Poplar Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

19:00

Date 2024-01-01

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £69,776

Winning Time 1m 23.75s (slow by 2.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dream Pursuer (AUS) Hugh Bowman · K L Man	134/10	Won
2nd	Lucky Planet (AUS) Karis Teetan · Douglas Whyte	37/10	.5
3rd	Golden Rise (AUS) Zac Purton · J Size	19/10F	0.3
4th	Divine Era (AUS) K De Melo · Jimmy Ting	15/2	1.5
5th	Can't Go Wong (NZ) K C Leung · F C Lor	25/1	.75
6th	River Views (AUS) Ellis Wong · T P Yung	39/10	1
7th	Fun N Glory (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · W Y So	11/1	1.25
7th	Island Bright (AUS) L J Ferraris · P F Yiu	82/1	0
9th	Chilli Baba (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · P F Yiu	16/1	.75
10th	Lucky Gold (NZ) C Y Ho · K W Lui	17/1	1
11th	Up And Up (IRE) Jerry Chau · C S Shum	51/1	.5
12th	Shine Bright (AUS) Matthew Poon · C H Yip	102/1	7.75

Runners (12)

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 (5)	Fun N Glory Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	135	t	84004-	59	77	-	22d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
Midfield - ridden and no impression from 2f out
2 (9)	Up And Up Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	134	t	70000-	58	67	-	19d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Always towards rear
3 (11)	Lucky Gold Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	132	b	70700-	56	78	-	15d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Always towards rear
4 (10)	Chilli Baba Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P F Yiu	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P F Yiu	128	b	69739-	52	77	-	29d	—	—	—	2.6	—	—
Towards rear of midfield - outpaced and no impression from over 2f out
5 (6)	Dream Pursuer Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:K L Man	J:Hugh Bowman T:K L Man	128	b	73560-	52	82	-	29d	—	—	—	1.4	—	—
Midfield - steady headway from over 2f out - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - short of room over 1f out - soon driven - kept on well final furlong - led 50yds out - cosily
6 (12)	Shine Bright Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:C H Yip	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:C H Yip	128	b	—	52	-	-	—	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	0.5	—	—
Always in rear - lost touch from halfway
7 (2)	Divine Era Bay J:K De Melo T:Jimmy Ting	J:K De Melo T:Jimmy Ting	127	ht	72384-	51	78	-	43d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
In touch - ridden 2f out - driven and chased leaders over 1f out - kept on at same pace final furlong
8 (7)	Golden Rise Brown J:Zac Purton T:J Size	J:Zac Purton T:J Size	127	—	448-	51	73	-	26d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - good headway over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - nearest finish
9 (4)	River Views Chestnut J:Ellis Wong(10) T:T P Yung	J:Ellis Wong(10) T:T P Yung	126	—	13453-	50	74	-	29d	—	—	—	5.9	—	—
Chased leader - ridden 2 1/2f out - driven 1 1/2f out - faded final furlong
10 (8)	Can't Go Wong Chestnut J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	124	tb	60050-	48	74	-	9d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Started slowly - towards rear of midfield - ridden and headway from 2f out - not clear run from 1 1/2f out until well inside final furlong - kept on final 100yd - too much to do
11 (3)	Island Bright Brown J:L J Ferraris T:P F Yiu	J:L J Ferraris T:P F Yiu	124	—	000-	48	57	-	36d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Led - ridden 2f out - driven 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong
12 (1)	Lucky Planet Bay J:Karis Teetan T:Douglas Whyte	J:Karis Teetan T:Douglas Whyte	119	b	70343-	43	80	-	22d	—	0W/0P 2 runs	—	4.5	—	—
Tracked leaders - ridden and pressed leaders 2f out - driven to lead over 1f out - kept on well final furlong - headed 50yds out - soon held

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

River Views

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Lucky Planet

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Divine Era

3.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Chilli Baba

2.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Fun N Glory

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Up And Up

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lucky Gold

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dream Pursuer

1.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Shine Bright

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Rise

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Can't Go Wong

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Island Bright

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fun N Glory	59	77	—
Up And Up	58	67	—
Lucky Gold	56	78	—
Chilli Baba	52	77	—
Dream Pursuer	52	82	—
Shine Bright	52	—	—
Divine Era	51	78	—
Golden Rise	51	73	—
River Views	50	74	—
Can't Go Wong	48	74	—
Island Bright	48	57	—
Lucky Planet	43	80	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Can't Go Wong	9d ago	Quick return
Lucky Gold	15d ago	Fit
Up And Up	19d ago	Fit
Fun N Glory	22d ago	Fit
Lucky Planet	22d ago	Fit
Golden Rise	26d ago	Fit
Chilli Baba	29d ago	Fit
Dream Pursuer	29d ago	Fit
River Views	29d ago	Fit
Island Bright	36d ago	Fit
Divine Era	43d ago	Fit
Shine Bright	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Fun N Glory	Mid-Pack
Dream Pursuer	Mid-Pack
Up And Up	Hold Up
Lucky Gold	Hold Up
Chilli Baba	Hold Up
Golden Rise	Hold Up
Can't Go Wong	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 7 of 12 runners classified.

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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