Chairman's Sprint Prize (Group 1) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

19:50

Date 2023-04-30

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £1,214,058

Winning Time 1m 8.38s (fast by 0.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) Zac Purton · K L Man	1/5F	Won
2nd	Courier Wonder (NZ) Hugh Bowman · J Size	33/1	3.25
3rd	Wellington (AUS) Alexis Badel · Richard Gibson	32/5	1.25
4th	Sight Success (AUS) James McDonald · J Size	14/1	1
5th	Aguri (JPN) Cristian Demuro · Takayuki Yasuda	21/1	1.25
6th	Duke Wai (NZ) Jerry Chau · P C Ng	45/1	0.05
7th	Flaming Rib (IRE) Tom Marquand · Hugo Palmer	55/1	1.75
8th	Master Eight (AUS) Joao Moreira · F C Lor	17/1	1.75

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Lucky Sweynesse Brown J:Zac Purton T:K L Man	J:Zac Purton T:K L Man	126	—	6-1111	-	141	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
The dominant force on the Hong Kong sprinting scene in recent months; hard to beat
2 (2)	Wellington Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Richard Gibson	J:Alexis Badel T:Richard Gibson	126	p	61-232	-	137	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Four-time Group 1 winner but behind Lucky Sweynesse three times this year
3 (1)	Sight Success Bay J:James McDonald T:J Size	J:James McDonald T:J Size	126	—	42-134	-	135	-	36d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Late-maturing 6yo who has performed well in Group 1 races on last two appearances
4 (4)	Courier Wonder Brown J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	126	h	-94246	-	132	-	21d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Stayed on for fourth in C&D Group 1 in February but others look a fair bit stronger
5 (5)	Duke Wai Chestnut J:Jerry Chau T:P C Ng	J:Jerry Chau T:P C Ng	126	v	0-3715	-	131	-	36d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Smart and consistent sprinter but needs a career best to have any chance today
6 (3)	Flaming Rib Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	J:Tom Marquand T:Hugo Palmer	126	—	948-10	-	129	-	36d	—	—	—	0	—	—
British-trained 4yo; didn't fire in UAE last month but has each-way claims if back on song
7 (8)	Aguri Brown J:Cristian Demuro T:Takayuki Yasuda	J:Cristian Demuro T:Takayuki Yasuda	126	—	111-17	-	127	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Group 3 winner in Japan this year and may still have more improvement to come
8 (7)	Master Eight Chestnut J:Joao Moreira T:F C Lor	J:Joao Moreira T:F C Lor	126	t	0-0883	-	126	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Brushed aside by the top pair in C&D Group 2 this month and 5lb worse off with both today

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Courier Wonder

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Lucky Sweynesse

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Wellington

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sight Success

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Duke Wai

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Flaming Rib

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Aguri

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Master Eight

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lucky Sweynesse	—	141	—
Wellington	—	137	—
Sight Success	—	135	—
Courier Wonder	—	132	—
Duke Wai	—	131	—
Flaming Rib	—	129	—
Aguri	—	127	—
Master Eight	—	126	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lucky Sweynesse	21d ago	Fit
Wellington	21d ago	Fit
Courier Wonder	21d ago	Fit
Master Eight	21d ago	Fit
Aguri	35d ago	Fit
Sight Success	36d ago	Fit
Duke Wai	36d ago	Fit
Flaming Rib	36d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Sha Tin over 6f. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 10 draws with historical results at this course and distance.