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Ice House Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(4)
Confringo silk
Confringo tv
J: K C Leung
T: W K Mo
Yet to make a serious impact in six career starts; now drops to a lower grade
-00085
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-7 tv1 11/13 Joyful Prosperity (4¾L) 59/1 43 42
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 10/12 Affordable (10½L) 57/1 44 36
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 10/14 Joyful Prosperity (6L) 54/1 46 44
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 8/11 D Star (4L) 35/1 48 49
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 5/12 Super Unicorn (8¼L) 106/1 50 46
2 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 tb1 12/14 King Miles (12L) 126/1 52 32
2
(2)
Smashing Express silk
Smashing Express
J: Hugh Bowman
T: J Size
Posted a personal best when making the frame last month; can break through in this grade
5-3098
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-9 5/13 Chilli Baba (2L) 57/10 40 47
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-9 3/14 Fire Ball (1¼L) 19/1 40 47
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-7 10/14 Matsu Victor (6¼L) 75/1 42 40
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-8 9/14 Californiatotality (5½L) 64/1 44 42
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-10 8/12 Aeroinvincible (3¾L) 112/1 46 44
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 8-11 9/14 Master Mastermind (6L) 110/1 48 43
3
(12)
You'remyeverything silk
C
You'remyeverything
J: K H Alfred Chan 5
T: C W Chang
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not beaten far in four outings this term; dangerous to dismiss off his current mark
-96458
Age: 8
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 b 9/12 The Azure (3½L) 30/1 41 41
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 b 6/12 California Deeply (3L) 12/1 43 44
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-9 4/14 Strathpeffer (2¼L) 24/1 45 50
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 5/12 Swift Ascend (3½L) 24/1 47 48
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 8/14 First Love (3½L) 15/1 52 53
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-3 tb 9/14 Yuen Long Elite (4¼L) 13/1 54 54
4
(5)
Fury And Gold silk
C
Fury And Gold t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: C H Yip
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Made amends for a narrow November defeat with a breakthrough win last month; up 5lb
-12569
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-0 t 1/8 Golden Fairy (shd) 19/10F 33 46
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-0 t 2/9 Kingly Demeanor (hd) 9/1 32 49
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-4 t 5/12 Kingly Demeanor (4¾L) 14/1 34 39
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-3 et 6/11 Colourful Baron (8¾L) 14/1 36 43
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-7 tb1 9/11 Joyful Prosperity (6¼L) 8/1 38 39
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 t1 8/13 Go Go Go (5L) 51/1 40 38
5
(3)
Go Go Go silk
Go Go Go et
J: Ellis Wong 7
T: W Y So
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 6 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (27%)
Has remained competitive since his seasonal debut success; likely to feature again
7-3245
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-9 et 7/13 Chilli Baba (3¼L) 56/10 40 45
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-2 et 3/11 Yeaboi (1½L) 58/10 40 49
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-13 et 2/11 Me Time (½L) 15/1 39 52
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-9 et 4/11 Colourful Baron (6L) 17/5 40 53
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 et 5/8 Dragon Delight (2L) 12/5F 40 50
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-8 et 2/10 Reliable Profit (2¼L) 14/5F 40 50
6
(9)
Kasa Papa silk
Kasa Papa t
J: Zac Purton
T: A S Cruz
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 35 in the last 14 days (0%)
Longstanding local maiden; continues to slide in the weights and needs to bounce back
-73928
Age: 7
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-8 t 7/14 Fire Ball (4½L) 9/1 39 38
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 3/11 The Azure (3½L) 39/10 40 51
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 9/12 Right Honourable (5L) 17/5 40 43
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 t 2/8 Dragon Delight (hd) 17/5 39 53
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-4 t 8/12 Deal Completed (2¼L) 31/1 41 47
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 t 9/12 Matsu Victor (4¾L) 69/10 43 40
7
(11)
On The Lash silk
On The Lash et
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (3%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 30 in the last 14 days (0%)
Produced a career-best on New Year's Day, leaving all prior form behind; contender
2-0695
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-5 et 2/13 Chilli Baba (¾L) 9/1 36 46
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-7 tv1 10/14 Fire Ball (5¼L) 24/1 38 36
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 6/8 Fury And Gold (3¼L) 9/1 40 48
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-7 tb 9/14 Reliable Profit (6½L) 24/1 42 41
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 5/12 Happy Daily (2¾L) 14/1 43 51
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-8 tb 5/11 Reliable Profit (5¾L) 79/1 45 47
8
(1)
Gold Tack silk
Gold Tack p
J: K De Melo
T: D J Hall
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Winless in 22 starts and has looked out of sorts in three runs this season
0-0906
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 b 11/11 Pegasus General (7½L) 35/1 37 28
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
9
(6)
Running Ahead silk
Running Ahead
J: Alexis Pouchin
T: T P Yung
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
Has failed to build on a pleasing return; can strike off current mark if recapturing form
-46649
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 32
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-1 4/11 Me Time (3½L) 9/1 34 41
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 6/12 Right Honourable (2¾L) 19/1 36 45
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 6/8 Dragon Delight (4L) 42/10 37 42
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 4/10 Ninja Derby (¾L) 18/1 36 43
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-5 9/14 Joy Of Spring (5¼L) 47/1 41 42
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 11/11 Setanta (8L) 23/1 43 37
10
(8)
Nice Birdie silk
C
Nice Birdie t
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: C S Shum
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Back in the mix last month; latest run was disappointing but still warrants consideration
0-3706
Age: 6
Weight: 9-0
OR: 31
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-2 t 12/13 Chilli Baba (15½L) 33/1 33 11
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-13 t 3/8 Fury And Gold (1¾L) 20/1 34 44
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-2 t 7/9 Kingly Demeanor (5L) 69/10 36 44
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-7 t 10/11 Colourful Baron (21L) 9/1 38 18
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-13 t 6/8 Casa Legend (7¼L) 14/1 40 37
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-6 t 9/12 Forever Glorious (4L) 55/1 41 45
11
(10)
Winning Seven silk
Winning Seven tb
J: Karis Teetan
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (0%)
Winless in 14 attempts but has been far from disgraced in defeat this season
-56530
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 24
Days: 24
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
12
(7)
Red Maverick silk
Red Maverick
J: Angus Chung 3
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Has shown flashes of promise this season; however, his latest run here was lacklustre
93-072
Age: 5
Weight: 8-4
OR: 21
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 9/11 Pegasus General (3½L) 8/1 24 25
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
13
(13)
Winning Turn silk
Winning Turn et
T: P F Yiu
Showed some improvement over 6f at Sha Tin last time; now upped in trip, which may help
5-0800
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 31
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 et 5/12 Country Dancer (3¼L) 124/1 33 35
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
14
(14)
Fancy Star silk
Fancy Star t
T: C Fownes
Has been well below par in two dirt starts this term; hard to see him reversing form here
-09040
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 tb1 12/12 Excellent Daddy (9¼L) 62/1 37 18
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 et 9/12 Vulcanus (7¼L) 23/1 39 33
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-7 et 12/12 Prince Of Porty (16½L) 12/1 43 4
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 et 4/12 Red Elegance (3½L) 34/1 44 50
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-8 et 10/14 Multisuper (5½L) 135/1 46 41
31 Mar 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-11 et 13/14 Prosecco (11L) 53/1 48 23
Verdict

Go Go Go remains competitive and should feature, On The Lash is a key contender, but SMASHING EXPRESS is taken to break through.

Verdict silk image
Smashing Express

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Smashing Express,

11/2 Kasa Papa,

6/1 Go Go Go,

8/1 On The Lash,

10/1 Fury And Gold,

Running Ahead,

12/1 You'remyeverything,

Nice Birdie,

14/1 Gold Tack,

Winning Seven,

16/1 Red Maverick,

20/1 Confringo

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