Taipa Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Sha Tin

10:15

Date 2023-05-13

Distance 7f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £104,712

Winning Time 1m 24.24s (slow by 3.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brave Dreams (AUS) Hugh Bowman · A S Cruz	125/10	Won
2nd	California Voce (IRE) Matthew Chadwick · A S Cruz	74/10	.5
3rd	Noble Win (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · J Size	13/1	0.3
4th	E Legend (AUS) Jerry Chau · K L Man	39/1	0.1
5th	Sinba (AUS) Zac Purton · Jamie Richards	43/10	.5
6th	Massive Action (NZ) Angus Chung · F C Lor	12/1	1
7th	Roman Turbo (IRE) Karis Teetan · D J Hall	69/10	1.5
8th	The Rock (GB) Alexis Badel · C Fownes	41/1	0.3
9th	Golden Artie (AUS) K C Leung · P F Yiu	29/10F	0.3
10th	Beauty Fit (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · J Size	17/2	0.3
11th	Big Red (AUS) Shogo Nakano · C W Chang	156/1	1.5
12th	Beauty Champ (FR) Harry Bentley · Douglas Whyte	66/10	0.1
13th	Bulletproof (NZ) H T Mo · P F Yiu	56/1	13.5

Runners (14)

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
NR (3)	Euro Rocks Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:K W Lui	J:NON-RUNNER T:K W Lui	123	t	131-24	66	91	-	28d	—	—	—	4	—	—
Has shown plenty of promise in his first two local starts; no shock if he was to threaten
1 (11)	Sinba b/br J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	135	tp	134830	78	91	-	28d	—	—	—	9.7	—	—
Off the mark on his second local start; poor latest but can make amends for that run here
2 (12)	California Voce Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	133	t	1241-4	76	98	-	20d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Ex-Irish 3yo who made a pleasing local debut; warrants respect
3 (8)	Beauty Fit Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	132	e/s	800-63	75	99	-	6d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Posted best effort this season when making the frame over C&D six days ago; on a good mark
4 (2)	The Rock Chestnut J:Alexis Badel T:C Fownes	J:Alexis Badel T:C Fownes	128	—	578090	71	94	-	13d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Regressive 7yo who has been out of form this season; hard to see a revival today
5 (5)	Brave Dreams Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:A S Cruz	J:Hugh Bowman T:A S Cruz	127	t	221419	70	90	-	20d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Progressing nicely this season; never involved latest so now tried over a longer trip
6 (9)	Beauty Champ Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	125	ht	8-1981	68	89	-	20d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Gained maiden turf victory last month; 6lb rise means a step forward is required
7 (10)	E Legend br/bl J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	125	—	-41863	68	91	-	20d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Went close to adding his first win in this grade last month; now tried over 7f
8 (4)	Golden Artie Bay J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	125	h	44-451	68	94	-	41d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Made his local breakthrough latest; open to further progress; high on the shortlist
9 (1)	Massive Action Grey J:Angus Chung(7) T:F C Lor	J:Angus Chung(7) T:F C Lor	125	v	1-0800	68	95	-	28d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Hasn't been sighted since scoring over 1m in December; needs to get back on track
11 (13)	Big Red Chestnut J:Shogo Nakano T:C W Chang	J:Shogo Nakano T:C W Chang	121	—	2311-0	64	76	-	13d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
126-1 outsider on last month's Hong Kong debut and ran accordingly; best watched
12 (6)	Bulletproof Chestnut J:H T Mo(2) T:P F Yiu	J:H T Mo(2) T:P F Yiu	119	—	019050	62	94	-	17d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Class 4 winner in January but held since moving back up into this grade
13 (7)	Noble Win b/br J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	119	—	21-06	62	89	-	20d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Supported in his first two local starts; natural progression gives him place claims
14 (14)	Roman Turbo Bay J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	118	—	050942	61	95	-	28d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Almost took advantage of handicapper's leniency last month; lurks on a dangerous mark

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Brave Dreams

OR: 5 Form: 11 Odds: 0

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2nd

Massive Action

11.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

E Legend

10.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 6 Odds: 0

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Sinba

9.7

OR: 7 Form: 2.7 Odds: 0

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Roman Turbo

7.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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California Voce

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Beauty Fit

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Rock

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bulletproof

OR: 3 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Beauty Champ

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Artie

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Euro Rocks

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Big Red

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Noble Win

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sinba	78	91	—
California Voce	76	98	—
Beauty Fit	75	99	—
The Rock	71	94	—
Brave Dreams	70	90	—
Beauty Champ	68	89	—
E Legend	68	91	—
Golden Artie	68	94	—
Massive Action	68	95	—
Euro Rocks	66	91	—
Big Red	64	76	—
Bulletproof	62	94	—
Noble Win	62	89	—
Roman Turbo	61	95	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beauty Fit	6d ago	Quick return
The Rock	13d ago	Quick return
Big Red	13d ago	Quick return
Bulletproof	17d ago	Fit
California Voce	20d ago	Fit
Brave Dreams	20d ago	Fit
Beauty Champ	20d ago	Fit
E Legend	20d ago	Fit
Noble Win	20d ago	Fit
Euro Rocks	28d ago	Fit
Sinba	28d ago	Fit
Massive Action	28d ago	Fit
Roman Turbo	28d ago	Fit
Golden Artie	41d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Sha Tin over 7f. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 14 draws with historical results at this course and distance.