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Sa Po Handicap (Class 3) (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
(4)
Self Improvement silk
CD
D
Self Improvement tb
J: Britney Wong 10
T: K L Man
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
In good form over C&D in recent months and Britney Wong claims hefty 10lb today
4-8217
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 79
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 9-9 tb 4/11 Must Go (1¾L) 23/1 79 84
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 tb 8/12 Full Credit (9¾L) 63/10 79 58
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 tb 2/12 Packing Bole (½L) 58/10 77 85
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 tb 1/12 Must Go (1¾L) 13/4 69 83
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 tb 7/12 Capital Delight (5¾L) 10/1 70 65
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-0 tb 4/12 Super Win Dragon (3¼L) 19/5 70 70
2
(3)
Gummy Gummy silk
CD
Gummy Gummy b
J: Hugh Bowman
T: T P Yung
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Yet to strike form this season but has slipped to a tempting mark; can't be ruled out
06-684
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 77
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-5 b 10/13 Never Peter Out (8L) 13/1 79 71
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 b 6/9 Gorgeous Win (2½L) 11/1 81 80
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 b 6/12 Full Credit (7L) 11/1 83 71
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 b 8/9 Copartner Prance (6¼L) 7/1 86 76
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 b 4/9 Copartner Prance (2½L) 26/5 86 89
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 b 2/12 Superb Capitalist (1¼L) 31/10F 86 95
3
(2)
Mask Rider silk
CD
D
Mask Rider t
J: K De Melo
T: W Y So
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Going Specialist - 2 wins from 3 starts on this ground (67%)
Emphatic C&D winner on HK debut; well held since but remains of interest
81-245
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 75
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 9-5 t 8/11 Must Go (8¼L) 54/10 75 59
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 t 1/12 Mojave Desert (1¼L) 27/1 67 80
10 Jul 24 Eag Eagle Farm 7f Sft 3yHc 9-0 tb 2/7 Rimbaud (1¾L) 5/1 - -
19 Jun 24 Doo Doomben 7f Gd 9-1 tb1 4/12 Lubrication (1L) 9/2 - -
29 May 24 Doo Doomben 5.5f GS Hc 9-2 t 5/13 Metalart (4¼L) 9/1 - -
11 May 24 Ips Ipswich 5.5f GS Hc 9-6 t 1/10 Thunder Mania (1L) 3/1 - -
4
(9)
Victory Moments silk
CD
Victory Moments tb
J: M L Yeung
T: F C Lor
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
His penultimate run offered hope of a revival but he was soundly beaten on latest outing
0-6800
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 72
Days: 56
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-5 tb 11/12 Mask Rider (8L) 9/1 74 62
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-5 tb 6/12 Packing Bole (3¼L) 37/1 76 76
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-7 tb 8/12 Self Improvement (5½L) 26/1 78 72
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 tb 11/12 Capital Delight (13½L) 9/1 80 50
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-5 tb 11/14 Wunderbar (10½L) 170/1 81 58
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 8-5 tb 11/11 Harmony N Blessed (7L) 24/1 81 69
5
(6)
Must Go silk
CD
Must Go et
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: J Size
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 5 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (25%)
Consistent 4yo who was driven out for narrow C&D win last month; 5lb higher now
153-25
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 69
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-8 et 1/11 Dragon Air Force (hd) 41/10 64 74
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 et 5/14 Perfect Team (3L) 76/10 66 69
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-11 et 3/12 Mask Rider (3¼L) 19/10F 66 69
29 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 et 2/12 Full Credit (hd) 37/10 64 74
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-8 et 5/12 Packing Bole (2¾L) 18/5 65 66
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-12 et 8/13 Talents Ambition (5½L) 63/10 65 66
6
(5)
Galaxy Witness silk
D
Galaxy Witness tb
J: Harry Bentley
T: C Fownes
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Ran okay over C&D last month but is much better known as a 7f/1m turf performer
575-80
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 65
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-11 tb 5/11 Must Go (4½L) 44/5 67 63
5 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 7/12 Soleil Fighter (3½L) 84/10 69 70
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 5/12 Definitive (1½L) 10/1 70 78
8 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 t 8/14 Markwin (4½L) 27/1 72 72
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 tv1 12/14 Rubylot (11½L) 13/1 77 56
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 9/13 Huge Wave (3¾L) 11/1 79 81
7
(7)
Mojave Desert silk
CD
BF
Mojave Desert
J: L J Ferraris
T: Mark Newnham
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Scored over C&D on stable debut in December and is still in good form; respected
342-18
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 65
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-9 3/11 Must Go (1L) 27/10F 65 72
22 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 4/12 Beauty Destiny (¾L) 9/1 64 72
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 2/12 Mask Rider (1¼L) 66/10 62 71
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-5 1/12 Vulcanus (½L) 23/5 56 64
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-9 b 8/14 Excel Wongchoy (5¾L) 18/1 58 59
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-6 b 13/14 Green N White (12L) 56/1 60 42
8
(1)
Shinyu Kokoroe silk
Shinyu Kokoroe
J: Karis Teetan
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Unable to land a significant blow when ninth over C&D on Hong Kong debut
9-1183
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 65
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-9 9/11 Must Go (11½L) 15/1 65 38
11 Jul 24 Ips Ipswich 7f GS 3yMd 9-2 e/s 3/12 Explicable (nk) 12/5 - -
9
(11)
Speedy Trident silk
Speedy Trident tb
J: Ben E Thompson
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
2-8 in Australia; makes HK debut after ten-month absence and is drawn wide
Form: -23115
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 65
Days: -
10
(12)
Sal silk
Sal
J: Angus Chung 3
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Struggled when a big-priced outsider for recent Hong Kong debut (5f, turf)
0-2243
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 64
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-12 13/14 Horsepower (6¾L) 150/1 64 50
14 May 24 Hkb Hawkesbury 5.5f Sft 3yMdHc 8-13 5/11 Setombe (2½L) 11/2 - -
11
(10)
Call To Command silk
Call To Command he 1
J: Declan McDonogh
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Absent since winning 6f turf maiden on debut in Australia in October 2023
Form: -/1
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 63
Days: -
12
(8)
Monta Frutta silk
CD
D
Monta Frutta ht
J: Alexis Badel
T: A S Cruz
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Ended last season in good form but has not been firing on all cylinders this term
770-28
Age: 5
Weight: 8-5
OR: 61
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 ht 7/11 Aurora Lady (2L) 12/1 63 65
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-9 ht 7/11 Must Go (7½L) 22/1 65 51
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 ht 10/12 Mask Rider (7¾L) 17/1 65 54
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-5 ht 2/14 Packing Hermod (3L) 54/1 65 73
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-2 ht 8/12 Victory Moments (4¾L) 42/10 65 64
5 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 ht 4/12 Hong Kong Hall (3¼L) 9/1 65 71
13
(13)
Awesome Treasure silk
D
Awesome Treasure tp
T: David A Hayes
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Won on turf in Class 4 here in October but has been badly out of form lately
00005-
Age: 7
Weight: 8-5
OR: 61
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 tp 11/12 Red Elegance (6L) 75/1 67 54
19 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 10/12 Gustosisimo (6¾L) 127/1 65 50
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-6 t 11/12 Fast Responder (6L) 41/5 67 55
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 10/12 Masterofmyuniverse (4½L) 30/1 68 65
1 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd HcG3 8-3 t 5/6 Howdeepisyourlove (3½L) 48/1 68 84
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 4/12 Swift Ascend (2½L) 18/1 68 65
Verdict

Britney Wong's useful 10lb claim gives SELF IMPROVEMENT some wiggle room and he is selected to record a fourth C&D success.

Verdict silk image
Self Improvement

Betting Forecast:

2/1 Mojave Desert,

5/1 Self Improvement,

Must Go,

6/1 Mask Rider,

10/1 Gummy Gummy,

Galaxy Witness,

14/1 Monta Frutta,

20/1 Call To Command,

25/1 Victory Moments,

Shinyu Kokoroe,

Speedy Trident,

50/1 Sal

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