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15 January 2025
Wednesday 15th January

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Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Happy United silk
CD
C
Happy United tb
J: Zac Purton
T: Jamie Richards
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Ran well over C&D in higher-grade company on latest turf start and has stall 1 today
-75002
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 et 7/12 Full Credit (7½L) 47/1 64 51
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb1 5/12 Atomic Force (1¾L) 30/1 63 63
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 et 10/11 Healthy Healthy (7½L) 31/1 65 51
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 et 11/12 Horsepower (6¼L) 17/1 65 55
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 2/11 Youthful Spirits (2L) 73/1 65 77
11 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-12 et 7/10 Ka Ying Victory (8½L) 22/1 67 49
2
(8)
Rich Horse silk
Rich Horse
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: D J Hall
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Soundly beaten on first two HK starts and has fitness to prove after six-month absence
-98/1
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 189
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-8 t 9/9 Atomic Force (8½L) 102/1 63 48
15 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-8 8/10 Call Me Glorious (17L) 74/1 63 42
18 Jun 23 Gow Gowran Park 7f Y 2yMd 9-7 1/10 Air Commander (1½L) 22/1 - 89
3
(2)
Harmony Fire silk
CD
Harmony Fire p
J: Alexis Pouchin
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not at best this season but of much greater interest now he drops in trip and grade
8-0008
Age: 7
Weight: 9-8
OR: 59
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 7-12 8/12 Storming Dragon (3¼L) 76/1 61 57
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 7-10 tp 13/14 Divano (6L) 106/1 63 52
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 7-12 tp 10/12 Self Improvement (11L) 41/1 65 42
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 12/12 Sugar Sugar (7¾L) 79/1 67 54
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-13 tp 8/10 Packing Power (8¼L) 61/1 68 53
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 t 10/11 Youthful Spirits (6¾L) 11/1 68 63
4
(12)
Lean Master silk
CD
C
Lean Master tb
J: Ellis Wong 7
T: C H Yip
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Twice went close over C&D towards end of last year but has tough draw today
-92238
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 59
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 9/12 King Eccellente (5¾L) 9/2 59 48
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-8 tb 2/12 Sergeant Pepper (nse) 73/10 57 67
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 2/12 Champion Method (nk) 2/1F 56 64
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 3/12 Beauty Destiny (1¼L) 9/1 56 64
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 8/12 Swift Ascend (5¾L) 19/1 56 49
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-6 tb 5/12 Prince Of Porty (4¼L) 42/10 56 55
5
(3)
Bits Superstar silk
Bits Superstar e/s
J: Karis Teetan
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 30 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-5 in HK but stayed on for fifth over C&D last month and has a much better draw today
-59800
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 54
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 e/s 5/12 King Eccellente (3¾L) 97/1 56 51
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 e/s 9/12 Sight Happy (5¼L) 43/1 58 55
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 e/s 8/12 Sugar Sugar (5¼L) 55/1 60 55
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-9 p 11/13 Lady's Choice (5¼L) 86/1 62 52
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 b1 11/11 Red Elegance (5½L) 25/1 64 55
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 p 13/14 Packing Hermod (14L) 22/1 - 38
6
(7)
Champion Method silk
CD
D
Champion Method t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: C S Shum
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Distance Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts at this distance (67%)
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)
C&D winner in November but ended 2024 with a down-the-field run; hard to predict
-01590
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 10/12 Sergeant Pepper (4L) 16/5 52 48
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 1/12 Lean Master (nk) 27/10 47 56
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 t 5/12 Colonel (2L) 74/10 49 55
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 t 9/12 Fighting Machine (6¾L) 9/1 51 47
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 10/12 Super Fortune (6¾L) 15/1 53 47
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 6/14 Parterre (2½L) 43/10 55 61
7
(11)
Rewarding Twinkle silk
Rewarding Twinkle t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: K L Man
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (3%)
Finished well for fifth here (6f) last time, his third run; drop to 5f not an obvious move
-500
Age: 3
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 t 5/12 California Deeply (1¾L) 77/1 50 55
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 12/12 Street Conqueror (11L) 77/1 52 30
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-13 t 14/14 Awesome Treasure (9½L) 72/1 52 38
8
(10)
Parents' Love silk
CD
Parents' Love ht
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 35 in the last 14 days (0%)
Front-runner; in good form but on fairly tough mark and has double-digit draw today
-63132
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 47
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 ht 6/12 King Eccellente (4¼L) 23/10 47 41
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 ht 3/12 Sergeant Pepper (nk) 27/10F 46 55
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 ht 1/12 Dan Attack (¾L) 17/5 40 53
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 ht 3/10 Double Show (2¼L) 13/5J 40 46
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-7 ht 2/12 Happy Tango (nse) 7/2J 38 51
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd/Y Hc 8-0 ht 8/12 Fast Network (4L) 13/1 40 41
9
(6)
Circuit Seven silk
CD
D
Circuit Seven tb
J: Matthew Poon
T: W K Mo
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Not at best last time but has made the frame three times over C&D
-84264
Age: 7
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 tb 8/12 Sergeant Pepper (3¼L) 41/5 47 46
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 4/12 Champion Method (1¼L) 15/1 47 51
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 2/12 Happy Tango (nk) 16/1 46 56
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 6/14 Cheval Valiant (5¼L) 14/1 47 42
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 4/12 Sergeant Pepper (1¼L) 6/1 47 50
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 10/12 Spicy Gold (6½L) 9/1 47 41
10
(9)
Super Sixty silk
Super Sixty he
J: Alexis Badel
T: C Fownes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
Lost out only narrowly over C&D three weeks ago and is only 1lb higher today; shortlisted
-24830
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-8 he 2/12 King Eccellente (nk) 16/1 44 52
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 he 4/12 Sergeant Pepper (1¼L) 20/1 44 50
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-9 he 8/14 Alluring Laos (4L) 19/1 45 44
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-7 he1 3/12 Happy Tango (nk) 23/1 44 54
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 11/12 Sergeant Pepper (5¼L) 18/1 46 35
4 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 6/12 Grand Nova (2¼L) 11/1 48 50
11
(4)
Sweet Diamond silk
C
Sweet Diamond t
J: H T Mo 2
T: P F Yiu
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Ended 2024 with two good 6f runs but this drop back to 5f is probably not ideal
-36007
Age: 7
Weight: 8-7
OR: 44
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 3/12 View Of The World (3¼L) 19/1 45 51
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 t 6/12 Fatal Blow (2L) 59/1 46 51
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 t 10/12 Denfield (9L) 55/1 48 33
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 t 12/12 Aurora Lady (8½L) 36/1 49 40
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 7/12 Sergeant Pepper (2¾L) 13/2 49 47
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 11/12 Flying Wrote (16½L) 9/2F 49 9
12
(5)
Mr Valiant silk
CD
Mr Valiant t
J: K De Melo
T: David Eustace
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Steadily regressive veteran who was very disappointing on his recent stable debut
-08859
Age: 7
Weight: 8-5
OR: 42
Days: 20
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 11/12 Northern Fire Ball (7¼L) 15/1 44 34
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-0 b1 8/11 Sunny Darling (6½L) 18/1 46 40
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 p 8/12 Spicy Gold (4¼L) 9/1 48 48
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 p 5/12 Sergeant Pepper (1½L) 10/1 48 50
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 9/14 Super Bonus (3¼L) 87/10 50 50
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 3/12 Flying Wrote (1¼L) 66/10 50 59
13
(13)
Club Ace silk
Club Ace t
T: J Size
Very unexposed 4yo who was placed over C&D on last month's debut; enters calculations
5-3
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 51
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-12 5/14 Circuit Jolly (4½L) 11/1 52 51
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 3/12 King Eccellente (1½L) 11/1 52 56
14
(14)
Decrelot silk
Decrelot tb 1
T: David A Hayes
A well-beaten outsider on first three starts (all 6f); drops in trip today
-000
Age: 3
Weight: 8-10
OR: 47
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 tp 14/14 Sky Joy (11½L) 189/1 50 22
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tp 11/12 Street Conqueror (6¼L) 136/1 52 45
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-1 p 14/14 Patch Of Time (10½L) 58/1 52 30
Verdict

Class-dropper HARMONY FIRE has a good draw and is sure to benefit from today's drop back to 5f.

Verdict silk image
Harmony Fire

Betting Forecast:

13/8 Happy United,

5/1 Super Sixty,

7/1 Circuit Seven,

8/1 Parents' Love,

10/1 Harmony Fire,

Champion Method,

12/1 Lean Master,

16/1 Sweet Diamond,

20/1 Bits Superstar,

25/1 Rewarding Twinkle,

Mr Valiant,

66/1 Rich Horse

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