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Great Britain Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(8)
Happy Universe silk
Happy Universe
J: Colin Keane
T: Jimmy Ting
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Ended Macau career on a high in March but recent comeback was nothing special.
822135
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 59
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 8/14 Markwin (5½L) 115/1 59 58
2
(10)
Lucky Touch silk
CD
Lucky Touch tb
J: Zac Purton
T: Jamie Richards
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Comfortable C&D scorer last month; strong chance of repeat off 7lb higher mark.
176824
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 58
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 1/12 Firefoot (1¼L) 9/5F 51 63
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 tb 7/14 Win Speed (5L) 9/1 52 52
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 6/10 Harold Win (3¼L) 11/1 53 54
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-2 tb 8/14 Mission Voice (4¾L) 2/1F 53 55
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 2/14 Ariel (nk) 56/10 51 63
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 4/14 Strathpeffer (2¾L) 5/2 51 57
3
(4)
Mighty Strength silk
Mighty Strength
J: Hollie Doyle
T: P F Yiu
Good second on September return; had poor draw as excuse last time; up in trip.
02160
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 56
Days: 45
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 10/13 Master Mastermind (8¼L) 14/1 56 48
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 2/12 Team Happy (1½L) 13/1 55 62
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 1/14 Circuit Mighty (shd) 49/1 50 58
19 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-5 6/11 The Winnabe (7¾L) 13/1 52 42
28 Apr 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 8-13 14/14 Lucy In The Sky (12L) 87/1 52 31
4
(7)
Corleone silk
Corleone t
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C Fownes
Twice denied a clear run last time following encouraging career debut; interesting.
63
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 52
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-2 t 6/14 Californiatotality (3½L) 15/1 52 55
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 3/14 Win Speed (3L) 28/1 52 58
5
(9)
Hailtothevictors silk
Hailtothevictors tp
J: C Y Ho
T: David Eustace
Needs to step up on modest C&D debut; has subsequently won a trial; cheekpieces applied.
7
Age: 3
Weight: 9-2
OR: 52
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 7/11 D Star (3¾L) 13/1 52 56
6
(5)
Durham Star silk
CD
C
Durham Star b
J: L J Ferraris
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Back down to an enticing mark but seems to have lost his mojo of late.
88767-
Age: 8
Weight: 8-12
OR: 48
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 b 8/12 Lucky Touch (5½L) 17/1 50 49
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-2 b 8/13 Master Mastermind (6L) 63/1 52 50
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 7/11 Rocket Spade (4¼L) 55/1 54 56
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 6/12 Matsu Victor (3½L) 46/1 55 55
10 Jul 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-7 7/12 Brave Witness (4¼L) 25/1 57 60
6 Dec 23 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 8/12 M Unicorn (6L) 13/1 57 56
7
(12)
Oriental Tycoon silk
Oriental Tycoon e/s
J: Matthew Poon 2
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Needs to leave form of all seven previous local starts well behind to be a factor here.
800000
Age: 5
Weight: 8-12
OR: 48
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 e/s 8/14 Spicy Spangle (6¾L) 193/1 50 40
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-2 11/11 Reliable Profit (23L) 61/1 53 16
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 12/12 Deal Completed (5L) 81/1 55 55
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 10/12 Team Happy (6¼L) 96/1 57 51
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-3 e/s 12/12 Romantic Laos (10½L) 94/1 61 48
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 e/s 10/10 Lovero (15½L) 129/1 63 37
8
(1)
Viva Hunter silk
CD
Viva Hunter t
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: K L Man
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (3%)
A bit off colour in recent runs but well handicapped; return to turf may prompt revival.
096580
Age: 7
Weight: 8-12
OR: 48
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 t 10/14 Excel Wongchoy (9L) 23/1 50 44
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-0 t 9/11 Never Peter Out (13½L) 13/1 52 34
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 8-10 t 6/10 Floof (6¼L) 49/10 54 53
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 5/12 Matsu Victor (3¼L) 78/10 55 55
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-0 t 8/14 Young Brilliant (5¼L) 15/2 58 56
29 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 9-7 t 12/14 G Liner (6¾L) 11/1 58 57
9
(6)
Yeah Buddy silk
Yeah Buddy htv
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: W K Mo
No top five finishes in eight attempts thus far so will surely be one of the outsiders.
060067
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 47
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-0 htv1 12/12 Take Action (17½L) 39/1 49 20
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 htb1 6/12 Beauty Destiny (3L) 77/1 51 54
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 12/12 Denfield (10½L) 26/1 54 35
6 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-6 tb 10/11 Lucky Eight (12L) 21/1 56 33
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 tb 6/11 My Wish (5¼L) 14/1 58 54
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 7/14 Packing Hermod (5¾L) 126/1 61 60
10
(11)
California Moxie silk
California Moxie tb
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
Better than his modest career form figures suggest; new track/trip; possible longshot.
846676
Age: 3
Weight: 8-8
OR: 44
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 8/14 Super Love Dragon (4¾L) 36/5 46 46
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-12 tb 4/14 Master Of All (2¼L) 26/1 48 54
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-13 tb1 6/14 Win Speed (4L) 30/1 50 54
22 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd 3yHc 9-1 tp 6/13 Patch Of Cosmo (3¾L) 48/10 51 49
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 9-1 tp 7/13 Amazing Run (4L) 36/1 52 55
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF 9-0 tp 6/12 Santorini (1¾L) 13/1 - 71
11
(3)
Star Line silk
Star Line b
J: Karis Teetan
T: D J Hall
Has showed little or no promise in 12 Hong Kong outings; very hard to fancy.
086077
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 43
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-0 b 11/12 Viva Graciousness (11L) 25/1 46 33
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 b 8/12 Sturdy Ruby (3¼L) 11/1 48 52
15 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-3 b 6/9 Family Jewel (6L) 15/1 50 47
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 9-1 b 12/13 Amazing Run (6¾L) 56/1 52 46
26 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 b 7/12 Setanta (7½L) 15/1 55 54
8 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-8 b 7/14 Enjoy Golf (4L) 47/1 57 61
12
(2)
Youth Power silk
D
Youth Power tb
J: M L Yeung
T: David A Hayes
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
His Hong Kong record is 16 unplaced runs and one win; poor latest run needs forgiving.
714575
Age: 4
Weight: 8-5
OR: 41
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-4 tb 7/12 Happy Daily (4L) 49/10 41 46
20 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-2 tb 1/13 Casa Legend (2½L) 42/10 33 49
13 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 tb 4/14 Charmander (½L) 13/1 33 42
1 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 tb 5/11 The Khan (2¼L) 41/1 34 41
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-4 tb 7/13 Same To You (2¾L) 26/1 35 39
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-8 tb1 5/13 Super Elite (4L) 42/1 39 43
13
(13)
Satirical Fan silk
CD
Satirical Fan tp
T: C S Shum
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Solitary C&D victory in May shines like a beacon among numerous lesser efforts; reserve.
008051
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 59
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 7-12 tp 10/12 Turin Mascot (12L) 37/1 61 47
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-1 tp 11/12 I Can (7½L) 34/1 63 54
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-3 tp 8/10 Star Contact (3½L) 11/1 64 67
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-3 tp 13/13 Young Achiever (15L) 31/1 65 44
12 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 5/12 Red Hare King (1¾L) 15/1 64 71
22 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tp 1/12 Atomic Beauty (shd) 269/10 59 70
14
(14)
Take Action silk
CD
Take Action
T: J Size
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Upped 5lb for narrow recent C&D triumph; poorly drawn; reserve.
155705
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 46
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-6 1/12 Ninja Derby (nse) 13/5F 41 52
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 5/14 Master Of All (2¾L) 9/1 43 48
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 5/12 Fighting Machine (3½L) 9/1 45 49
8 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 7/12 Super Fortune (5¼L) 54/1 49 45
6 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 e/s 11/11 Strongest Boy (8¼L) 12/1 49 42
21 Feb 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-3 e/s 5/12 Serangoon (1¾L) 32/5 50 58
Verdict

Having begun his career with two encouraging efforts, CORLEONE merits selection ahead of Lucky Touch and Viva Hunter.

Verdict silk image
Corleone

Betting Forecast:

6/4 Lucky Touch,

5/1 Corleone,

6/1 Mighty Strength,

7/1 Viva Hunter,

12/1 Hailtothevictors,

California Moxie,

16/1 Youth Power,

20/1 Happy Universe,

Durham Star,

33/1 Oriental Tycoon,

Yeah Buddy,

Star Line

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