10 32 38
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-11 et 7/9 Daily Trophy (2¾L) 43/10 34 39
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 t 5/12 Happy Tango (3½L) 18/1 35 35
10
(10)
Cheer For South silk
Cheer For South e/s
J: Matthew Poon
T: F C Lor
Went close on many occasions but his inability to finish the job has become frustrating
-26389
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 e/s 2/12 Excellent Daddy (shd) 51/10 25 35
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-7 e/s 6/12 Super Charizzard (2¾L) 35/1 27 30
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 e/s 3/12 Spicy So Smart (2L) 6/1 27 33
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-9 v 8/14 Charmander (2¼L) 15/1 29 34
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 v1 9/12 Sky Song (3¾L) 16/1 31 32
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 b1 5/9 Viva A La (7¼L) 54/10 32 29
11
(2)
Patch Of Watch silk
BF
Patch Of Watch tb
J: Britney Wong 10
T: K L Man
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Still winless after 12 starts and failed to justify market support latest; more needed
-06405
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 24
Days: 42
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
12
(9)
Goodmanship silk
D
Goodmanship tb
J: M L Yeung
T: Douglas Whyte
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (0%)
Has struggled in five starts this term; needs a turnaround in fortunes
-99080
Age: 7
Weight: 8-5
OR: 22
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 tb 9/12 Excellent Daddy (5L) 50/1 24 19
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 9/12 Plentiful (4½L) 50/1 26 21
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 10/12 Parents' Love (5¾L) 41/1 27 19
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 8/10 Double Show (6½L) 27/1 27 18
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 11/12 Happy Tango (7L) 22/1 27 15
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-6 tb 1/12 Happy Tango (½L) 187/10 22 37
13
(13)
California Icon silk
California Icon tb
T: A S Cruz
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 35 in the last 14 days (3%)
Well beaten in all four runs this season; hard to recommend in current form.
8-9000
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 23
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 8/12 Country Dancer (4¼L) 29/1 25 24
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
14
(14)
Happy Feeling silk
Happy Feeling et
T: Jamie Richards
Showed promise last season but has been below par this term; can only be watched for now
-00006
Age: 5
Weight: 8-5
OR: 22
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 11/14 Cosmo Navigator (7¾L) 40/1 25 12
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 10/14 Super Wise Dragon (6½L) 87/1 28 28
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 10/12 Island Golden (4L) 83/1 30 30
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 12/12 Spicy So Smart (8½L) 70/1 33 19
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 6/9 Viva A La (7½L) 42/1 35 31
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 9-8 tb 11/12 Tactical Command (10½L) 26/1 39 19
Verdict

The vote goes to EXCELLENT DADDY, who ended his losing run last month and, despite a 5lb rise, is taken to follow up.

Verdict silk image
Excellent Daddy

Betting Forecast:

4/1 Excellent Daddy,

9/2 Diamond Soars,

6/1 Fung,

7/1 Cheer For South,

15/2 Patch Of Watch,

8/1 Sky Prophet,

Falcon Court,

16/1 Speed Sword,

20/1 Currahee,

25/1 Smart Leader,

Flying Dragon,

Goodmanship

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