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23 September 2026
Wednesday 23rd September

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Mount Butler Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf) (Div II) 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
(4)
Flying Wrote silk
CD
Flying Wrote t
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: A S Cruz
CD
4 x C&D Winner - Won 4 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Won three times over C&D last season but others in this line-up look better handicapped
212562
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 75
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-6 t 9/12 Harmony N Blessed (3½L) 13/1 75 71
10 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 t 2/12 Target Audience (1¾L) 14/5F 75 77
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 1/12 Giant Ballon (1½L) 43/10 68 80
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 2/12 Giant Ballon (hd) 9/1 66 75
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 t 5/12 Sight Hermoso (1½L) 16/1 66 68
18 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 t 6/12 Aurio (3¾L) 11/1 66 63
2
(3)
Symbol Of Strength silk
CD
D
Symbol Of Strength
J: Brenton Avdulla
T: F C Lor
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 17 in the last 14 days (0%)
Scored over C&D in March and was still in good form at end of last season; each-way claims
568451
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 75
Days: 91
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
24 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 5/12 Jumbo Treasure (1½L) 28/1 75 77
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-8 6/12 Power Koepp (1¾L) 15/1 77 75
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-2 8/12 Blazing Wind (12½L) 32/1 78 52
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 4/12 Do You Just (2½L) 32/5 78 79
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 5/12 My Day My Way (2L) 9/1 78 79
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 1/10 Flying Wrote (nk) 15/2 72 79
3
(10)
Akashvani silk
CD
D
Akashvani b
J: Zac Purton
T: David A Hayes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 6 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (26%)
Drawn wide again but ran well on seasonal debut and Zac Purton takes the ride today
608076
Age: 5
Weight: 9-7
OR: 74
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Sep 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-4 b 6/13 Jumbo Treasure (3¼L) 25/1 75 71
13 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 9-7 b 13/14 Baby Sakura (10½L) 40/1 77 55
24 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-9 b 8/13 The Red Hare (3¾L) 22/1 79 76
9 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 7-10 b 10/12 Patch Of Stars (4L) 24/1 81 76
29 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 b 7/10 Bottomuptogether (5¼L) 79/10 85 70
6 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-8 b 6/10 Mugen (2¼L) 16/5 82 82
4
(12)
Young Emperor silk
CD
D
Young Emperor tb
J: L J Ferraris
T: David Eustace
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Ended last season in good form but faces tough task from stall 12
365334
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 72
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 4/12 Harmony N Blessed (1½L) 77/10 74 76
24 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-5 t 3/12 Jumbo Treasure (¾L) 9/2 73 77
31 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 6/14 Ka Ying Attack (6¾L) 35/1 74 63
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Sft Hc 9-5 t 5/13 Turquoise Velocity (4½L) 26/1 75 65
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-5 t 3/11 My Mars (¾L) 25/1 75 76
22 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-6 t 3/10 Circuit Champion (1¼L) 24/1 75 81
5
(5)
Pass Line silk
D
Pass Line
J: Matthew Poon
T: D J Hall
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
2-6 in Australia but did not get seriously competitive on first two HK starts
0-0339
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 70
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-8 10/12 Thriving Brothers (6½L) 42/1 74 67
13 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 8-11 11/14 Baby Sakura (7¾L) 92/1 74 60
25 Oct 25 Ran Randwick 10f Gd 3yG1 8-13 b 10/13 Attica (8L) 30/1 - 97
11 Oct 25 Rsh Rosehill 9f Gd 3yG3 8-13 b 3/16 Shangri La Boy (2¼L) 19/1 - 103
13 Sep 25 Rsh Rosehill 7f GS 3yHcG3 8-8 b 9/12 Sixties (6¾L) 20/1 - 90
12 Jul 25 Nwc Newcastle (Aus) 6f GS 2yMdHc 9-0 b1 1/8 Bella Wahine (¾L) 6/1 - -
6
(7)
Power Koepp silk
CD
D
Power Koepp b
J: K C Leung
T: Mark Newnham
CD
5 x C&D Winner - Won 5 times before on this course at this distance
D
7 x Distance Winner - Won 7 times before at this distance
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 4 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (25%)
Ran well when fifth over C&D on seasonal debut but younger rivals appeal more
416643
Age: 8
Weight: 9-1
OR: 68
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Sep 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 b 5/12 Ace Champion (2½L) 11/1 68 68
8 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 b 4/12 Wings Of War (1½L) 19/1 68 67
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 b 1/12 King Profit (nse) 78/10 63 67
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 b 6/9 Must Go (7¾L) 30/1 65 48
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 6/12 Perfect General (3¾L) 71/10 67 63
18 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 4/12 Aurio (3¼L) 21/1 69 67
7
(11)
California Blitz silk
CD
California Blitz tb
J: Matthew Chadwick
T: W K Mo
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
Dual C&D winner last season; needs to find hidden reserves to prevail from stall 11 today
58323-
Age: 5
Weight: 8-12
OR: 65
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 5/12 Dancing Classics (2¾L) 31/5 65 63
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 8/12 My Day My Way (3L) 22/1 65 63
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 3/12 Outgate (1L) 83/10 65 69
4 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 tb 2/12 Romantic Son (nk) 5/1 63 67
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-6 tb 3/12 Mighty Commander (1¼L) 6/1 61 61
23 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 1/12 Good Luck Happy (hd) 54/10 55 59
8
(2)
Wukong Jewellery silk
Wukong Jewellery t
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: J Size
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
Absent since close second at Sha Tin in March but has good draw; player if tuned up
2580-1
Age: 5
Weight: 8-12
OR: 65
Days: 192
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-6 t 2/12 Smart Golf (nk) 10/1 63 71
1 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 t 5/11 Pakistan Legacy (2L) 31/1 64 65
14 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-6 et 8/14 Sky Vino (3L) 9/1 64 65
4 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 8-9 t 12/14 Lovero (8¼L) 48/10 64 54
7 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 t 1/14 Top Peak (2L) 169/10 56 68
19 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-7 t 6/11 Glorious Journey (4½L) 9/1 58 59
9
(1)
King Miles silk
CD
D
King Miles v
J: Harry Bentley
T: K W Lui
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
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 13 in the last 14 days (0%)
Hinted at possible return to form on seasonal debut and is well drawn again; interesting
080050
Age: 6
Weight: 8-11
OR: 64
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Sep 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 v 9/12 Ace Champion (5¼L) 24/1 66 57
4 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 tb 13/14 Chill Easy (15½L) 42/1 68 36
7 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 8/12 Chill Buddy (2¾L) 56/1 70 70
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tb 10/12 Flying Wrote (8½L) 40/1 71 54
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-4 tb 12/12 Perfect General (7L) 15/1 73 59
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-7 tb 5/10 Sight Hermoso (4¼L) 9/1 75 72
10
(8)
Anode silk
D
Anode tb
J: Ellis Wong 3
T: C S Shum
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Safely held when back in this grade on recent seasonal debut; not the percentage call
710077
Age: 5
Weight: 8-10
OR: 63
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
13 Sep 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-5 tb 7/14 Lucy In The Sky (4L) 22/1 63 60
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 1/14 Hayday (½L) 105/10 57 66
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-9 tb 11/12 Superb Spirit (9½L) 9/1 60 36
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-5 tb 11/12 Gold Patch (7L) 52/1 63 50
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-8 tb 7/12 Smart Golf (6¾L) 39/1 65 52
1 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 7/11 Pakistan Legacy (4L) 18/1 67 62
11
(9)
Prestige Always silk
D
Prestige Always tb
J: Nichola Yuen 10
T: P C Ng
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Back up in grade after narrow win in July but remains well handicapped on older form
105687
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 62
Days: 73
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-10 tb 1/14 Spirited Steed (nk) 14/5 56 65
31 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-7 tb 10/14 Joyful Joy (7½L) 81/10 58 46
13 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-5 tb 5/12 Motor (3¼L) 49/1 60 61
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-8 tb 6/12 Sight Hermoso (2L) 61/1 62 62
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-12 tb 8/10 Sight Hermoso (8L) 22/5 64 49
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 tb 7/12 My Day My Way (2½L) 16/1 66 65
12
(6)
Daryl Flash silk
D
Daryl Flash b
J: Angus Chung 2
T: Y S Tsui
D
Distance Winner - Won before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (0%)
Ran okay from stall 12 here on last two outings and has been given chance by handicapper
608880
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 61
Days: 70
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
15 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-12 b 8/12 Harmony N Blessed (3¼L) 13/1 65 61
24 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-10 b 6/12 Jumbo Treasure (1¾L) 20/1 66 67
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Y Hc 9-2 b 13/14 Perfectday (14½L) 25/1 68 39
26 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-1 b 8/14 Mighty Commander (3L) 59/1 70 65
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 9-3 b 8/12 Without Compare (5½L) 83/1 72 66
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-2 b 8/14 Hot Delight (5L) 161/1 74 69
13
(13)
Jubilant Winner silk
CD
D
Jubilant Winner tb
T: Jamie Richards
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Ran quite well from tough draw on seasonal debut but this mark demands a personal best
595014
Age: 6
Weight: 9-7
OR: 74
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
6 Sep 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 tb 5/13 Jumbo Treasure (2½L) 57/1 75 74
8 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-7 tb 9/12 Wings Of War (4¼L) 30/1 76 67
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-7 tb 5/12 Power Koepp (1¾L) 11/1 76 75
9 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-5 tb 10/12 Effortless Win (4L) 30/1 76 70
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-0 tb 1/12 Aurio (1¼L) 13/1 68 78
29 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 8-13 tb 4/13 Rising Force (3¼L) 67/10 68 68
14
(14)
Target Audience silk
CD
D
Target Audience t
T: C Fownes
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Went very close over C&D at end of last season and could still have a bigger run in him
21551-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 73
Days: 77
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jul 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-2 t 2/12 Wings Of War (nse) 37/10 71 75
10 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-11 t 1/12 Flying Wrote (1¾L) 33/10 63 72
31 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 8-7 t 5/14 Aeroinvincible (2L) 22/1 63 63
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-3 t 5/12 Blazing Wind (7¾L) 26/5 63 54
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-6 t 1/12 Armour War Eagle (½L) 12/1 57 64
13 Jul 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 9-4 5/14 Devas Twelve (3L) 13/1 60 63
Verdict

The suggestion is DARYL FLASH, who ran quite well from stall 12 here on his last two starts and has dropped to a tempting mark.

Verdict silk image
Daryl Flash

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Akashvani,

5/1 Wukong Jewellery,

11/2 Symbol Of Strength,

7/1 Daryl Flash,

8/1 Prestige Always,

12/1 Flying Wrote,

Young Emperor,

Power Koepp,

California Blitz,

King Miles,

20/1 Anode,

33/1 Pass Line

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