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14 January 2026
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The APM Monaco Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (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
(5)
The Boom Box silk
CD
The Boom Box
J: C Y Ho
T: W Y So
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C&D winner when upped in trip in November but has disappointed over 1m1f since
-01860
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 82
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-10 10/12 Helene Feeling (6¾L) 51/10 82 73
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-6 1/12 King Lotus (¾L) 13/1 75 84
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 8/14 Thriving Brothers (6L) 18/1 76 68
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-5 6/12 Bulb General (4¾L) 17/1 76 75
4 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 12/13 Winning Ovation (16½L) 5/2 76 40
6 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 3/13 Brilliant Express (¾L) 4/5F 75 81
2
(9)
Keefy silk
CD
D
Keefy
J: K C Leung
T: F C Lor
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
Yet to hit top gear this season and still on a fairly tough mark
-74777
Age: 7
Weight: 9-7
OR: 80
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-10 7/12 Helene Feeling (4¼L) 23/1 82 79
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 4/12 Huge Wave (3L) 14/1 84 86
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 7/12 Sing Dragon (7L) 15/1 85 80
17 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-7 7/12 Lo Rider (5L) 9/1 85 84
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-3 7/11 Bundle Award (2¾L) 14/1 96 96
4 Jun 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 1/12 Highland Rahy (¾L) 13/2 77 86
3
(12)
Silvery Breeze silk
CD
Silvery Breeze tp
J: Hugh Bowman
T: David Eustace
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
In good form but went up 6lb for last month's narrow win and has tough draw today
-12294
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 79
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 tp 1/12 Flying Fortress (nk) 29/10F 73 80
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 tp 2/12 Uranus Star (nk) 27/10J 72 79
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 t 2/14 Max Que (shd) 9/1 70 78
14 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-0 tb 9/13 Patch Of Stars (6¾L) 9/1 71 63
27 Apr 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 t 4/14 Everyone's Star (1¾L) 9/2 71 77
9 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-0 tb BD/14 Californiatotality () 13/10F 71 -
4
(7)
A Americ Te Specso silk
CD
C
A Americ Te Specso b
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: J Size
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
C
7 x Course Winner - Won 7 times before at this course
Consistent 7yo; in career-best form but probably vulnerable off a mark this high
5-1853
Age: 7
Weight: 9-3
OR: 76
Days: 7
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 b 5/12 Solid Win (2¼L) 19/1 76 81
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 b 1/12 Chill Kaka (¾L) 31/5 70 76
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-3 b 8/12 The Boom Box (3½L) 13/2 72 73
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-3 b 6/11 Awesome Fluke (½L) 2/1F 72 76
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 b 3/12 Uranus Star (¾L) 15/1 72 78
22 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 b 2/11 South Star (¾L) 25/1 71 77
5
(10)
Anode silk
Anode t
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle
T: C S Shum
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Twice in the frame over 7f in October but has suffered worrying slump in form since
-90024
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 71
Days: 25
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-3 t 9/14 Invincible Ibis (5½L) 21/1 73 69
23 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-6 tb 13/13 Riding Together (5½L) 17/1 75 64
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 14/14 Thriving Brothers (18½L) 14/1 75 33
26 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-5 tb 2/13 Top Dragon (1¼L) 19/1 74 81
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 tb 4/14 Max Que (1¼L) 122/1 74 79
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 13/14 Beauty Crescent (4½L) 180/1 76 70
6
(3)
Max Que silk
Max Que t
J: Zac Purton
T: Mark Newnham
Began season with two 7f wins and has been placed over 1m three consecutive times since
-33311
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 69
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 3/12 Silvery Breeze (1L) 47/10 69 73
15 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-11 t 3/14 Beauty Bolt (1L) 58/10 68 70
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-10 t 3/14 Fortune Boy (½L) 32/5 67 71
1 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-5 t 1/14 Silvery Breeze (shd) 29/10 61 70
14 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 t 1/11 Aeroinvincible (1½L) 39/20F 54 66
8 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 t 4/14 Star Satyr (1¼L) 19/10F 55 60
7
(8)
Viva Graciousness silk
CD
Viva Graciousness t
J: Alexis Badel
T: A S Cruz
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%)
Dual C&D winner at start of this season but well down the field on next two outings
-00110
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 68
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-0 t 12/12 Silvery Breeze (8½L) 30/1 68 55
2 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 t 11/12 I Can (7L) 23/1 68 61
8 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-4 t 1/11 Keen Molly (½L) 116/10 61 70
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 t 1/12 Quantum Patch (1¼L) 123/20 55 66
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-9 t 12/14 Pearl Of Pang's (9½L) 20/1 58 48
28 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-8 t 3/11 Sky Vino (2½L) 24/1 59 60
8
(1)
Samarkand silk
CD
C
Samarkand tp
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: David A Hayes
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
C
5 x Course Winner - Won 5 times before at this course
Made all in C&D Class 4 race in November but safely held when back up in this grade since
-81239
Age: 7
Weight: 8-8
OR: 67
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 tp 8/12 Silvery Breeze (4¼L) 20/1 67 64
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-9 tp 1/12 Ragga Bomb (1¼L) 7/5F 60 70
2 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-7 tp 2/12 Fantastic Fun (shd) 11/2 58 66
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-9 tp 3/12 Celtic Times (1½L) 16/5 58 63
17 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-9 tp 9/12 Forever Folks (5¼L) 69/10 60 57
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 tp 11/11 Wrote A New Page (6¾L) 71/10 62 54
9
(11)
Thriving Brothers silk
C
Thriving Brothers t
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: C H Yip
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
In the frame over C&D since 7f win in November; each-way claims at least
-41594
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 66
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-12 t 4/12 Silvery Breeze (2L) 12/1 66 68
9 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-3 t 1/14 Lucy In The Sky (hd) 30/1 60 69
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-6 t 5/12 King Miles (2¾L) 22/5 62 61
8 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-9 t 9/12 Regal Gem (3¼L) 18/1 63 60
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Storming Dragon (2¾L) 9/1 63 65
16 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Regal Gem (1L) 25/1 63 69
10
(4)
Chill Kaka silk
D
Chill Kaka
J: Matthew Poon
T: P F Yiu
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Dual dirt winner; close second over C&D on rare turf start four weeks ago
-20900
Age: 5
Weight: 8-6
OR: 65
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-9 2/12 A Americ Te Specso (¾L) 21/1 64 69
7 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 10/13 Another World (9L) 20/1 66 52
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-7 v 9/14 New Forest (6¾L) 22/1 67 60
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 8-13 v 10/12 Mojave Desert (12L) 42/10 67 51
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-0 v 12/14 Ariel (17½L) 6/1 67 35
10 May 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 v 2/11 Dragon Air Force (¾L) 7/5F 65 73
11
(6)
Aestheticism silk
CD
D
Aestheticism
J: Karis Teetan
T: P C Ng
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 36 in the last 14 days (3%)
Not firing on all cylinders this season and probably better suited by further than 1m now
-70995
Age: 6
Weight: 8-3
OR: 62
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 8-10 b 7/12 The Auspicious (3½L) 41/1 64 65
3 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-10 b 10/12 Joy Of Spring (5¾L) 22/1 66 62
12 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-13 b 9/11 Awesome Fluke (3¼L) 37/1 68 67
26 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f GF Hc 8-13 b 9/13 Winning Wing (6¼L) 27/1 70 64
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-11 b 5/14 Mighty Strength (1¾L) 44/1 70 73
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-9 b 12/14 Pope Cody (8¼L) 104/1 72 58
12
(2)
Rising From Ashes silk
CD
C
Rising From Ashes b
J: H T Mo 2
T: C W Chang
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Placed at big odds over 6f on seasonal debut but not in the same form since
-90953
Age: 8
Weight: 8-3
OR: 62
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-5 b 9/14 Smart Avenue (6L) 63/1 64 55
3 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 b 11/12 Blue Illusion (5¾L) 18/1 66 54
22 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-1 tb 9/11 South Star (7L) 41/1 68 60
21 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f Sl Hc 9-1 tb 5/12 Mojave Desert (7½L) 20/1 69 63
7 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 3/12 Bulb General (3¾L) 53/1 69 70
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-0 tb 9/14 Beauty Bolt (4¼L) 20/1 69 65
13
(13)
Jumbo Legend silk
CD
C
Jumbo Legend tb
J: Ellis Wong 5
T: C Fownes
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
C
7 x Course Winner - Won 7 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Not running badly this season and has edged back down to a workable mark
-76055
Age: 7
Weight: 9-7
OR: 80
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
23 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 tb 7/12 Helene Feeling (2¾L) 17/1 82 84
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 8-12 t 6/12 Helene Feeling (3L) 9/1 84 83
23 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 10f Gd Hc 9-9 t 10/14 Winning Wing (5¾L) 29/1 85 83
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-4 t 5/10 Speed Dragon (1L) 11/1 85 89
17 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 t 5/12 Lo Rider (4L) 13/2 85 87
9 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-1 t 1/12 Woodfire Bro (shd) 108/10 79 87
14
(14)
Flying Fortress silk
CD
Flying Fortress t
T: W K Mo
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (3%)
Went close over C&D on last two appearances; warrants serious consideration
-22001
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 78
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 t 2/12 Silvery Breeze (nk) 41/10 76 82
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 t 2/12 Super Unicorn (nk) 89/10 75 79
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 t 10/14 Gracious Express (4¼L) 13/2 75 74
28 Sep 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-7 t 11/14 Beauty Crescent (4¾L) 15/2 75 72
22 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-1 t 1/14 Super Express (nse) 33/1 69 77
28 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-12 t 5/10 Jumbo Legend (2½L) 21/10F 69 70
Verdict

This is not a particularly competitive Class 3 and may provide MAX QUE win an opportunity to record his third win of the season.

Verdict silk image
Max Que

Betting Forecast:

9/4 Max Que,

5/1 Chill Kaka,

11/2 Thriving Brothers,

6/1 Silvery Breeze,

10/1 The Boom Box,

A Americ Te Specso,

14/1 Keefy,

Samarkand,

20/1 Anode,

Aestheticism,

33/1 Viva Graciousness,

Rising From Ashes

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