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Admiralty Hcp (C5) (Handicap) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(7)
Lakeshore Hero silk
CD
Lakeshore Hero
J: Zac Purton
T: D J Hall
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C&D winner who only found one too good at Sha Tin last time; shouldn't be far away again
270350
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 74
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-7 2/14 Circuit Victory (1¼L) 9/1 38 44
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-9 7/12 Majestic Delight (1¾L) 19/1 40 42
13 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 7-11 10/12 General Redwood (8L) 13/1 41 30
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 3/12 Juicy Dragon (5¼L) 37/10 42 38
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 5/12 Fantastic Fun (3¼L) 42/1 44 44
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-10 10/14 Leslie (3¼L) 48/1 46 42
2
(12)
Lean Master silk
CD
C
D
Lean Master tb
J: Nichola Yuen 10
T: C H Yip
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Drops into a Class 5 for the first time, but has again enjoyed no luck with the draw
826880
Age: 6
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 56
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 7-13 tb 6/12 Starry Show (3¾L) 41/5 42 39
24 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 7-12 tb 8/12 Meowth (6¼L) 15/1 42 31
27 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 7-11 tb 2/11 Lucky McQueen (nk) 13/1 41 48
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-7 tb 6/12 Honest Witness (7½L) 76/10 43 37
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-9 t 8/12 Lucky McQueen (5L) 84/10 45 42
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-12 tb 8/12 Bunta Baby (4L) 7/1 47 43
3
(6)
Swagger Bro silk
Swagger Bro b
J: Alexis Badel
T: Jamie Richards
0-16 in Hong Kong, but drops again in grade; has a chance on his third over C&D in March
563684
Age: 6
Weight: 9-7
OR: 38
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-5 5/12 Silver Spurs (2½L) 12/1 41 41
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 6/12 Pi Legend (3¾L) 13/1 43 39
18 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-7 3/12 Sky Cap (1½L) 13/2 44 48
1 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 tv 6/14 Circuit Fiery (4½L) 15/1 46 43
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 tv 8/14 California Star (5¾L) 25/1 48 43
21 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 tv 4/12 Speedy Smartie (5¼L) 13/1 50 42
4
(4)
Macanese Master silk
C
Macanese Master v
J: Karis Teetan
T: Y S Tsui
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Has been running consistently well, but a suspicion that 5f suits him better on grass
242221
Age: 7
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 67
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Fs Hc 9-2 v 2/12 Noble Deluxe (shd) 76/10 33 39
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 v 4/12 Robot Knight (2L) 17/2 33 34
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 v 2/12 Always My Folks (1¼L) 12/5F 33 40
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-1 v 2/12 Viva Chaleur (3L) 10/1 33 35
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-13 v 2/12 Elegant Life (1¼L) 43/10F 32 42
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-5 v 1/12 Taihang Scenery (1½L) 10/1 24 37
5
(8)
Conrad The Great silk
Conrad The Great t
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: Douglas Whyte
0-12; his two runner-up finishes over 6f in the spring came on dirt; has a bit to prove
796922
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 56
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 t 6/12 Fashion Legend (6¼L) 11/1 38 31
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-3 t 7/14 Night Purosangue (5L) 27/1 40 40
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-6 t 9/12 Take Action (4L) 62/1 42 39
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-8 t 6/12 Notthesillyone (6L) 73/10 44 33
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-7 t 9/12 Target Audience (7¼L) 12/1 44 27
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 t 2/12 Igor Stravinsky (nk) 73/10 43 49
6
(10)
No Other Choice silk
No Other Choice tb
J: James Orman
T: C Fownes
0-15; not proving very consistent; ran poorly in first-time blinkers at Sha Tin last time
039535
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 74
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 14/14 Circuit Victory (15½L) 9/1 36 -
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 ht 3/12 Enjoy Golf (3¼L) 17/2 37 40
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 het 9/12 Robot Knight (9¼L) 43/10 39 17
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-4 het 5/12 Pi Legend (3¾L) 15/2 41 37
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 het 3/11 Juicy Dragon (1½L) 13/1 42 48
4 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-6 het 5/12 Bright Mortar (1L) 9/1 43 46
7
(3)
Vigor Elleegant silk
CD
Vigor Elleegant t
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: K L Man
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
C&D winner in Class 5; this is only his third start at this level; worth a second look
593707
Age: 6
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 67
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 t 5/12 Noble Fans (2¼L) 19/1 38 40
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 t 9/12 Vulcanus (5¼L) 12/1 40 29
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 3/12 Gameplayer Elite (1¼L) 43/5 40 46
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 7/11 Motor (4½L) 31/1 41 33
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-6 tb 12/14 Amazing Partners (6¼L) 26/1 43 36
7 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 7/12 Amazing Kid (5¼L) 20/1 45 38
8
(9)
Mr Good Vibes silk
D
Mr Good Vibes v
J: C Y Ho
T: W Y So
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Beaten a head on stable debut at Sha Tin last time; has run well over C&D; each-way claims
200-01
Age: 7
Weight: 8-12
OR: 29
Days: 67
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-10 b 2/12 Noble Fans (hd) 44/1 27 36
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 b 14/14 He Was Me (15½L) 101/1 28 -
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-12 b 12/14 Come Fast Fay Fay (5¼L) 27/1 28 20
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 b 11/12 Lucky Generations (7¼L) 27/1 28 15
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-6 b 1/14 Panda Legend (nk) 77/10 23 32
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-8 tb 9/14 Decrelot (3¾L) 21/1 25 26
9
(1)
Thousand Cups silk
Thousand Cups t
J: Angus Chung 2
T: A S Cruz
0-14, but went close from 7lb higher over C&D in April; plum draw for a front-runner
700288
Age: 6
Weight: 8-12
OR: 29
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 t 7/11 Happy United (4L) 81/10 34 28
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 12/12 Majestic Delight (5¼L) 23/1 36 27
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 11/12 Nebraskan (10L) 10/1 36 17
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 2/12 Decision Link (½L) 12/1 36 41
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-5 t 8/12 Verbier (4¼L) 71/10 38 34
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-9 t 8/12 Macanese Master (4¾L) 17/1 40 34
10
(11)
Winning Diamond silk
Winning Diamond
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: David Eustace
0-13; needs to hit the ground running on debut for new yard and has an unhelpful draw
940408
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 28
Days: 74
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 9/14 Circuit Victory (4L) 10/1 32 29
27 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 4/12 Basic Instinct (1¾L) 56/10 34 37
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 10/13 View All Things (6½L) 37/1 36 27
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 4/14 He Was Me (2½L) 12/1 38 41
22 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-4 10/14 Mega Mastermind (4¼L) 27/1 40 37
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 8/12 Stormi (4¼L) 20/1 42 39
11
(2)
Oriental Surprise silk
Oriental Surprise tb
J: Harry Bentley
T: David A Hayes
0-28; recent improvement has coincided with a step up to 1m; not sure what to expect
220289
Age: 6
Weight: 8-7
OR: 24
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-8 tb 2/14 Frantanck (shd) 59/10 25 32
24 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 2/12 All Are Mine (1¼L) 53/10 23 30
24 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 7-13 tb 12/14 Flying Amani (18½L) 19/1 23 -
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 7-13 tb 2/14 Meepmeep (1¼L) 58/1 23 27
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 8/12 Always My Folks (4L) 17/1 25 21
6 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 9/14 Supreme Winner (5¼L) 14/1 27 27
12
(5)
Turf Phoenix silk
Turf Phoenix t
J: M L Yeung
T: Jimmy Ting
0-18 in Hong Kong; third over C&D in April but didn't build on it at Sha Tin next time
0308-0
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 24
Days: 115
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-8 t 12/12 Enjoy Golf (10½L) 12/1 29 9
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 t 3/12 Nebraskan (2¾L) 27/1 30 34
28 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 11/12 Savvy Twinkle (5¼L) 65/1 33 26
1 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 8/14 Riding High (4½L) 79/1 35 32
7 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-7 t 11/14 Foremost Teddy (9¼L) 48/1 38 29
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-2 13/14 The Auspicious (16L) 114/1 41 13
13
(13)
Sea Diamond silk
Sea Diamond t
T: C S Shum
Unplaced in six starts including on stable debut last time, but this is a drop in grade
960804
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 40
Days: 80
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 9/14 Packing Glory (7¾L) 25/1 44 30
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 8-9 tb 6/14 Run Run Smart (6¼L) 154/1 46 39
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-12 tb 12/12 Honest Witness (16L) 35/1 48 15
6 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 8/14 Zouper Fellow (7L) 65/1 50 40
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 11/14 Smart Golf (9½L) 25/1 52 33
11 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-1 t 4/12 Majestic Valour (4½L) 17/1 52 47
14
(14)
Handsome Blond silk
Handsome Blond t
T: C H Yip
No closer than seventh in ten starts; hard to make a case for
9-0007
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: 88
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-10 9/11 Country Dancer (5L) 33/1 31 27
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-3 b 10/12 King Alloy (6½L) 99/1 34 25
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 12/12 Lucky Blessing (27L) 114/1 37 -
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 t 12/12 Notthesillyone (14½L) 38/1 40 4
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-6 t 12/14 Ruby Sailing (7L) 105/1 42 30
14 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-8 t 7/10 Blazing Wind (4¼L) 56/1 43 37
Verdict

This can go to THOUSAND CUPS, who has the perfect draw for a front-runner and is taken to make it 15th-time lucky.

Verdict silk image
Thousand Cups

Betting Forecast:

5/1 Lakeshore Hero,

6/1 Oriental Surprise,

7/1 Macanese Master,

Mr Good Vibes,

8/1 Swagger Bro,

Vigor Elleegant,

Thousand Cups,

10/1 Lean Master,

12/1 Winning Diamond,

14/1 Conrad The Great,

Turf Phoenix,

16/1 No Other Choice

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