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27 May 2026
Wednesday 27th May

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Garonne Handicap (Class 3) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(7)
Horsepower silk
CD
D
Horsepower t
J: Zac Purton
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
Runner-up twice over C&D since dropped back in trip in March; likely contender again
2296-4
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 79
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-9 t 2/12 Casa Of Honor (¾L) 43/10 79 83
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 2/11 Bunta Baby (¾L) 31/5 79 84
8 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 t 9/12 Aurora Patch (5¼L) 21/1 81 75
7 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-7 t 6/12 Love Together (3¼L) 47/10 83 83
7 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-9 t 4/14 Stellar Express (2¾L) 20/1 85 88
15 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-13 t 13/14 Patch Of Stars (9L) 29/1 87 67
2
(1)
Candlelight Dinner silk
CD
Candlelight Dinner h
J: James Orman
T: Y S Tsui
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Did commendably well to make the frame on both C&D runs in April; big player from stall 1
443010
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 78
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 h 4/10 Bottomuptogether (1½L) 31/5 85 83
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-8 h 4/12 Casa Of Honor (1L) 69/10 78 81
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-8 h 3/11 Bunta Baby (¾L) 18/5 78 83
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-8 h 11/12 My Day My Way (4½L) 26/1 78 71
4 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-1 h 1/12 Eternal Fortune (¾L) 16/5 71 80
1 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-0 h 10/14 Infinite Resolve (4L) 12/1 71 68
3
(5)
Superb Capitalist silk
CD
C
Superb Capitalist t
J: Angus Chung 2
T: A S Cruz
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
6 x Course Winner - Won 6 times before at this course
Recent efforts have been disappointing and he needs to turn a corner
0979-0
Age: 6
Weight: 9-7
OR: 78
Days: 18
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 t 11/12 Effortless Win (5¾L) 54/1 80 68
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 t 9/10 Victory Sky (6½L) 37/1 82 66
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-7 t 7/7 Stellar Express (9¾L) 47/1 84 55
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 t 9/12 Storm Rider (3¾L) 25/1 86 82
30 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-5 t 14/14 Colourful King (9L) 39/1 87 65
2 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 t 11/12 Storm Rider (8L) 19/1 87 71
4
(11)
Youthful Spirits silk
CD
Youthful Spirits tv
J: L J Ferraris
T: Mark Newnham
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
Struggled here on latest outing and has tough draw today; not the most obvious answer
050668
Age: 6
Weight: 9-6
OR: 77
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 tv 10/10 Bottomuptogether (7¼L) 9/1 85 63
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 tv 5/11 Bunta Baby (1L) 9/2 79 83
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 9-7 ht 10/13 We Are Hero (3½L) 34/1 81 72
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-4 ht 6/7 Stellar Express (5¾L) 23/1 83 69
4 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-2 ht 6/10 Beauty Waves (3¼L) 15/1 85 82
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 ht 8/12 Storm Rider (3¼L) 26/1 86 84
5
(12)
La Forza silk
D
La Forza tb
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: Jamie Richards
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Not fully exposed but absent since October and has wide draw
-03791
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 75
Days: 224
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-5 tb 12/12 King Miles (8¼L) 11/1 75 56
17 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-5 tb 3/11 Superb Capitalist (2L) 59/10 75 77
1 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 7/13 We Are Hero (3½L) 26/5 75 72
8 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 9-5 tb 9/14 Majestic Express (4¼L) 8/5F 75 66
30 Mar 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 1/11 Circuit Jolly (1¼L) 6/4F 67 82
9 Feb 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-5 tb1 1/13 Enjoy Golf (2½L) 127/20 57 74
6
(6)
Royal Blitz silk
Royal Blitz
J: Ethan Brown
T: Douglas Whyte
2-4 in Australia; absent since November; probably best watched on Hong Kong debut
Form: -2211
Age: 3
Weight: 9-0
OR: 71
Days: -
7
(9)
Together We Value silk
D
Together We Value b
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C H Yip
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-5 in Hong Kong but not beaten far after finishing well over C&D on last two starts
54782-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-0
OR: 71
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-2 b 5/12 Casa Of Honor (1½L) 13/2 72 74
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 b 4/11 Bunta Baby (¾L) 16/1 72 77
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 9-0 b 7/13 We Are Hero (2L) 67/10 72 68
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-4 8/14 Jubilant Winner (4¼L) 23/1 72 68
1 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 2/12 Glowing Praises (½L) 18/5 70 72
22 Mar 25 Moo Moonee Valley 6f GS Hc 9-3 b 6/11 Elouyou (5¾L) 13/1 - -
8
(8)
Casa Of Honor silk
CD
Casa Of Honor
J: Matthew Poon
T: C W Chang
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Surprise C&D winner from stall 12 last month; still on workable mark after 6lb rise
1060-7
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 67
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-5 1/12 Horsepower (¾L) 21/1 61 69
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-7 h 12/12 Smart Golf (11½L) 42/1 64 37
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-10 h 6/14 Turquoise Velocity (3L) 83/1 65 65
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-10 10/11 City Gold Banner (7¾L) 19/1 67 51
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-12 7/12 Candlelight Dinner (4¼L) 15/1 69 63
15 Nov 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-13 8/14 Crimson Flash (5L) 51/10 70 60
9
(3)
Master Champion silk
C
Master Champion tp
J: K C Leung
T: P C Ng
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Just a respectable fourth on recent stable debut; others appeal more
4-0012
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 66
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Y Hc 9-1 4/12 Thunder Kit (8L) 10/1 67 48
22 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 12/12 Akashvani (6L) 52/1 67 55
8 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 12/12 Regal Gem (4½L) 9/1 67 60
17 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-9 1/12 Patch Of Watch (1¼L) 59/20 60 70
10 Sep 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 2/12 Harmony Fire (nk) 12/5F 58 63
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-5 tp 14/14 Beauty Bolt (21L) 110/1 62 12
10
(2)
Mr Desira silk
CD
C
Mr Desira v
J: Joao Moreira
T: C Fownes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Dual Class 4 C&D winner in autumn; has questions to answer after two duff efforts
0-0413
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 66
Days: 63
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 t 10/11 Bunta Baby (4¾L) 59/10 67 57
27 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 9-1 t 12/14 Magnifique (9L) 11/1 67 45
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 4/12 Triumphant More (1¼L) 22/5F 67 69
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-7 1/12 Bunta Baby (2½L) 9/5F 58 74
2 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-7 3/12 Day Day Victory (1L) 5/2F 58 62
15 Oct 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-1 1/12 Find My Love (hd) 31/20F 52 63
11
(10)
Central Bank silk
Central Bank
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: David Eustace
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Launched Hong Kong career with two low-key 5f runs and has a double-digit draw
00-112
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 65
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-9 10/12 Casa Of Honor (2¾L) 11/1 67 64
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-11 h 11/14 Turquoise Velocity (4½L) 41/1 67 61
12
(4)
Copper Core silk
Copper Core t
J: Karis Teetan
T: W Y So
Weakened and finished down the field over C&D on last month's Hong Kong debut
0-21
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 65
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-9 t 11/12 Casa Of Honor (3½L) 19/1 65 59
13
(13)
Bunta Baby silk
CD
Bunta Baby tv
J: C Y Ho
T: K L Man
CD
3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
Progressive 5yo who has won three of his last five over C&D; respected
6113-1
Age: 5
Weight: 8-11
OR: 69
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-13 tv 6/12 Casa Of Honor (2L) 41/5 69 69
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-6 tv 1/11 Horsepower (¾L) 16/5F 62 71
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-4 tv 1/12 Beauty Thunder (½L) 17/10F 55 67
28 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-2 tv 3/12 Copartner Fleet (½L) 48/10 54 60
10 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 tv 1/12 Beauty Thunder (nk) 8/1 48 58
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-4 tv 2/12 Mr Desira (2½L) 48/10 48 53
14
(14)
King Profit silk
CD
King Profit t
T: C S Shum
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Up in grade after last month's ready C&D win but evidently in prime form
1225-4
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 65
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-5 t 1/12 Grand Nova (1¼L) 58/10 59 68
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-3 t 2/11 Motor (shd) 7/10F 57 63
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-1 t 2/14 Smart Golf (2¼L) 78/10 57 61
8 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-3 t 5/13 Lucky Ranger (4¼L) 17/1 59 58
4 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-4 t 4/14 Ruby Sailing (1½L) 23/1 59 64
22 Jan 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 t 5/12 Happy Trio (1¾L) 9/1 60 63
Verdict

Effectively 7lb lower than when making the frame in a higher-grade C&D race last month, CANDLELIGHT DINNER has the plum inside stall.

Verdict silk image
Candlelight Dinner

Betting Forecast:

7/4 Candlelight Dinner,

7/2 Horsepower,

11/2 Casa Of Honor,

7/1 Together We Value,

14/1 Master Champion,

Mr Desira,

16/1 Youthful Spirits,

25/1 Superb Capitalist,

La Forza,

Royal Blitz,

Copper Core,

33/1 Central Bank

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