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18 March 2026

Wednesday 18th March

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Ireland Trophy (Class 4) (Handicap) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 6f
Going: Good

Runners: 12
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf

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(12)

King Oberon ^b

J: Brenton Avdulla

T: Douglas Whyte

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)

Dual C&D winner this season but faces tough task from stall 12 off current mark

0-7114

Age: 6

Weight: 9-7

OR: 58

Days: 76

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-8 b	13/14	Joy Capital (3L)	12/1	58	56
17 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-8 b	7/12	Flash Star (2½L)	5/1	58	61
12 Nov 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-1 b	1/12	Pejibaye (¾L)	21/1	51	60
22 Oct 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 b	1/12	Star Figure (nk)	31/5	45	54
28 Sep 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-10 b	4/12	Packing Phoenix (4L)	43/1	46	51
7 Sep 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-6 b	5/14	Spicy Standard (3L)	63/10	46	52

(10)

Automated ^t

J: M L Yeung

T: W Y So

Has not yet shown a great deal in Hong Kong (five runs) and is drawn wide today

700-00

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 56

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-7 t	7/12	Northern Fire Ball (3½L)	126/1	58	58
8 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-9 t	12/14	All Round Winner (7¾L)	78/1	60	45
18 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-9 t	14/14	Pegas (6½L)	103/1	62	49
30 Mar 25	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-8 t	11/12	Another World (9¾L)	141/1	64	53
26 Feb 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-4 t	11/11	Aurora Lady (6½L)	56/1	64	51

(11)

Diamond Sparkle

J: L J Ferraris

T: Mark Newnham

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)

Came second in a recent trial but is drawn wide for official debut

Form:

Age: 3

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: -

(9)

Jolly Companion ^tb

J: C Y Ho

T: K L Man

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Began year in good form but needs to kick on again now

921-98

Age: 6

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 tb	9/12	Legend Star (4¼L)	81/10	52	47
4 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-3 tb	2/12	Victor The Rapid (½L)	17/5	50	57
7 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 tb	1/12	Superb Boy (nk)	67/10	44	53
23 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 tb	9/12	Awesome Treasure (6L)	16/5F	45	34
7 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-11 tp	8/12	Notthesillyone (6¾L)	10/1	47	35
30 Oct 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-3 tp	4/12	Hinokami Kagura (¾L)	7/1	47	52

(3)

Rainbow Seven ^tb

J: Zac Purton

T: K W Lui

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

C&D winner last month; 7lb higher today but drawn well again and Zac Purton rides

10-670

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-8 tb	1/12	Argento Ocean (1L)	23/10F	45	58
4 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	8-13 tb	11/12	Somelovefromabove (5½L)	23/10F	45	37
14 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-8 b	6/14	Rising Phoenix (2¼L)	27/1	47	49
23 Nov 25	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-13 b¹	7/14	Fit For Beauty (5½L)	16/1	49	44
19 Oct 25	Sha Sha Tin	7f GF	Hc	9-0	11/14	Lucky Sam Gor (6¾L)	27/1	51	43
1 Oct 25	Sha Sha Tin	7f GF	Hc	9-3	8/14	Invincible Ibis (4½L)	18/1	52	49

(8)

Sky Cap ^t

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: C Fownes

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)

Too inconsistent to rely upon but posted a good effort over C&D a fortnight ago

3075-0

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 t	3/11	Gameplayer Elite (1L)	29/10	52	56
8 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-12 tb	11/12	Good Chap (9¼L)	17/2	54	33
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-0 tb	7/14	Gold Patch (7L)	28/1	56	41
14 Jan 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 tb	5/12	Winning Money (1¼L)	19/1	56	59
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 t	12/14	Mount Everest (10½L)	23/1	58	35
10 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-9 t	10/12	Free Pony (7L)	49/10	60	48

(1)

Fortune Goldsaddle ^ht

J: H T Mo ²

T: Jimmy Ting

Well beaten at triple-digit odds on both starts (5f/6f)

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 50

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 t	12/14	Embrace Aberdeen (6L)	125/1	52	40
1 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-13 t¹	14/14	Master Lucky (4¼L)	115/1	52	43

(2)

Grand Mastermind ^tb

J: Lyle Hewitson

T: David A Hayes

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (3%)

Struggled on first two starts (turf/dirt) and remains best watched

0-0

Age: 3

Weight: 8-13

OR: 50

Days: 56

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
21 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-1 tp	12/12	Speedy Smartie (16L)	41/1	52	10
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 t	14/14	Mount Everest (18½L)	25/1	52	2

(5)

Holmes A Court ^tv

J: Hugh Bowman

T: A S Cruz

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Yet to be placed in Hong Kong but recent C&D fourth suggests he's found his level now

4705-0

Age: 4

Weight: 8-13

OR: 50

Days: 14

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
4 Mar 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 tv	4/11	Gameplayer Elite (2¼L)	22/5	52	52
11 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-3 tb	7/11	Master Resolute (3¼L)	50/1	54	52
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f GF	Hc	9-5 tb	10/14	Turin Champions (5¾L)	39/1	56	50
11 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-7 tb	5/12	Majestic Valour (5L)	45/1	58	52
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 tb	12/14	Jumbo Treasure (5L)	85/1	60	54
14 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-6 tb	13/13	Helene Supafeeling (20L)	69/1	63	8

(7)

Full Of Laughter ^t

J: Richard Kingscote

T: C W Chang

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)

Made quite promising debut in December but yet to build on that this year

80-6

Age: 4

Weight: 8-11

OR: 48

Days: 21

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
25 Feb 26	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13 t	8/12	Northern Fire Ball (4L)	27/1	50	48
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 t	14/14	Lucky Eight (11L)	61/1	52	27
20 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-1	6/14	Turquoise Velocity (3¼L)	71/1	52	49

(4)

Swagger Bro

J: Alexis Badel

T: Jamie Richards

Did quite well from a wide stall over 7f this month and has much better draw today

6846-4

Age: 5

Weight: 8-7

OR: 44

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
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 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	9-0 tv¹	6/12	Bright Mortar (1L)	41/5	51	53
3 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 tb	4/12	Genius Baby (2L)	71/10	52	56
14 May 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f GF	Hc	9-5 b	5/12	Hayday (2L)	9/1	56	58

(6)

Winning Champion ^tb

J: Harry Bentley

T: C S Shum

Not beaten far on any of four starts this year and is edging down the weights

6555-8

Age: 3

Weight: 8-5

OR: 42

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Mar 26	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	8-8 t	6/14	Chill Partners (2¼L)	16/1	44	44
14 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-10 t	5/12	Gor Gor (2½L)	81/10	46	48
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 t	5/14	Lucky Eight (2¾L)	19/1	48	49
1 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-12 t	5/14	Joy Capital (½L)	16/1	48	54
10 Dec 25	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	8-13 t	8/12	Bunta Baby (4L)	10/1	50	44
19 Nov 25	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 t	6/12	Lakeshore Hero (3L)	11/1	52	51

(13)

View Of Cosmos ^tb

T: C H Yip

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (4%)

Finished last in his latest trial; this will be his official debut if he gets a run

Form:

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 52

Days: -

(14)

Little Monster ^ht

T: W K Mo

Seven-race maiden who needs to up his game after two below-par efforts

69-202

Age: 4

Weight: 8-11

OR: 49

Days: 27

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Feb 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 ht	6/14	Papaya Brose (4L)	13/1	51	47
25 Jan 26	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-12 ht	9/14	Island Buddy (4½L)	77/10	51	50
27 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-12 ht	2/14	Aurio (3L)	28/1	51	57
7 Dec 25	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 ht	10/12	Embrace Aberdeen (7¼L)	14/1	51	36
9 Nov 25	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-11 ht	2/14	Sight Hermoso (1L)	23/1	50	57
19 Oct 25	Sha Sha Tin	5f GF	Hc	8-11 ht	10/14	Robot Lucky Star (5½L)	16/1	52	43

The suggestion is SWAGGER BRO, who ran quite well from a tough draw over 7f at Sha Tin this month and is now on a good mark.

Swagger Bro

9/4 Rainbow Seven,

7/2 Sky Cap,

5/1 Holmes A Court,

11/2 Swagger Bro,

8/1 Winning Champion,

10/1 Jolly Companion,

20/1 King Oberon,

Full Of Laughter,

25/1 Diamond Sparkle,

33/1 Automated,

66/1 Fortune Goldsaddle,

100/1 Grand Mastermind

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