Chinese Club Challenge Cup (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

20:05

Date 2024-01-01

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £250,479

Winning Time 1m 21.98s (slow by 0.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Taj Dragon (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · P C Ng	58/10	Won
2nd	Healthy Happy (AUS) Alexis Badel · F C Lor	12/1	2
3rd	Beauty Joy (AUS) James McDonald · A S Cruz	16/5	.75
4th	Fantastic Treasure (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · David A Hayes	16/1	0.05
5th	Atullibigeal (AUS) K De Melo · D J Hall	9/1	0.1
6th	Rewarding Together (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · F C Lor	75/1	1.25
7th	California Spangle (IRE) Hugh Bowman · A S Cruz	23/10F	.5
8th	Red Lion (IRE) Karis Teetan · J Size	12/5	2.75

Runners (8)

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 (1)	California Spangle Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:A S Cruz	J:Hugh Bowman T:A S Cruz	135	t	13140-	130	131	-	22d	—	—	—	27.9	—	—
Disputed lead - ridden and awkward head carriage 2f out - headed under 2f out - short of room 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
2 (4)	Beauty Joy Chestnut J:James McDonald T:A S Cruz	J:James McDonald T:A S Cruz	123	ht	44725-	118	139	-	22d	—	—	—	20.5	—	—
Held up towards rear - ridden over 2f out - kept on well final furlong - nearest finish
3 (8)	Healthy Happy b/br J:Alexis Badel T:F C Lor	J:Alexis Badel T:F C Lor	117	tv	48315-	112	141	-	43d	—	—	—	24	—	—
Disputed lead - ridden and outright leader under 2f out - driven final furlong - headed 150yds out - kept on
4 (3)	Red Lion Bay J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	115	—	15528-	110	135	-	36d	—	—	—	20.5	—	—
In touch - ridden over 2f out - keeping on at same pace when hampered and snatched up inside final furlong - no chance after
5 (2)	Fantastic Treasure Bay J:L Hewitson T:David A Hayes	J:L Hewitson T:David A Hayes	117	tp	45456-	110	129	-	22d	—	—	—	15	—	—
Towards rear of midfield - ridden over 2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - short of room 125yds out - nearest finish
6 (5)	Rewarding Together Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	116	tb	24708-	110	134	-	33d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Tracked leaders - ridden under 2f out - no extra final furlong
7 (6)	Atullibigeal Bay J:K De Melo T:D J Hall	J:K De Melo T:D J Hall	117	hb	71427-	110	120	-	22d	—	—	—	21.5	—	—
Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - kept on well final furlong - nearest finish
8 (7)	Taj Dragon Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	117	—	12151-	110	118	-	22d	—	—	—	33.5	—	—
Midfield - ridden 2f out - stayed on strongly from 1 1/2f out - led 150yds out - readily

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Taj Dragon

33.5

OR: 15 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

California Spangle

27.9

OR: 20 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0

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3rd

Healthy Happy

OR: 15.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Atullibigeal

21.5

OR: 15 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Beauty Joy

20.5

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Red Lion

20.5

OR: 15 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Rewarding Together

OR: 15 Form: 1 Odds: 0

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Fantastic Treasure

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
California Spangle	130	131	—
Beauty Joy	118	139	—
Healthy Happy	112	141	—
Red Lion	110	135	—
Fantastic Treasure	110	129	—
Rewarding Together	110	134	—
Atullibigeal	110	120	—
Taj Dragon	110	118	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
California Spangle	22d ago	Fit
Beauty Joy	22d ago	Fit
Fantastic Treasure	22d ago	Fit
Atullibigeal	22d ago	Fit
Taj Dragon	22d ago	Fit
Rewarding Together	33d ago	Fit
Red Lion	36d ago	Fit
Healthy Happy	43d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Taj Dragon	Mid-Pack
Beauty Joy	Hold Up
Fantastic Treasure	Hold Up
Atullibigeal	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 4 of 8 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

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