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28 May 2025
Wednesday 28th May

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Loire Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 3f
  • Going: Good To Firm
Runners
12

Type
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Surface
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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(11)
Beauty Viva silk
Beauty Viva tb
J: Hugh Bowman
T: P C Ng
0-8 in Hong Kong; 1.5l second when upped to 1m1f last time; not bred to stay this trip.
257077
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 58
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-8 b 2/11 Youth Power (1½L) 31/10 58 65
6 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-9 5/14 Good Luck Babe (2½L) 33/10F 60 63
23 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-9 b1 7/13 Endeared (3½L) 13/2 62 58
2 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-4 11/11 Ariel (6L) 57/10 64 59
16 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-11 7/14 Sky Heart (4½L) 12/1 66 65
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd 4yHc 8-6 7/14 Dragon Joy (1¾L) 115/1 66 69
2
(10)
Serangoon silk
CD
C
Serangoon tp
J: Harry Bentley
T: A S Cruz
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Usually runs well over this C&D; latest run suggested busy season may be taking its toll.
730016
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 54
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-8 tp 7/11 Perfect Pairing (5¼L) 10/1 56 56
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f GF Hc 9-8 tp 3/11 Management Folks (2¼L) 17/1 57 62
30 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-8 tp 11/14 Mighty Strength (7¾L) 19/1 57 50
15 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-7 tp 11/14 Gold Master (5½L) 12/1 57 57
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 1/12 Hakka Radiance (1L) 17/4 51 59
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-3 tp 6/14 Good Good (3½L) 68/10 53 56
3
(9)
Dilbagh silk
Dilbagh t
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: Douglas Whyte
No real sign of ability in six local starts to date; tongue-tie longer trip tried here.
000-90
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 53
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-5 10/12 Iconical (7L) 67/1 56 49
23 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-9 13/14 Mister Dapper (9½L) 58/1 59 49
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-5 p 10/12 Speed Dragon (4¾L) 20/1 61 56
15 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-7 9/14 Mickley (3½L) 161/1 64 68
24 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-9 13/14 Sky Trust (10L) 144/1 64 51
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-10 13/14 My Wish (12½L) 148/1 64 41
4
(5)
Joyful Prosperity silk
Joyful Prosperity tb
J: James Orman
T: C S Shum
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (0%)
Had a purple patch late last year but much less effective in six 2025 outings.
058050
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 52
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-4 tb 12/14 Oriental Smoke (14L) 32/1 54 36
27 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 5/11 Youth Power (3¼L) 26/1 56 59
30 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 8/14 Mighty Strength (5L) 36/1 58 57
15 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-9 tb 10/14 Gold Master (5¼L) 16/1 59 60
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 5/12 Serangoon (2½L) 26/1 59 61
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 12/14 Good Good (10L) 42/10 59 49
5
(4)
Romantic Fantasy silk
CD
Romantic Fantasy tb
J: Alexis Badel
T: Jamie Richards
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C&D winner; off colour in recent runs though penultimate effort displayed some promise.
650-50
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 51
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 6/11 Perfect Pairing (5¼L) 10/1 53 53
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f GF Hc 9-5 tb 5/11 Management Folks (2½L) 27/1 54 58
5 Mar 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-8 tb 12/12 Beauty Alliance (46L) 32/1 56 -
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd/Y Hc 9-3 tb 5/12 Sharpen Bright (5L) 14/1 57 61
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 11/13 Satirical Glory (8½L) 11/1 57 54
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 tb 2/14 Legion Of Merit (1¼L) 10/1 56 66
6
(12)
Perpetual Power silk
Perpetual Power
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: T P Yung
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Showed a little more last time but still likely to be a big outsider; up from 1m.
70-0
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 48
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 7/12 Sure Joyful (3¼L) 145/1 50 52
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 12/12 Firefoot (9¼L) 88/1 52 40
22 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 14/14 Super Legends (8¾L) 157/1 52 32
7
(2)
Management Folks silk
CD
C
Management Folks b
J: Karis Teetan
T: D J Hall
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
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
Followed C&D success (four of these behind) with fair third off this mark; major player.
312430
Age: 7
Weight: 8-12
OR: 47
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-13 3/11 Perfect Pairing (3L) 11/2 47 51
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f GF Hc 8-6 1/11 Perfect Pairing (¾L) 2/1F 41 50
30 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-5 v 2/14 Mighty Strength (¾L) 36/5 40 47
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-6 v1 4/12 Serangoon (2L) 9/2 42 45
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 8-7 p 3/14 Good Good (2¼L) 10/1 43 49
5 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-8 p 12/14 Ariel (7½L) 40/1 45 39
8
(7)
Perfect Pairing silk
CD
Perfect Pairing b
J: M L Yeung
T: J Size
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
Finally broke his duck by 1.25l over C&D last time; leading candidate off 6lb higher mark.
125695
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 46
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-6 b 1/11 Hakka Radiance (1¼L) 27/4 40 50
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f GF Hc 8-4 b 2/11 Management Folks (¾L) 76/10 39 46
6 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-9 b 5/14 Chateau Le Peche (2½L) 7/1 40 52
26 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-7 et 6/14 Chill Kaka (6¼L) 31/1 43 41
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-8 b 9/12 Serangoon (5¾L) 16/1 44 40
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Sl Hc 8-9 e/s 5/14 Charming Steed (10L) 23/1 46 38
9
(6)
Kingly Demeanor silk
CD
C
Kingly Demeanor t
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
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 Jockey - 1 wins from 30 in the last 14 days (3%)
Front-running 1m1f scorer last time; may struggle to lead this time after 6lb rise.
100982
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 43
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-6 t 1/12 Gold Tack (¾L) 115/10 37 46
23 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-8 t 10/12 Leather Master (8¾L) 37/10 39 33
9 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-4 t 10/12 Casa Rochester (3½L) 83/10 41 40
23 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-6 t 9/14 Sky Deep (5L) 11/1 43 39
9 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-6 t 8/13 Flying Luck (4L) 10/1 43 45
16 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-4 t 2/14 Master Of All (shd) 18/1 41 53
10
(8)
Hakka Radiance silk
BF
Hakka Radiance t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: C S Shum
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (0%)
Knocking hard at the door of a first local success; four times beaten favourite this term.
235247
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 42
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-7 t 2/11 Perfect Pairing (1¼L) 29/10F 41 48
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f GF Hc 8-7 tb 3/11 Management Folks (2¼L) 17/5 42 47
5 Mar 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 5/12 Beauty Alliance (4¼L) 19/5 42 45
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-5 tb 2/12 Serangoon (1L) 11/5F 41 46
16 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-7 tb 4/14 Billionaire Secret (1¾L) 23/1 42 48
5 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-8 tb 7/14 Ariel (5L) 13/2 45 44
11
(3)
Lucky Banner silk
Lucky Banner t
J: Ben E Thompson
T: C Fownes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
Front-runner who is enduring a two-year win drought and is unlikely to stay 1m3f.
88007-
Age: 6
Weight: 8-3
OR: 38
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-4 t 8/12 California Moxie (9L) 16/1 40 32
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 t 8/12 Ivy League (5L) 9/1 42 41
20 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-2 t 11/14 Chill Kaka (5¼L) 26/1 44 37
26 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-3 t 14/14 Chill Kaka (17L) 58/10 46 19
2 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 t 7/14 Shanghai Style (4½L) 53/10 48 45
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 11/12 Prince Alex (8L) 21/1 48 40
12
(1)
Ping Hai Comet silk
Ping Hai Comet h
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: J Size
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)
0-8 but still lightly-raced and posted one of his best efforts last time; up from 1m1f.
489-00
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 38
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-4 h 4/11 Youth Power (2¼L) 46/1 40 45
6 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-5 h 8/14 Good Luck Babe (6L) 71/1 42 38
5 Mar 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 h 9/12 Sky Vino (5¼L) 22/1 44 39
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 h 13/13 Never Peter Out (16½L) 42/1 46 19
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 8-13 h 13/13 Satirical Glory (14L) 9/1 50 36
20 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-11 h 4/13 Celtic Times (¾L) 41/1 50 57
13
(13)
Bright Inheritance silk
Bright Inheritance b
T: C H Yip
Broke losing run with 1m victory last month; this trip looks too far; reserve.
016056
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 57
Days: 3
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-7 b 10/13 Mister Dapper (7¾L) 22/1 57 50
20 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-3 b 1/14 Happy Universe (1L) 94/10 51 59
15 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-3 tb 6/14 Gold Master (3¾L) 23/1 53 57
26 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-5 v1 12/12 Serangoon (8¼L) 23/1 55 47
31 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-5 b 5/14 Sunstrider (2L) 25/1 56 61
19 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-8 b 6/14 Gold Master (3½L) 13/1 58 62
14
(14)
Firefoot silk
C
Firefoot t
T: W Y So
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Usually runs creditably but could find 1m3f too far; reserve.
563449
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 45
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
18 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-11 t 5/14 Oriental Smoke (3¾L) 10/1 47 50
23 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 6/12 Happy Daily (3½L) 11/2 49 53
9 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-1 t 3/12 Harmony Galaxy (1¼L) 43/10 49 53
30 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-0 t 4/14 Mighty Strength (1¾L) 49/1 49 54
12 Mar 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-13 t 4/12 Highland Rahy (4½L) 21/1 50 52
19 Feb 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 9/12 Thesis (6L) 19/1 50 47
Verdict

With a strong pace likely, PERFECT PAIRING can once more get the better of Hakka Radiance and Management Folks.

Verdict silk image
Perfect Pairing

Betting Forecast:

3/1 Perfect Pairing,

7/2 Management Folks,

4/1 Hakka Radiance,

7/1 Beauty Viva,

8/1 Kingly Demeanor,

16/1 Serangoon,

18/1 Ping Hai Comet,

20/1 Joyful Prosperity,

Romantic Fantasy,

25/1 Lucky Banner,

33/1 Dilbagh,

Perpetual Power

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