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12 November 2025
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Bedford Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (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
(12)
Star Brose silk
Star Brose tp
J: Hugh Bowman
T: David A Hayes
0-8 but wasn't beaten that far last time and today's ease in grade should help his cause
680638
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 tp 4/12 Lucky Blessing (1¼L) 9/1 40 -
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-5 tp 6/12 Fortunate Son (3½L) 37/10 42 43
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-9 tb1 8/14 Special Hedge (5L) 35/1 44 43
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Sft Hc 8-12 t 13/14 Good Good (9L) 18/5F 46 33
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-11 tp 6/14 Happy Universe (3L) 47/10 48 49
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 3/14 Pearl Of Pang's (3L) 61/10 48 53
2
(8)
Atomic Beauty silk
CD
D
Atomic Beauty tv
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: A S Cruz
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)
Back from break with two below-par runs this season; dropped in grade today
002334
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 tv 10/12 Lucky Blessing (8¾L) 19/1 39 -
8 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-5 tv 11/12 Sturdy Ruby (5¾L) 74/10 41 40
17 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-5 tv 12/12 Forever Folks (8½L) 49/10 42 32
16 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-7 tv 2/12 S J Tourbillon (1½L) 44/5 43 48
21 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-6 tv 3/12 To Infinity (1¼L) 9/1 43 43
30 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-5 tv 3/12 The Azure (snk) 33/10 41 50
3
(2)
Handsome Bomb silk
Handsome Bomb tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: W Y So
Managed only a midfield finish over C&D last month; plenty more required
705704
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 tb 11/12 Lucky Blessing (11½L) 20/1 39 -
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-6 tb 7/12 Celtic Times (6L) 32/5 41 36
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-8 tb 13/14 Aurora Patch (10½L) 71/10 43 24
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 5/14 Spirit Of Peace (1¾L) 73/10 46 49
31 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 tb1 7/14 Dazzling Fit (6½L) 17/1 48 43
4 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 tp 10/14 Dazzling Fit (6L) 12/1 50 45
4
(5)
Apolar Fighter silk
CD
Apolar Fighter tb
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: David Eustace
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Off the mark over C&D in ready fashion last month; 9lb rise demands further progress
184933
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 2/12 Lucky Blessing (shd) 27/10 37 -
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 tb 1/12 Courier Magic (3¾L) 89/10 28 47
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 8/14 Ninja Derby (5½L) 27/1 30 33
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 4/14 Perfect Peach (3¼L) 12/1 31 35
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 tb 9/13 Circuit Mighty (6½L) 9/1 36 30
5 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-5 tb 3/14 Celtic Times (1¾L) 11/1 36 42
5
(10)
Handsome Blond silk
Handsome Blond t
J: Angus Chung 2
T: C H Yip
Sent off at big prices and ran accordingly in all seven career starts
007000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
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
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 et 13/13 Riding Together (24L) 230/1 48 -
11 Jun 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-11 et 10/12 Glory B (7L) 126/1 50 38
6
(3)
Lucky Blessing silk
BF
Lucky Blessing t
J: Matthew Poon
T: W K Mo
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (36%)
Didn't fire on recent dirt debut but was in good form over 6f/7f on turf beforehand
724576
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 1/12 Apolar Fighter (shd) 66/10 35 -
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 t 7/12 Notthesillyone (3L) 12/5F 35 36
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-13 t 2/14 Double Show (1¾L) 6/1 35 41
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-5 t 4/14 Ragnarr (3¼L) 32/5 37 40
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 5/12 Dan Attack (2½L) 33/10 38 40
19 Mar 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 b 7/12 Power Koepp (4½L) 12/1 42 41
7
(4)
Verbier silk
CD
Verbier t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: C Fownes
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%)
Yet to fire in three starts this term and is now in need of a revival
000294
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 8/12 Lucky Blessing (4¾L) 19/1 34 -
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 tb 14/14 Double Show (15L) 29/1 36 6
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-1 tv 11/13 Yoda's Choice (16½L) 19/1 37 11
14 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 tv 13/14 Fight Time (8¼L) 56/10 37 25
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-13 tv 2/13 Circuit Mighty (¾L) 54/10 35 44
21 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-4 tv 9/12 Sterling Wongchoy (5¼L) 11/5F 35 38
8
(7)
Draco silk
Draco
J: Zac Purton
T: B Crawford
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 8 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (26%)
Looked a shade unlucky over 7f last month; likely contender again on stable debut
355378
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 32
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 3/12 Lucky Blessing (¾L) 23/10F 32 -
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 t 3/14 Decrelot (½L) 23/5 32 42
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-2 t 5/14 Ninja Derby (4¼L) 47/10 33 38
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-3 tp 5/14 Perfect Peach (4L) 51/10F 34 37
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 tp 3/13 Circuit Mighty (2½L) 81/10 37 41
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tp 7/14 King Oberon (4¼L) 12/1 39 40
9
(9)
Dragon Sunrise silk
Dragon Sunrise p
J: K De Melo
T: K W Lui
12-race maiden who is yet to get seriously competitive
040005
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 31
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 p 6/12 Lucky Blessing (1¾L) 27/1 31 -
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 p 10/12 Speedy Smartie (5¾L) 38/1 33 21
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-6 p 4/12 Apolar Fighter (6L) 21/1 35 38
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 p 10/13 Tsuen Wan Glory (8L) 39/1 37 30
5 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-4 p 10/14 Endued (3½L) 43/1 41 40
22 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-6 p 11/14 Mister Dapper (6¼L) 59/1 43 37
10
(6)
Foremost Teddy silk
Foremost Teddy tp
J: James McDonald
T: C S Shum
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (25%)
Ran well on dirt last month; can win in this grade but needs everything to fall right
388204
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 28
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 7/12 Lucky Blessing (3½L) 10/1 28 -
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 tp 3/12 Night Purosangue (1¼L) 10/1 29 32
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 tp 8/12 Apolar Fighter (8½L) 20/1 31 28
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 8/9 Super Sicario (8¼L) 14/5 31 24
9 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-1 tb 2/12 Shinkansen (shd) 27/10F 32 43
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 12/14 Gallant Crown (8¾L) 31/1 34 23
11
(1)
Perfecto Moments silk
Perfecto Moments
J: M L Yeung
T: Jimmy Ting
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Second over C&D on seasonal debut but failed to back that effort up last time
520006
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 5/12 Lucky Blessing (1½L) 71/10 26 -
8 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-11 5/11 Hakka Radiance (4¼L) 13/1 26 28
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-8 2/9 Super Sicario (¾L) 23/1 25 35
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 10/14 Gallant Crown (8L) 61/1 34 22
18 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-3 11/14 Tsuen Wan Glory (12½L) 19/1 34 16
6 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 p 11/14 Regency Happy Star (5L) 23/1 36 34
12
(11)
Silver King silk
Silver King t
J: K C Leung
T: F C Lor
Largely disappointing since promising debut in November 2023
000084
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 26
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 t 9/12 Lucky Blessing (5¼L) 65/1 26 -
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 11/12 Night Purosangue (11½L) 13/1 29 9
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-0 t 13/14 Ninja Derby (18½L) 87/1 31 4
5 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 9-4 het 14/14 Celtic Times (16L) 40/1 37 11
14 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-6 het 12/12 Kingly Demeanor (26L) 11/1 39 -
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-5 het 8/12 Sunday's Serenade (4½L) 16/1 41 37
13
(13)
Glorious Expert silk
Glorious Expert
T: Jimmy Ting
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Showed some improvement when fifth over 5f here a week ago; first venture beyond 7f today
508745
Age: 6
Weight: 8-4
OR: 21
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-6 5/12 Speedy Smartie (1¾L) 13/1 23 25
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-8 10/14 Double Show (7¼L) 37/1 25 16
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-11 8/14 Ragnarr (4¾L) 29/1 27 25
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 7/12 Dan Attack (3½L) 9/1 29 28
9 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-12 4/12 Notthesillyone (1¾L) 20/1 31 34
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 e/s 5/14 King Oberon (4L) 29/1 33 35
Verdict

Preference is for DRACO, who has been holding his form well and was only narrowly denied in a blanket finish at Sha Tin last month.

Verdict silk image
Draco

Betting Forecast:

11/4 Draco,

7/2 Apolar Fighter,

11/2 Lucky Blessing,

7/1 Star Brose,

Foremost Teddy,

10/1 Handsome Bomb,

14/1 Atomic Beauty,

Perfecto Moments,

16/1 Dragon Sunrise,

33/1 Verbier,

50/1 Handsome Blond,

66/1 Silver King

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