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22 April 2026

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Lavender Handicap (Class 4) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 6f
Going: Good To Firm

Runners: 12
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf

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(3)

Young Arrow ^p

J: Ethan Brown

T: Douglas Whyte

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Won over C&D in May last year in his only previous start at Class 4 level; high on list

7800-2

Age: 5

Weight: 9-9

OR: 60

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-3 p	7/10	Victory Sky (4½L)	36/1	65	55
11 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-11 p	8/11	Metro Power (4L)	13/1	64	57
28 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-10 p	12/12	Greater Bae (8¼L)	23/1	66	46
1 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 p	13/14	Infinite Resolve (8L)	23/1	66	50
14 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 p	2/13	Helene Supafeeling (½L)	15/1	64	70
5 Nov 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-12 p	9/12	Regal Gem (5½L)	19/1	65	53

(5)

Captain Link ^tb

J: Joao Moreira

T: C Fownes

Yet to get going in five starts in Hong Kong; others preferred

0000-0

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 55

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
18 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	5f GF	Hc	9-8 tb	10/12	Notthesillyone (5¼L)	65/1	58	47
14 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f GF	Hc	9-3 t	13/14	Amazing Partners (6½L)	47/1	60	52
4 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-7 t	11/12	Romantic Son (4¼L)	140/1	62	53
21 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-11 t	10/12	Blazing Wind (9½L)	142/1	64	43
19 Nov 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 t	12/12	Romantic Son (10½L)	105/1	64	40
1 Aug 24	Crb Cranbourne	5f Sft	Md	9-0	1/9	Chinqui (shd)	11/5F	-	-

(12)

Lucky McQueen ^ht

J: Matthew Poon

T: W K Mo

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)

Has a good record over this C&D (214), but he has been lumbered with the outside stall

41438-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Apr 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 ht	4/12	Sky Cap (1½L)	18/5	52	54
11 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-10 ht	1/12	Smart Fighter (½L)	49/10	46	59
19 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-10 ht	4/14	Aeroinvincible (2¾L)	12/1	47	47
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f GF	Hc	8-9 ht	3/14	Turin Champions (¾L)	9/1	46	53
11 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-9 ht	8/12	Elite Golf (4½L)	7/1	46	40
14 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-7 ht	2/14	Cool Boy (¾L)	43/1	44	53

(4)

Jolly Companion ^tb

J: C Y Ho

T: K L Man

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Still 7lb higher than when winning over C&D in January, but is better drawn than of late

55921-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-0

OR: 51

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Apr 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-1 tb	5/12	Igor Stravinsky (2L)	32/1	52	52
18 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-1 tb	5/12	Sky Cap (2¼L)	26/1	52	53
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 tb	9/12	Legend Star (4¼L)	81/10	52	47
4 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-3 tb	2/12	Victor The Rapid (½L)	17/5	50	57
7 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 tb	1/12	Superb Boy (nk)	67/10	44	53
23 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 tb	9/12	Awesome Treasure (6L)	16/5F	45	34

(10)

Lucky Xander

J: Richard Kingscote

T: P F Yiu

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)

Regressive in eight starts in Hong Kong; opposable from his high draw

0000-0

Age: 4

Weight: 9-0

OR: 51

Days: 45

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Mar 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-3	10/11	Juicy Dragon (6¼L)	120/1	54	45
8 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-5 v	10/12	King Dance (5L)	63/1	56	48
1 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-8 b	14/14	Crossborderdude (6¾L)	83/1	58	44
4 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-9 b¹	14/14	Positive Smile (16½L)	59/1	60	25
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 v	11/14	Jumbo Treasure (4½L)	80/1	62	55
3 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-9 v	9/12	Blue Illusion (4¼L)	18/1	64	57

(2)

Vigor Eye ^p

J: Zac Purton

T: David A Hayes

0-5; beaten a head at Sha Tin last month; holds more compelling claims than most

293-43

Age: 4

Weight: 9-0

OR: 51

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
29 Mar 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-1 p	2/14	Better And Better (hd)	17/2	49	61
14 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-1 p	9/12	Gor Gor (6L)	23/10F	51	42
18 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 p	3/14	Cool Boy (1¼L)	5/2	51	56
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1	4/14	Aurio (3½L)	77/10	52	56
7 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-13	3/12	Embrace Aberdeen (1¾L)	27/10F	52	54

(11)

Flying Sniper

J: Hugh Bowman

T: D J Hall

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)

Not without promise in two starts at Sha Tin, but the draw is likely to make things tricky

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 50

Days: 10

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Apr 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1	5/12	Elite Golf (3L)	12/1	52	52
15 Mar 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-3	7/12	Mr Incredible (3½L)	19/10F	52	51

(8)

Kwai Chung Talents

J: M L Yeung

T: C W Chang

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)

A little ability in his last two starts over C&D, but more is needed to get competitive

680

Age: 3

Weight: 8-11

OR: 48

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13	6/12	Giant Ballon (5½L)	79/1	50	47
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1	8/12	Legend Star (4¼L)	30/1	52	47
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-1	14/14	Gold Patch (15L)	40/1	52	8

(6)

Leading Agility ^ht

J: Lyle Hewitson

T: C S Shum

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)

Fourth on stable debut over C&D four weeks ago; each-way claims if building on that

49-73

Age: 3

Weight: 8-11

OR: 48

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 ht	4/12	Honest Witness (1¼L)	9/1	48	51
18 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-13 ht	9/14	Lucky Twin Stars (3¾L)	44/5	50	46
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 ht	7/14	Mount Everest (3½L)	9/1	52	51
30 Nov 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 ht¹	3/12	Majestic Valour (3½L)	46/1	52	55

(1)

Yeux De Lifeline ^tb

J: Andrea Atzeni

T: J Size

Hot Recent Form Trainer - 7 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (29%)

Out of the frame in four starts; the plum draw the only real cause for optimism

67-00

Age: 4

Weight: 8-7

OR: 44

Days: 84

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-9 tb	6/12	Straight To Glory (4¼L)	34/1	46	40
11 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-11 tb¹	7/12	Majestic Valour (5½L)	136/1	48	40
21 Sep 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Y	3yHc	8-12	10/11	Motor (8L)	50/1	50	32
14 Jun 25	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd		9-0	10/13	The All Out (7¼L)	82/1	-	44

(9)

Solar River ^tp

J: Alexis Badel

T: Jimmy Ting

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)

0-11; off 280 days and will need to do much better than in his recent trials

-08336

Age: 4

Weight: 8-4

OR: 41

Days: 280

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Jul 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-8 tp	10/12	Vulcanus (9¾L)	10/1	45	24
28 Jun 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 tp	8/14	Lucky My Way (3¾L)	53/10	46	46
14 May 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-9 tp	3/12	Hayday (¾L)	56/10	46	52
16 Apr 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-9 tp	3/12	Fatal Blow (¾L)	43/5	45	53
26 Mar 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-10 tp	6/12	California Star (2¼L)	14/1	47	47
26 Feb 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 tp	6/12	Super Sixty (1¾L)	9/1	48	51

(7)

Zhou Gongjin ^b

J: Britney Wong ⁷

T: Brett Crawford

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)

Has beaten a total of three rivals in five starts over 5f-1m; look elsewhere

00-007

Age: 3

Weight: 8-3

OR: 40

Days: 70

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
11 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	5f GF	Hc	8-8 b	10/12	Bunta Baby (5¼L)	118/1	43	35
7 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	8.5f Gd	Hc	8-7 b	11/12	Celtic Times (23L)	75/1	46	1
23 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 b	12/12	California Blitz (6¾L)	77/1	48	31
26 Oct 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	3yHc	8-13	14/14	Ever Luck (11½L)	130/1	50	27
4 May 25	Sha Sha Tin	5f GF		8-9 b¹	7/7	Quick Money (11L)	19/1	-	27

(13)

Tactical Command ^b

T: Mark Newnham

4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)

3lb lower than for the latest of his four C&D wins last July; could play a part

69298-

Age: 6

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
8 Apr 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 b	6/12	Sky Cap (2¾L)	42/1	54	52
4 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 b	9/12	Giant Ballon (6¼L)	12/1	54	46
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 b	2/12	Legend Star (1¼L)	21/1	54	59
28 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-5 b	9/12	Straight To Glory (6L)	43/1	56	44
7 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-8 b	8/12	Straight To Glory (5L)	25/1	58	51
26 Nov 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-9 b	6/12	Somelovefromabove (2¾L)	18/1	60	64

This can go to to YOUNG ARROW who won over C&D on the only other occasion he raced at Class 4 level.

Young Arrow

4/1 Vigor Eye,

5/1 Young Arrow,

6/1 Lucky McQueen,

Jolly Companion,

Leading Agility,

12/1 Flying Sniper,

Kwai Chung Talents,

Solar River,

14/1 Lucky Xander,

Yeux De Lifeline,

16/1 Captain Link,

33/1 Zhou Gongjin

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