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17 December 2025
Wednesday 17th December

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Lark Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 1m 55y
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(9)
Top Time silk
CD
Top Time
J: Zac Purton
T: W Y So
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Has run four solid races in defeat this season and commands respect
253281
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 2/11 Glorious Journey (1½L) 74/10 60 68
22 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 5/11 South Star (2½L) 77/10 61 63
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 3/14 Beauty Crescent (2L) 42/10 61 65
14 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-8 2/11 Sugar Ball (nk) 10/1 59 68
30 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-9 8/12 The Azure (3½L) 5/1 59 60
2 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-1 1/12 Soaring Bronco (¾L) 57/10 52 61
2
(3)
Glorious Journey silk
CD
Glorious Journey t
J: C Y Ho
T: F C Lor
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Bounced back to form to snap a 19-month losing run over C&D last month
145570
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 56
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 1/11 Top Time (1½L) 67/10 49 61
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 t 4/14 Leslie (1¼L) 77/10 49 52
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 t 5/12 Celtic Times (4¾L) 44/5 51 48
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-3 t 5/13 Precision Goal (5¼L) 73/10 53 52
9 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-6 t 7/12 Red Majesty (3¾L) 14/1 57 55
11 Jun 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-9 t 10/12 Capital Legend (12L) 2/1F 59 43
3
(12)
Colourful Knight silk
Colourful Knight tb
J: Angus Chung 2
T: C S Shum
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Finished last or second-last in all five local outings; blinkers added today
00000-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 53
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 tp 11/12 Samarkand (8½L) 72/1 56 47
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 tp 12/12 Beauty Glory (15L) 57/1 59 33
12 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-2 tp 14/14 Sky Heart (23L) 115/1 61 6
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 8-9 t 11/12 Sky Trust (17L) 96/1 63 17
14 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-10 t 10/11 Metro Power (15L) 100/1 63 25
9 Oct 24 Sle Sale 7f GS 3yMd 9-2 p 5/9 Wukong Jewellery (3½L) 25/1 - -
4
(10)
Fighting Machine silk
Fighting Machine b
J: Maxime Guyon
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Out of form lately and seemingly better suited by dirt nowadays
996008
Age: 6
Weight: 9-2
OR: 53
Days: 38
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-11 b 9/14 The Auspicious (7L) 23/1 55 48
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-7 b 9/14 Precision Goal (6½L) 37/10F 57 51
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Sft Hc 9-8 b 6/14 Solid Win (4¾L) 33/1 59 58
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-2 b 14/14 Beauty Crescent (6L) 41/1 61 53
22 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-10 b 13/14 Flying Fortress (11½L) 153/1 64 41
31 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-11 b 8/14 Tourbillon Prince (5¾L) 16/1 66 63
5
(4)
Made For Life silk
BF
Made For Life
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: Mark Newnham
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Promising fourth over 6f on recent debut; quickly upped to 1m; must be considered
4
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 4/14 Mabubu (2L) 13/10F 52 56
6
(6)
California Moxie silk
CD
California Moxie tb
J: Hugh Bowman
T: A S Cruz
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (0%)
All three starts this season suggest he needs some respite from the handicapper
609931
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 6/12 Samarkand (3½L) 48/10 51 53
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 tb 11/12 Fortunate Son (14½L) 10/1 51 27
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-12 tb 9/14 The Auspicious (3½L) 31/5 51 48
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-0 tb 9/14 Happy Universe (4L) 51/10 51 50
25 Jun 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 tb 3/12 Wrote A New Page (1½L) 17/10F 51 56
21 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-1 tb 1/12 Soaring Bronco (2¾L) 4/1 41 54
7
(5)
Up With Charm silk
Up With Charm hb
J: K C Leung
T: K L Man
0-7 in Hong Kong; upped in trip after midfield finish in new blinkers last month (6f)
690900
Age: 5
Weight: 8-12
OR: 49
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-1 hb1 6/12 Win Method (5½L) 32/1 51 44
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-4 b 9/12 King Glorioso (4½L) 81/1 53 46
28 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-6 e/s 12/12 Bits Superstar (8¼L) 101/1 57 37
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-3 b 9/9 Crimson Flash (18½L) 81/1 60 11
12 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-6 b 10/11 Must Go (38L) 155/1 62 -
19 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 b 14/14 Bundle Award (16½L) 122/1 64 26
8
(2)
Smart City silk
CD
BF
Smart City tv
J: Hollie Doyle
T: P F Yiu
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
C&D winner in June; disappointing favourite here last time; needs to up his game
877419
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 48
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 8/11 Glorious Journey (5L) 37/10F 50 50
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 7/12 Corleone (6¾L) 11/1 51 44
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 tp 7/12 Fantastic Fun (3L) 11/1 51 50
9 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-0 tp 4/12 Red Majesty (1¾L) 69/10 51 54
11 Jun 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 tp 1/11 Forerunner (2½L) 59/10 43 57
25 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 9/13 Mister Dapper (7¼L) 12/1 45 39
9
(7)
Iconical silk
CD
Iconical t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: Jamie Richards
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Yet to build upon his C&D win in April but might have needed last month's run
805551
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 47
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-12 tp 8/12 Meowth (3¼L) 37/1 49 47
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-0 tp 10/13 Fashion Legend (13½L) 12/1 51 29
11 Jun 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-4 t 5/11 Smart City (5¼L) 43/5 52 52
28 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-1 t 5/11 Sky Vino (3¼L) 9/1 52 51
7 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 5/12 Ivy League (4½L) 53/10 52 53
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 t 1/12 Owners' Praise (1½L) 91/10 46 56
10
(8)
Superb Guy silk
Superb Guy
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: K W Lui
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
0-6 but was placed over 7f two starts ago and this new trip may unlock more improvment
030860
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 46
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 11/14 Wukong Jewellery (8¼L) 22/1 48 37
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 3/14 Super Love (1¼L) 18/1 48 50
12 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 13/14 Good Luck Babe (5¾L) 39/1 48 39
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Sft Hc 8-13 8/14 Solid Win (6¼L) 47/1 50 45
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-0 6/14 Super Strong Kid (3¾L) 103/1 51 49
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-6 12/14 Amazing Galaxy (11L) 53/1 52 26
11
(1)
Happy Action silk
Happy Action tb 1
J: M L Yeung
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (3%)
Improved performer on dirt in recent weeks; needs to transfer that progress back to turf
452790
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 43
Days: 32
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 tp 4/14 Supreme Agility (2¼L) 10/1 45 48
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-10 tp 5/12 Vulcanus (2¼L) 9/1 45 46
12 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-13 tp 2/12 Daily Trophy (2¾L) 61/1 45 49
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-11 tp 7/12 Packing Phoenix (5¼L) 209/1 47 48
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-12 tp 9/14 Super Strong Kid (7¼L) 170/1 49 35
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-6 tp 11/14 Amazing Galaxy (8½L) 118/1 52 35
12
(11)
Metal King silk
Metal King tp
J: Matthew Poon
T: Jimmy Ting
Took a small step forward when staying-on fourth over C&D four weeks ago
489700
Age: 4
Weight: 8-4
OR: 40
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 tp 4/12 Samarkand (2¾L) 38/1 41 45
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-8 tp 8/12 Celtic Times (6L) 10/1 43 38
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 p 9/11 Bienvenue (6L) 66/1 45 36
9 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-10 p 7/12 Ace Power (4¾L) 67/1 47 42
14 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-12 11/14 Harold Win (7½L) 59/1 49 38
21 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 11/12 New Power (6¼L) 14/1 51 42
13
(13)
Glorious Ryder silk
Glorious Ryder tb
T: David Eustace
Placed in new blinkers two starts ago but failed to build on that effort last time
03800
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 46
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 tb 12/12 Turin Warrior (11L) 21/1 47 33
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 tb1 3/12 Fantastic Fun (1½L) 48/1 47 50
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 p 8/11 To Infinity (4½L) 168/1 49 45
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 12/14 Spirit Of Peace (8¼L) 206/1 52 37
21 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 12/12 Thriving Brothers (6½L) 137/1 52 42
14
(14)
California Sun silk
California Sun tp
T: W K Mo
Fourth on debut in May (7f) but none of three runs since give much cause for optimism
0004
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-11 tp 12/12 Ocean Impact (8¾L) 36/1 47 38
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 10/14 Pearl Of Pang's (8¾L) 46/1 50 42
8 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-2 tp 11/14 Ping Hai Comet (8¼L) 13/1 52 46
10 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 tp 4/14 Patch Of Stars (4¼L) 192/1 52 52
Verdict

This most interesting runner is unexposed 4yo MADE FOR LIFE, who quickly moves up to 1m after last month's promising 6f debut.

Verdict silk image
Made For Life

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Top Time,

3/1 Made For Life,

9/2 Glorious Journey,

8/1 Iconical,

10/1 Smart City,

14/1 Happy Action,

16/1 California Moxie,

Superb Guy,

Metal King,

25/1 Fighting Machine,

Up With Charm,

50/1 Colourful Knight

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