Kat O Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Sha Tin

15:15

Date 2023-07-03

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £115,335

Winning Time 1m 36.39s (slow by 2.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Helene Feeling (IRE) Zac Purton · C S Shum	21/10F	Won
2nd	E Legend (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · K L Man	20/1	0.3
3rd	Bon's A Pearla (AUS) Jerry Chau · P C Ng	23/1	0.2
4th	Leading Fortune (FR) Antoine Hamelin · J Size	14/1	.25
5th	Snaffles (IRE) Matthew Poon · David A Hayes	46/1	1.25
6th	Cheery (AUS) K C Leung · P F Yiu	67/10	.75
7th	Beauty Missile (AUS) Hugh Bowman · F C Lor	7/2	0.1
8th	California Voce (IRE) Karis Teetan · A S Cruz	9/1	0.1
9th	Sunny Star (USA) Ellis Wong · C Fownes	25/1	.75
10th	Entrusted (GB) L Hewitson · W Y So	24/1	.25
11th	Nicholson Returns (NZ) L J Ferraris · D J Hall	43/5	.25
12th	Romantic Laos (NZ) C Y Ho · Jamie Richards	16/1	.25
13th	C P Brave (IRE) Michael Dee · A T Millard	39/1	1.75
14th	Packing Knockhill (IRE) Harry Bentley · L Ho	161/1	1

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
R15 (15)	Charity Bingo Bay J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	129	—	112-07	72	87	-	29d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Useful 2yo in Britain but has made a low-key start to Hong Kong career
R16 (16)	Chrysos b/br J:TBC T:C Fownes	J: T:C Fownes	120	tb	000010	63	89	-	23d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
Made all for surprise win in May but quickly back in the doldrums last month
1 (1)	Sunny Star Bay J:Ellis Wong(10) T:C Fownes	J:Ellis Wong(10) T:C Fownes	135	b	-40784	78	96	-	19d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Sound effort when fourth at Happy Valley last month and benefits from drop in grade here
2 (6)	California Voce Bay J:Karis Teetan T:A S Cruz	J:Karis Teetan T:A S Cruz	134	t	41-420	77	98	-	29d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
Didn't fire last time but began HK career with two good 7f runs; new trip today
3 (11)	Helene Feeling Bay J:Zac Purton T:C S Shum	J:Zac Purton T:C S Shum	134	t	1-3122	77	92	-	36d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	13.8	—	—
Has twice gone very close since Happy Valley win in April; likely contender again
4 (2)	Bons A Pearla Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:P C Ng	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:P C Ng	133	b	-80708	76	94	-	29d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Yet to build upon promising HK debut in December; needs to up his game
5 (5)	Beauty Missile Brown J:Hugh Bowman T:F C Lor	J:Hugh Bowman T:F C Lor	130	b	275282	73	100	-	23d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
0-6 in Hong Kong but went very close over C&D when upped in trip last month
6 (8)	C P Brave Bay J:Michael Dee T:A T Millard	J:Michael Dee T:A T Millard	130	b	-80499	73	98	-	33d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Seemingly back in form when fourth in April but two lesser efforts have followed
7 (10)	Leading Fortune Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	128	b	900023	71	95	-	36d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Returned to form with two good efforts here in May and remains on a workable mark
8 (3)	Snaffles Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:David A Hayes	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:David A Hayes	128	—	0-7730	71	94	-	106d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Stayed on for third over 1m1f in February but absent since poor run in March
9 (13)	E Legend br/bl J:Brenton Avdulla T:K L Man	J:Brenton Avdulla T:K L Man	124	—	186344	67	92	-	29d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
On a fairly tough mark but has made the frame on his last three appearances
10 (4)	Cheery Bay J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	123	b	0031-5	66	92	-	23d	—	—	—	4	—	—
Ended 2022 with a C&D win and ran well when upped in grade last month, after a break
11 (9)	Nicholson Returns Chestnut J:L J Ferraris T:D J Hall	J:L J Ferraris T:D J Hall	122	b	-11434	65	92	-	57d	—	—	—	10.9	—	—
Began year with two 1m1f course wins and has made the frame all three starts since
12 (7)	Packing Knockhill Chestnut J:Harry Bentley T:L Ho	J:Harry Bentley T:L Ho	122	—	1-0	65	90	-	8d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Struggled to get competitive on last month's Hong Kong debut (7f)
13 (14)	Romantic Laos Bay J:C Y Ho T:Jamie Richards	J:C Y Ho T:Jamie Richards	122	ht	871217	65	91	-	19d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Two wins this year; not at best when upped in grade last month but remains of interest
14 (12)	Entrusted Brown J:L Hewitson T:W Y So	J:L Hewitson T:W Y So	121	tp	-08746	64	99	-	23d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Reecent efforts have been very respectable but his last win was in November 2021

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Romantic Laos

16.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Helene Feeling

13.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Beauty Missile

13.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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Leading Fortune

11.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Nicholson Returns

10.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Packing Knockhill

10.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Chrysos

10.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Sunny Star

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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California Voce

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bons A Pearla

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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C P Brave

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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E Legend

5.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Charity Bingo

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Snaffles

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cheery

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Entrusted

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sunny Star	78	96	—
California Voce	77	98	—
Helene Feeling	77	92	—
Bons A Pearla	76	94	—
Beauty Missile	73	100	—
C P Brave	73	98	—
Charity Bingo	72	87	—
Leading Fortune	71	95	—
Snaffles	71	94	—
E Legend	67	92	—
Cheery	66	92	—
Nicholson Returns	65	92	—
Packing Knockhill	65	90	—
Romantic Laos	65	91	—
Entrusted	64	99	—
Chrysos	63	89	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Packing Knockhill	8d ago	Quick return
Sunny Star	19d ago	Fit
Romantic Laos	19d ago	Fit
Chrysos	23d ago	Fit
Beauty Missile	23d ago	Fit
Cheery	23d ago	Fit
Entrusted	23d ago	Fit
Charity Bingo	29d ago	Fit
California Voce	29d ago	Fit
Bons A Pearla	29d ago	Fit
E Legend	29d ago	Fit
C P Brave	33d ago	Fit
Helene Feeling	36d ago	Fit
Leading Fortune	36d ago	Fit
Nicholson Returns	57d ago	Fresh
Snaffles	106d ago	Long break