Tai Hang Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt) – Sha Tin

Sha Tin

18:00

Tai Hang Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)

Date 2023-09-17

Distance 6f

Class

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £110,927

Winning Time 1m 8.93s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Self Improvement (AUS) Zac Purton · K L Man	30/100F	Won
2nd	Euro Rocks (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · K W Lui	13/1	.5
3rd	Fiery Diamond (NZ) Ellis Wong · T P Yung	11/1	3
4th	Imperial Magee (BRZ) Harry Bentley · Jimmy Ting	53/10	3
5th	O'Liner (AUS) Jerry Chau · T P Yung	11/1	1.5
6th	California Cible (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · A S Cruz	16/1	2.75

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 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 (2)	Fiery Diamond Bay J:Ellis Wong(10) T:T P Yung	J:Ellis Wong(10) T:T P Yung	134	—	18-295	74	91	-	130d	—	—	—	6	—	—
C&D hat-trick last season; form did eventually tail off so more now needed on return
2 (5)	California Cible Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	131	t	348296	71	98	-	73d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Denied by the stewards last season; now 3lb below his mark that day; makes dirt debut
3 (1)	Oliner Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	128	et	0-0007	68	97	-	63d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
3-11 in Australia but failed to make any impact in four local starts last season
4 (3)	Self Improvement Bay J:Zac Purton T:K L Man	J:Zac Purton T:K L Man	125	tb	1-5226	65	88	-	63d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Showed plenty of promise last season; needs to be taken very seriously; Zac Purton booked
5 (4)	Euro Rocks Bay J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	122	t	1-2400	62	92	-	70d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Disappointing on his final two starts last season; capable of better and can bounce back
6 (6)	Imperial Magee Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Jimmy Ting	J:Harry Bentley T:Jimmy Ting	120	t	646153	60	89	-	70d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
C&D winner in May; more on his plate in this grade on today's return to action

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Self Improvement

10.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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2nd

Imperial Magee

10.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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3rd

Euro Rocks

OR: 3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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California Cible

7.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Fiery Diamond

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Oliner

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fiery Diamond	74	91	—
California Cible	71	98	—
Oliner	68	97	—
Self Improvement	65	88	—
Euro Rocks	62	92	—
Imperial Magee	60	89	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oliner	63d ago	Fresh
Self Improvement	63d ago	Fresh
Euro Rocks	70d ago	Fresh
Imperial Magee	70d ago	Fresh
California Cible	73d ago	Fresh
Fiery Diamond	130d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6

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