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27 May 2026
Wednesday 27th May

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Dordogne Handicap (Class 5) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(9)
Brave Win silk
Brave Win b
J: C Y Ho
T: K W Lui
Out of the frame in all nine starts, though could be more competitive dropped to Class 5
850000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-7 b 8/12 Find My Love (3½L) 20/1 42 39
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 b 5/11 Motor (2½L) 42/1 43 43
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 b 11/12 Giant Ballon (7½L) 20/1 45 33
8 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-10 p 10/14 All Round Winner (4¾L) 63/1 47 40
11 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-12 p 10/14 Robot Star (6¼L) 11/1 49 41
1 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-13 p 12/14 Joy Capital (2½L) 21/1 49 48
2
(2)
Noble Deluxe silk
D
Noble Deluxe het
J: Karis Teetan
T: J Size
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Both wins have come on dirt at Sha Tin; record of 0-18 on turf makes him hard to recommend
013001
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 het 10/12 Robot Knight (15L) 16/1 40 -
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 het 1/12 Viva Chaleur (½L) 13/1 34 44
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 het 3/12 Viva Chaleur (3L) 13/1 34 35
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-3 het 12/12 Verbier (19L) 26/1 34 -
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-4 het 13/14 Come Fast Fay Fay (6¼L) 76/10 34 23
21 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-10 het 1/12 Only U (1¾L) 63/10 27 40
3
(6)
Solar River silk
Solar River tp
J: Alexis Badel
T: Jimmy Ting
0-12, but down in class and ran well a couple of times over C&D last year
0-0833
Age: 4
Weight: 9-9
OR: 40
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-5 tp 10/12 Vigor Eye (3¾L) 33/1 42 35
16 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 tp 10/12 Vulcanus (9¾L) 10/1 45 24
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 8/14 Lucky My Way (3¾L) 53/10 46 46
14 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-9 tp 3/12 Hayday (¾L) 56/10 46 52
16 Apr 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-9 tp 3/12 Fatal Blow (¾L) 43/5 45 53
26 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-10 tp 6/12 California Star (2¼L) 14/1 47 47
4
(12)
Happy Action silk
Happy Action tb
J: Harry Bentley
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
0-12 and best efforts so far have come on dirt; opposable from the outside stall
30-045
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 39
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 tb 3/12 Robot Knight (1¼L) 14/1 39 42
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-5 tb 12/14 Parents' Love (5½L) 30/1 41 32
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 tb1 11/12 California Moxie (6L) 18/1 43 39
15 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 tp 4/14 Supreme Agility (2¼L) 10/1 45 48
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-10 tp 5/12 Vulcanus (2¼L) 9/1 45 46
12 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sl Hc 8-13 tp 2/12 Daily Trophy (2¾L) 61/1 45 49
5
(4)
Flying Christie silk
Flying Christie tv
J: K C Leung
T: P C Ng
No show in seven starts but a drop in class and a good draw are small reasons for optimism
00000-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 7-10 tv 10/10 Storming Dragon (8¾L) 126/1 40 17
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 htv 12/12 Smart Fighter (6½L) 222/1 44 31
29 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 het 14/14 King Dance (13L) 250/1 45 19
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 hetb 12/12 Good Chap (7L) 193/1 48 36
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-1 tb 12/14 Hot Delight (14½L) 133/1 50 15
27 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 htb 11/14 Mount Everest (9L) 130/1 52 33
6
(7)
Gimme Five silk
D
Gimme Five b
J: L J Ferraris
T: F C Lor
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
1-27; placed four times over C&D, but recent efforts not encouraging
0000-0
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 37
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-9 b 13/14 Triumphant Warrior (17L) 65/1 40 -
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 b 12/12 Legend Star (14L) 9/1 42 6
4 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-11 b 11/12 Victor The Rapid (6¼L) 12/1 44 32
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-9 b 10/14 Amazing Partners (4L) 64/1 46 43
30 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-13 b 10/12 Day Day Victory (15½L) 11/1 48 11
30 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 b 9/12 Hinokami Kagura (5¼L) 12/1 49 39
7
(10)
Von Baer silk
Von Baer tb
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: Jamie Richards
0-20 in Hong Kong; drop to this level and a change of stable has made little difference
50-905
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 35
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 tp 5/12 Robot Knight (4L) 37/1 37 32
4 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 p 11/14 The Concentration (9L) 12/1 37 23
20 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-8 b 9/14 Manythanks Forever (4L) 12/1 39 39
3 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 b 10/12 California Blitz (5¼L) 13/1 41 33
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 b 5/12 Lakeshore Hero (2L) 69/10 43 45
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-5 b 5/12 Tourbillon Golfer (2L) 11/5 45 47
8
(5)
Winning Diamond silk
Winning Diamond
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C H Yip
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-11; has been running over further this year; not sure the return to 6f is a positive
040880
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 10/13 View All Things (6½L) 37/1 36 27
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 4/14 He Was Me (2½L) 12/1 38 41
22 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-4 10/14 Mega Mastermind (4¼L) 27/1 40 37
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-7 8/12 Stormi (4¼L) 20/1 42 39
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-7 8/14 Lucky Twin Stars (3½L) 58/1 44 41
1 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-9 13/14 Raging Rapids (8½L) 31/1 46 30
9
(1)
Basic Instinct silk
Basic Instinct
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: Y S Tsui
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Only beaten around 3l at Sha Tin last time and would have gone closer with a clearer run
608-09
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 32
Days: 24
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 b 6/14 Triumphant Warrior (3L) 104/1 34 34
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-6 b 13/14 He Was Me (8¾L) 115/1 37 24
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-6 hb 8/12 Majestic Delight (5¼L) 68/1 39 35
3 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 he 10/12 Genius Baby (5¼L) 55/1 41 35
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 he1 9/12 Win Method (6¼L) 87/10 43 33
5 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 10/12 Tourbillon Golfer (4¾L) 44/1 45 39
10
(3)
Exceed The Wish silk
Exceed The Wish h
J: Zac Purton
T: Mark Newnham
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-17, but now 10lb lower than when narrowly beaten in a Class 4 over C&D in October
0070-6
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 32
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-5 h 11/12 Family Fortune (6¼L) 18/1 34 28
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 h 11/14 He Was Me (3¼L) 26/1 36 34
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-7 7/12 Macanese Master (4¾L) 15/1 38 32
21 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 11/12 Noble Deluxe (6¼L) 12/1 40 31
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 6/12 Amazing Kid (2½L) 14/1 42 45
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 h 8/12 Lakeshore Hero (3¾L) 63/10 44 41
11
(11)
Bingo Babe silk
Bingo Babe p
J: Matthew Poon
T: P F Yiu
0-21 with his best efforts coming over 5f at Sha Tin; hard to fancy from his wide draw
0667-0
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 15
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 p 12/12 Robot Knight (18½L) 12/1 17 -
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-5 p 6/12 Nebraskan (4½L) 11/2 19 21
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 p 6/12 Always My Folks (3¼L) 57/10 17 17
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-3 7/14 Come Fast Fay Fay (2¼L) 29/1 18 23
27 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 9f St Hc 8-3 14/14 Foremost Teddy (21L) 90/1 21 -
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 9/12 Family Fortune (6½L) 85/1 25 18
12
(8)
Sportic Warrior silk
Sportic Warrior t
J: H T Mo 2
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
No closer than ninth in 13 starts over a variety of trips; makes little appeal
000-00
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 14
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-1 tp 11/12 Always My Folks (7½L) 224/1 18 2
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-3 p 11/12 Elegant Life (7¾L) 140/1 22 8
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-6 p 10/12 Macanese Master (6¾L) 153/1 25 12
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-10 10/12 Macanese Master (5½L) 106/1 28 18
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 12/13 Yoda's Choice (21L) 190/1 30 -
16 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-4 10/12 Speedy Smartie (9L) 164/1 35 15
13
(13)
Thousand Cups silk
Thousand Cups t
T: A S Cruz
0-12, but placed a couple of times over C&D including when beaten half a length last month
02889-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 36
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 11/12 Nebraskan (10L) 10/1 36 17
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 2/12 Decision Link (½L) 12/1 36 41
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-5 t 8/12 Verbier (4¼L) 71/10 38 34
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-9 t 8/12 Macanese Master (4¾L) 17/1 40 34
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 9/12 Winning Money (5¾L) 39/1 41 30
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 3/12 Perfectday (1¼L) 30/1 41 48
14
(14)
Lucky Generations silk
CD
Lucky Generations b
T: C Fownes
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Has won twice over C&D since December so would be worth a place on the shortlist
770170
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 34
Days: 21
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 9-4 b 7/14 Meepmeep (8¼L) 11/1 35 23
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 b 7/12 Always My Folks (3½L) 5/1 35 33
6 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 10/14 Supreme Winner (5½L) 64/1 35 34
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 1/12 Oriental Surprise (shd) 66/10 29 38
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 7/12 Blazing Beam (2¾L) 31/10F 29 29
1 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-12 11/14 Riding High (6¼L) 25/1 29 20
Verdict

With Zac Purton aboard for the first time, EXCEED THE WISH looks tempting off 10lb lower than when narrowly beaten over C&D in October.

Verdict silk image
Exceed The Wish

Betting Forecast:

4/1 Exceed The Wish,

5/1 Solar River,

7/1 Brave Win,

Noble Deluxe,

Basic Instinct,

8/1 Happy Action,

12/1 Flying Christie,

Von Baer,

Winning Diamond,

14/1 Gimme Five,

16/1 Bingo Babe,

20/1 Sportic Warrior

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