Nathan Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Sha Tin

21:10

Date 2023-12-03

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £69,776

Winning Time 1m 22.58s (slow by 1.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Holy Lake (IRE) C Y Ho · K W Lui	4/1	Won
2nd	Golden Bull (NZ) Jerry Chau · C S Shum	11/1	0.3
3rd	River Views (AUS) Ellis Wong · T P Yung	66/10	0.3
4th	Free Foal (AUS) Karis Teetan · F C Lor	38/1	.5
5th	Imperial Magee (BRZ) Alexis Badel · Jimmy Ting	36/1	.75
6th	Yeaboi (NZ) K De Melo · C H Yip	150/1	.5
7th	Meepmeep (AUS) Zac Purton · J Size	8/5F	.5
8th	Ka Ying Cheer (AUS) Angus Chung · P C Ng	18/5	.75
9th	Chilli Baba (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · P F Yiu	30/1	.75
10th	Dream Pursuer (AUS) James McDonald · K L Man	29/1	1
11th	Perfect Peach (AUS) Matthew Poon · A S Cruz	43/1	1.5
12th	Dragon Delight (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · David A Hayes	33/1	.5
13th	Forever Folks (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · C W Chang	100/1	0.3
14th	King Of The Court (AUS) L J Ferraris · Douglas Whyte	49/1	4.5

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)	Fun N Glory Bay J:TBC T:W Y So	J: T:W Y So	134	t	-18400	59	78	-	18d	—	—	—	4.3	—	—
Drops in grade after two down-the-field 6f runs; yet to convince over 7f
R16 (16)	Merchant Prince Bay J:TBC T:Jamie Richards	J: T:Jamie Richards	132	tb	0-0000	57	57	-	28d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Useful 2yo when trained in Australia but a well-beaten outsider on all four HK starts
1 (12)	Ka Ying Cheer Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:P C Ng	J:Angus Chung(5) T:P C Ng	135	b	133	60	75	-	22d	—	—	—	12.6	—	—
Placed since since winning over 6f on debut here in October; likely contender again
2 (1)	Holy Lake Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	130	b	325021	55	74	-	22d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Came good at seventh attempt, staying on well for narrow C&D win three weeks ago
3 (9)	Chilli Baba Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P F Yiu	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P F Yiu	129	b	736973	54	76	-	28d	—	—	—	4.6	—	—
Posted sound effort when third over C&D last month; competes off same mark again
4 (11)	Dream Pursuer Bay J:James McDonald T:K L Man	J:James McDonald T:K L Man	129	b	827356	54	83	-	28d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
0-10 in HK but placed over 6f in September and has run quite well over C&D twice since
5 (4)	Imperial Magee Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Jimmy Ting	J:Alexis Badel T:Jimmy Ting	129	t	534870	54	78	-	7d	—	—	—	1.6	—	—
Not firing on all cylinders this season and his only HK win was gained over 6f on dirt
6 (5)	Meepmeep Bay J:Zac Purton T:J Size	J:Zac Purton T:J Size	128	—	2	53	74	-	28d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Moves up in trip after promising second over 6f here on recent debut
7 (14)	Forever Folks Brown J:Antoine Hamelin T:C W Chang	J:Antoine Hamelin T:C W Chang	127	b	436000	52	79	-	35d	—	—	—	1.1	—	—
Well beaten on both outings this season (1m/1m1f) and has tough draw today
8 (2)	Free Foal b/br J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	127	v	803-90	52	79	-	32d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Disappointed when last in action and some of his less-exposed rivals appeal much more
9 (10)	Golden Bull Brown J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	126	t	306459	51	82	-	35d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Did not fire when upped to 1m here last month and is now 0-12
10 (3)	River Views Chestnut J:Ellis Wong(10) T:T P Yung	J:Ellis Wong(10) T:T P Yung	124	—	731345	49	74	-	28d	—	—	—	5.1	—	—
Three good runs over C&D this season; Ellis Wong claims 10lb today; shortlisted
11 (8)	Yeaboi Bay J:K De Melo T:C H Yip	J:K De Melo T:C H Yip	122	tb	010000	47	81	-	18d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Has looked out of sorts on all four starts since narrow 1m win in June
12 (7)	King Of The Court b/br J:L J Ferraris T:Douglas Whyte	J:L J Ferraris T:Douglas Whyte	120	—	103300	45	77	-	49d	—	—	—	2.4	—	—
Ended last season in good form but has made quiet start to the new campaign
13 (6)	Dragon Delight Bay J:L Hewitson T:David A Hayes	J:L Hewitson T:David A Hayes	118	b	765396	43	78	-	22d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Largely consistent in Hong Kong but still a local maiden after 15 attempts
14 (13)	Perfect Peach Chestnut J:Matthew Poon(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:A S Cruz	116	htb	-66094	41	77	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Ran well from stall 13 over C&D last month but has the same tough draw 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

Holy Lake

15.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Ka Ying Cheer

12.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0

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3rd

Meepmeep

5.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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River Views

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Chilli Baba

4.6

OR: 1 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Fun N Glory

4.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Dream Pursuer

3.5

OR: 1 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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King Of The Court

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0

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Yeaboi

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Merchant Prince

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Imperial Magee

1.6

OR: 1 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Dragon Delight

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Forever Folks

1.1

OR: 0.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Free Foal

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Bull

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Perfect Peach

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ka Ying Cheer	60	75	—
Fun N Glory	59	78	—
Merchant Prince	57	57	—
Holy Lake	55	74	—
Chilli Baba	54	76	—
Dream Pursuer	54	83	—
Imperial Magee	54	78	—
Meepmeep	53	74	—
Forever Folks	52	79	—
Free Foal	52	79	—
Golden Bull	51	82	—
River Views	49	74	—
Yeaboi	47	81	—
King Of The Court	45	77	—
Dragon Delight	43	78	—
Perfect Peach	41	77	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Imperial Magee	7d ago	Quick return
Fun N Glory	18d ago	Fit
Yeaboi	18d ago	Fit
Ka Ying Cheer	22d ago	Fit
Holy Lake	22d ago	Fit
Dragon Delight	22d ago	Fit
Merchant Prince	28d ago	Fit
Chilli Baba	28d ago	Fit
Dream Pursuer	28d ago	Fit
Meepmeep	28d ago	Fit
River Views	28d ago	Fit
Perfect Peach	28d ago	Fit
Free Foal	32d ago	Fit
Forever Folks	35d ago	Fit
Golden Bull	35d ago	Fit
King Of The Court	49d ago	Fresh

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.