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5 February 2025
Wednesday 5th February

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Yue Man Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Lovero silk
CD
Lovero t
J: Angus Chung 3
T: A S Cruz
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
Awarded C&D race in November but quickly back in the doldrums on next outing; too risky
-01000
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 79
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 12/12 Soleil Fighter (12L) 24/1 79 62
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-2 t 1/12 Super Unicorn (shd) 34/1 74 83
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 11/11 Helene Warrior (21L) 10/1 74 31
6 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 t 10/13 King Miles (8L) 37/1 74 63
5 Jun 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-3 t 11/11 Helene Warrior (15½L) 16/1 74 50
8 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 1/10 Star Contact (shd) 93/10 69 78
2
(6)
Romantic Laos silk
CD
Romantic Laos tp
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: W K Mo
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
C&D winner in December but unable to land a telling blow off new mark last time (1m1f)
60-193
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 76
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-7 tp 6/12 Star Mac (3¼L) 14/1 76 76
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd HcG3 8-3 tp 12/12 Helene Feeling (4L) 9/1 90 88
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tp 1/12 Beato (1½L) 122/10 70 81
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 tp 9/12 Soleil Fighter (4¾L) 29/1 72 72
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-3 tp 3/12 Lovero (1¼L) 15/1 72 78
27 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-3 t 5/9 Sharpen Bright (2¼L) 10/1 73 80
3
(3)
I Can silk
CD
I Can ht
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: P C Ng
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Dual C&D winner this season; flopped last time; needs to rebound with career-best effort
0-1461
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 73
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 ht 12/12 Definitive (8L) 12/1 73 66
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 ht 1/12 Ivy League (hd) 67/10 67 76
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-12 ht 4/12 Lovero (1½L) 39/10 67 73
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 ht 6/11 Daring Pursuit (2¾L) 81/10 67 73
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 ht 1/12 Star Contact (hd) 33/20F 62 70
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 ht 2/12 Noble Pursuit (1¼L) 22/5 60 70
4
(5)
Soleil Fighter silk
CD
BF
Soleil Fighter
J: Zac Purton
T: David A Hayes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 8 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (29%)
Placed twice since opening HK account in December and Zac Purton takes the ride today
2-3172
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 71
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 2/12 Definitive (nse) 29/10F 69 80
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 3/12 Romantic Laos (1½L) 27/10F 69 76
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 1/12 Silo (nk) 53/10 64 75
20 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 8-7 7/12 Lovero (4L) 43/10 64 64
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 2/11 Daring Pursuit (nk) 5/1 62 73
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-8 6/12 Jumbo Legend (2L) 4/1 63 70
5
(8)
Galaxy Witness silk
Galaxy Witness t
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C Fownes
Ran well when fifth over C&D last month but remains without a win since May 2022
5-8093
Age: 6
Weight: 8-13
OR: 69
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 5/12 Definitive (1½L) 10/1 70 78
8 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 t 8/14 Markwin (4½L) 27/1 72 72
23 Jun 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 tv1 12/14 Rubylot (11½L) 13/1 77 56
26 May 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 9/13 Huge Wave (3¾L) 11/1 79 81
1 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 t 3/12 Yellowfin (4L) 58/10 80 85
10 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 5/8 Moments In Time (3¼L) 27/10 82 83
6
(7)
Definitive silk
CD
Definitive tb
J: Karis Teetan
T: David Eustace
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
Rallied gamely to cause 41-1 surprise over C&D last month, his fourth Hong Kong start
1-8006
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 68
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 1/12 Soleil Fighter (nse) 41/1 63 74
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 8/12 Romantic Laos (4¼L) 91/1 65 66
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 tp 10/14 My Wish (8L) 123/1 67 57
3 Nov 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-12 tp 11/14 Steps Ahead (5¾L) 85/1 67 62
23 Jun 23 Wan Wanganui 4f Hy 2y 9-1 6/8 Naval Anthem (5¼L) 33/10 - -
30 May 23 Hst Hastings 6f GS 2yMd 9-1 5/12 Orchestral (3½L) 151/10 - -
7
(4)
Ivy League silk
CD
D
Ivy League tb
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: Douglas Whyte
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Ran game race from the front over C&D two runs ago but has patchy record this season
8-2790
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 65
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 8/14 Embraces (3½L) 46/1 65 65
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 2/12 I Can (hd) 11/1 64 73
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 7/11 Daring Pursuit (3L) 25/1 66 71
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 t 9/12 Jumbo Legend (3½L) 31/1 67 70
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 10/12 Noble Pursuit (6½L) 11/1 69 67
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 5/11 Helene Warrior (2½L) 42/1 69 72
8
(10)
Setanta silk
CD
Setanta tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: Mark Newnham
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Resurgent 7yo who has made the frame over C&D on three of his five appearances this season
7-3734
Age: 7
Weight: 8-9
OR: 64
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 7/12 Definitive (2¾L) 20/1 65 70
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 3/12 I Can (½L) 87/10 65 73
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 7/12 I Can (4¼L) 58/10 65 64
18 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 3/10 Star Contact (½L) 2/1F 63 73
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 4/11 Helene Warrior (2L) 23/5 63 67
14 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 4/14 Patch Of Theta (3½L) 13/1 63 68
9
(11)
C Yeah silk
C Yeah p
J: M L Yeung
T: Jimmy Ting
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Struggled to get competitive when a big-priced outsider for HK debut in December (6f)
-014
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 63
Days: 59
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 p 13/14 Divano (7¾L) 173/1 63 51
10
(2)
Quantum Patch silk
CD
Quantum Patch t
J: C Y Ho
T: P C Ng
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Not very reliable but was placed here last month and remains very well handicapped
3-9047
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 63
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-6 t 3/12 Speed Dragon (¾L) 44/5 62 65
6 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-8 tb1 9/11 Winning Steps (6L) 37/10 64 61
1 Jul 24 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-0 t 10/14 Ching (3½L) 9/1 67 69
15 May 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-13 t 4/9 Flamingo Trillion (3¾L) 26/5 69 73
17 Apr 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 7/12 Zoom Boom (3¾L) 4/1 71 74
27 Mar 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-2 t 3/11 Show Respect (3¼L) 9/2 72 77
11
(9)
Glorious Journey silk
CD
Glorious Journey t
J: Matthew Poon
T: F C Lor
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not beaten far when sixth here three weeks ago and current mark is workable
6-9825
Age: 5
Weight: 8-6
OR: 62
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 6/12 Definitive (1½L) 15/2 63 71
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 t 9/12 Romantic Laos (4¼L) 32/5 65 66
11 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 t 8/12 I Can (3L) 48/10 65 67
16 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-8 t 2/12 Jumbo Legend (shd) 15/1 63 74
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 5/12 Noble Pursuit (2¾L) 21/1 64 70
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 8/11 Helene Warrior (4¼L) 19/1 65 63
12
(12)
Comet Splendido silk
CD
D
Comet Splendido t
J: Harry Bentley
T: C S Shum
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Dual C&D winner in Class 4 last season but finding things tougher in this grade this term
49-076
Age: 7
Weight: 8-5
OR: 61
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Definitive (1½L) 11/1 62 70
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-8 t 9/12 Speed Dragon (3½L) 14/1 64 61
26 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 10/12 Romantic Laos (5L) 27/1 66 65
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 7/12 Soleil Fighter (4¼L) 24/1 67 68
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-13 t 6/12 Rocket Spade (1¼L) 15/1 67 71
11 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 t 6/11 Helene Warrior (3L) 19/1 67 69
13
(13)
Samarkand silk
CD
C
Samarkand tp
T: David A Hayes
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
C
4 x Course Winner - Won 4 times before at this course
Has twice gone close here this season but his record is rather mixed
07-520
Age: 6
Weight: 9-1
OR: 71
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
19 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 8-5 tp 10/14 Noisy Boy (6¾L) 48/1 73 70
8 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-3 tp 7/12 Speed Dragon (3¼L) 13/1 75 73
4 Dec 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 tp 5/12 Soleil Fighter (1½L) 46/1 75 83
27 Nov 24 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-3 tp 2/12 Rocket Spade (nse) 77/10 73 79
30 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 10/11 Daring Pursuit (29L) 20/1 73 17
25 Sep 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tp 6/12 Noble Pursuit (3¼L) 31/5 73 79
14
(14)
Fighting Machine silk
Fighting Machine v
T: P C Ng
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Runner-up three times over 1m on dirt since his 7f turf win in September; a possible
7-2224
Age: 5
Weight: 8-13
OR: 69
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Jan 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-0 v 7/14 Perfect Team (3¾L) 66/10 69 71
18 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-6 v1 2/14 Young Brilliant (½L) 18/5 68 74
1 Dec 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 b 2/13 Talents Ambition (½L) 29/10 66 79
23 Oct 24 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-12 b 2/12 Turin Mascot (1½L) 17/1 65 75
9 Oct 24 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 b 4/12 I Can (2½L) 54/10 65 68
28 Sep 24 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-8 b1 1/12 Affirm (1L) 8/5F 59 73
Verdict

After making ground on the wide outside of the field on the home turn, QUANTUM PATCH did very well to finish third over C&D last month.

Verdict silk image
Quantum Patch

Betting Forecast:

5/2 Soleil Fighter,

9/2 Quantum Patch,

7/1 Definitive,

8/1 Glorious Journey,

10/1 Galaxy Witness,

Ivy League,

12/1 Setanta,

Comet Splendido,

14/1 Romantic Laos,

I Can,

16/1 Lovero,

100/1 C Yeah

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