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Dandelion Handicap (Class 4) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

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

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(11)
Another Zonda silk
CD
Another Zonda b
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: Y S Tsui
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
Gained his second C&D success three weeks ago; 5lb higher, but remains in Class 4 company
109606
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 b 1/12 Mighty Steed (shd) 10/1 55 62
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 b 11/12 Beauty Viva (10½L) 13/1 57 41
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-7 b 9/11 Juicy Dragon (6L) 11/1 60 51
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-1 b 6/12 Fivefortwo (2½L) 25/1 60 61
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 b 11/14 Jubilant Winner (7¾L) 64/1 62 47
28 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 b 6/12 Romantic Son (2L) 19/5 64 63
2
(7)
Luck Is Back silk
D
Luck Is Back e/s
J: James Orman
T: P C Ng
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
4-4 in Brazil but 0-17 in Hong Kong; best watched for now
00-300
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 53
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-6 e/s 11/13 Night Purosangue (15L) 13/1 55 31
11 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 9-6 p 12/14 China Win (19L) 26/1 55 26
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f Gd Hc 9-4 p 3/12 Young Bravo (¾L) 25/1 55 63
15 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-7 p 13/14 Supreme Agility (11L) 22/1 57 40
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-7 p 10/14 Leslie (9L) 43/10 57 42
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-5 p 2/14 Precision Goal (hd) 9/1 55 64
3
(4)
Flying Fortune silk
Flying Fortune t
J: C Y Ho
T: W K Mo
Out of the frame in five starts at Sha Tin; down another 2lb, but needs plenty more
06000-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 56
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 t 12/14 Invictus Dragon (16L) 53/1 58 25
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 ht 6/14 Alabama Song (3¾L) 130/1 60 57
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 ht 10/14 Hot Delight (5¼L) 163/1 64 59
8 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-8 ht 10/12 Galactic Voyage (6¾L) 86/1 64 50
4 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-12 ht1 12/12 Loyal Bright (9¼L) 77/1 64 45
4
(10)
Lucky Together silk
Lucky Together ht
J: K C Leung
T: F C Lor
Less than a length behind Another Zonda over C&D three weeks ago and now 5lb better off
409900
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 55
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 ht 4/12 Another Zonda (¾L) 60/1 55 60
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 t 11/12 Pi Legend (9¾L) 94/1 57 33
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-6 t 9/11 Metro Power (4¼L) 101/1 59 51
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-8 t 9/11 Chill Buddy (5¼L) 73/1 61 55
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-10 t 13/14 Pegas (5¾L) 156/1 63 52
1 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-10 t 12/14 Six Pack (8½L) 75/1 65 50
5
(8)
Colourful Gan silk
Colourful Gan b
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
No closer than ninth in seven starts on turf/dirt in Hong Kong; needs a good deal more
0009-0
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 52
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-5 b 13/14 Leslie (8¼L) 111/1 55 40
18 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-7 p 10/12 Armor Golden Eagle (10L) 92/1 58 44
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-9 b 10/14 Flying Boom (3¾L) 108/1 60 57
21 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-7 p 9/14 Dragon Air Force (5¾L) 107/1 62 53
20 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 p 14/14 The Red Hare (11L) 75/1 64 38
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-11 p 12/12 The Boom Box (8L) 70/1 66 56
6
(9)
Fortune Star silk
CD
BF
Fortune Star tb
J: Hugh Bowman
T: Mark Newnham
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
Dropping in the weights and just 2lb higher than when winning over C&D in January; player
546741
Age: 4
Weight: 8-13
OR: 50
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 tb 5/12 Shooting To Top (2¼L) 49/10F 52 53
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 4/12 General Redwood (4L) 12/1 54 53
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 6/12 Beauty Viva (3L) 17/2 55 56
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-6 tb 7/12 Golden Brilliant (2L) 11/2 55 58
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 4/12 Stormi (1½L) 8/5F 55 58
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 1/12 Incanto Star (1¼L) 51/10 48 57
7
(12)
Sure Joyful silk
CD
Sure Joyful t
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: P F Yiu
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 27 in the last 14 days (0%)
Much better effort last time and still well handicapped, but widest draw not welcome
36987-
Age: 7
Weight: 8-12
OR: 49
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-10 t 3/12 Shooting To Top (snk) 22/1 48 54
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 11f Gd Hc 9-1 t 6/12 Ace War (4¾L) 51/1 50 51
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 t 9/12 Stormi (5¼L) 49/1 52 46
4 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-3 t 8/12 Stormi (4¼L) 13/1 54 52
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 t 7/12 Fortunate Son (4L) 25/1 56 56
27 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-2 t 10/14 Happy Boss (4½L) 45/1 58 56
8
(1)
Decision Link silk
C
Decision Link tv
J: Joao Moreira
T: C Fownes
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (3%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (3%)
1-1 here, albeit the win came over 6f last month; needs to prove his stamina
621805
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 46
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 8-11 tv 6/14 Invictus Dragon (2¾L) 56/10 46 48
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-9 tv 2/14 Proud Box (3L) 14/5F 46 49
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tv 1/12 Thousand Cups (½L) 43/10 40 48
1 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-6 t 8/14 Chill Partners (2¾L) 39/10 42 41
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 t 10/14 Run Run Smart (4½L) 10/1 44 40
1 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 5/14 Happy Shooter (2¾L) 42/10 46 45
9
(2)
Leaping Star silk
D
Leaping Star p
J: Harry Bentley
T: David A Hayes
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 34 in the last 14 days (0%)
Well down the field in all ten Hong Kong starts; difficult to enthuse over
900000
Age: 4
Weight: 8-7
OR: 44
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 p 9/13 Night Purosangue (9¾L) 213/1 47 35
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f GF Hc 8-13 p 12/14 Absolute Honour (9¼L) 284/1 50 36
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 p 11/12 Igor Stravinsky (5¼L) 157/1 53 43
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 10/12 Beauty Viva (7¾L) 141/1 56 46
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-6 11/11 Metro Power (6½L) 129/1 59 44
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-3 12/14 Salon S (12½L) 284/1 62 41
10
(3)
Northern Beast silk
CD
C
Northern Beast p
J: Matthew Poon
T: D J Hall
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
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
12lb lower than when last successful, but has become inconsistent; cheekpieces on
0003-0
Age: 6
Weight: 8-7
OR: 44
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-10 12/14 Happy Universe (7L) 58/1 46 38
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-11 10/12 Win Method (5¾L) 38/1 48 40
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-13 v 11/12 California Moxie (7¼L) 24/1 50 36
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 9-2 b 3/12 Inno Super (1¾L) 41/5 51 55
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 9-3 b 11/12 Ocean Impact (5L) 22/1 53 52
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-4 b 4/11 Glorious Journey (4L) 54/10 55 57
11
(5)
Blazing Beam silk
C
Blazing Beam tb
J: Richard Kingscote
T: Jimmy Ting
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Won a Class 5 over 6f here in January, but well held in four starts at this level since
00081-
Age: 4
Weight: 8-5
OR: 42
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 tb 10/12 Thunder Prince (7¾L) 42/1 44 30
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-9 tb 11/12 Lucky McQueen (7¾L) 23/1 45 33
1 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 10/14 Circuit Fiery (5¾L) 53/1 45 39
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 tb 8/11 Flying Wrote (4¼L) 15/1 45 39
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 1/12 Concorde Star (1L) 40/1 38 48
23 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 tb 11/12 Concorde Star (8L) 24/1 40 30
12
(6)
Our Lucky Glory silk
C
Our Lucky Glory tp
J: Karis Teetan
T: W Y So
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Record over C&D during past year reads 43043334 so not ruled out each-way; cheekpieces on
430-33
Age: 7
Weight: 8-4
OR: 41
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-6 t 4/12 Shooting To Top (1¼L) 10/1 42 45
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-5 t 3/12 Win Method (¾L) 37/10 42 45
11 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 9f GF Hc 8-10 t 10/14 China Win (13L) 21/1 44 29
23 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-10 t 3/12 Quantum Patch (3½L) 15/1 45 49
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 9f GF Hc 8-10 t 3/12 Ocean Impact (1¾L) 13/1 46 52
2 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f GF Hc 8-9 t 3/12 Fantastic Fun (1L) 69/10 46 52
13
(13)
Daily Trophy silk
Daily Trophy t
T: C Fownes
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (3%)
Best efforts have come over 6f on dirt at Sha Tin; opposable under these conditions
787000
Age: 6
Weight: 8-8
OR: 45
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-12 t 7/13 Night Purosangue (6½L) 31/1 47 42
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-13 t 8/14 Leslie (3L) 40/1 49 45
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-0 t 7/14 Nezha (4¼L) 88/1 51 49
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-11 t 11/14 Aerovolanic (14½L) 120/1 53 28
8 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 t 13/13 Lucky Ranger (12½L) 90/1 55 32
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 13/14 Hot Delight (14½L) 64/1 57 22
Verdict

This can go to FORTUNE STAR who continues to edge back down the weights and is just 2lb higher than when winning over C&D in January.

Verdict silk image
Fortune Star

Betting Forecast:

4/1 Lucky Together,

5/1 Another Zonda,

6/1 Fortune Star,

7/1 Decision Link,

8/1 Our Lucky Glory,

10/1 Sure Joyful,

Northern Beast,

12/1 Luck Is Back,

14/1 Flying Fortune,

Blazing Beam,

16/1 Colourful Gan,

Leaping Star

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