Gladiolus Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B+2) (Turf)

Sha Tin

18:30

Date 2024-02-04

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,915

Winning Time 1m 22.89s (slow by 1.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Vantastic Choice (AUS) Angus Chung · C H Yip	129/10	Won
2nd	Foolish Heart (AUS) K C Leung · C W Chang	13/1	.75
3rd	Sky Heart (NZ) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	27/10F	1
4th	Californiatotality (AUS) Karis Teetan · A S Cruz	3/1	0.1
5th	Lucky Gold (NZ) Matthew Chadwick · K W Lui	23/1	0.3
6th	Ballistic Win (NZ) Jerry Chau · T P Yung	12/1	1
7th	I Can (NZ) Zac Purton · P C Ng	69/10	.75
8th	Chater Gold (AUS) Alexis Badel · David A Hayes	34/1	0.3
9th	King Of The Court (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · W Y So	45/1	0.3
10th	Gold Tack (NZ) K De Melo · D J Hall	43/10	0.1
11th	King Oberon (AUS) L J Ferraris · Jimmy Ting	45/1	0.3
12th	Circuit Blazing (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · W K Mo	52/1	.5
13th	Hearty Wish (NZ) Harry Bentley · Douglas Whyte	119/1	7.25
14th	Go Hero (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · Y S Tsui	41/1	30

Runners (16)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
R15 (15)	Smart Fighter Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:P F Yiu	J:Mickael Barzalona T:P F Yiu	125	t	269-42	50	78	-	7d	—	—	—	0	—
Unexposed 4yo; hit the bar twice over C&D this campaign when attracting plenty of support
R16 (16)	Golden Bull Brown J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	127	t	592-54	52	81	-	14d	—	—	—	0.5	—
Still a maiden after 15 starts, but often thereabouts and has some near misses over C&D
1 (8)	I Can Bay J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	135	htb	/00-03	60	72	-	7d	—	—	—	2.5	—
Looked unlucky in defeat, on his first start in Class 4 company a week ago; major player
2 (7)	Foolish Heart Brown J:K C Leung T:C W Chang	J:K C Leung T:C W Chang	134	v	9546-9	59	77	-	31d	—	—	—	2.3	—
Has run some respectable races in defeat; dips in grade and one to note for market support
3 (3)	Lucky Gold Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:K W Lui	J:Matthew Chadwick T:K W Lui	129	b	0700-0	54	81	-	34d	—	—	—	1	—
Dual C&D winner last season; yet to replicate that form in six starts this campaign
4 (14)	Sky Heart Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	129	t	2	54	74	-	28d	—	—	—	6	—
Excellent effort on debut over 6f here four weeks ago but has the worst of the draw
5 (5)	Ballistic Win Brown J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	127	—	8-4	52	71	-	22d	—	—	—	0.5	—
Unexposed 3yo can't be discounted if building on his recent eyecatching runs over 6f
6 (12)	Circuit Blazing Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:W K Mo	J:Andrea Atzeni T:W K Mo	127	t	—	52	-	-	—	—	—	—	0.5	—
65,000gns yearling; only moderate promise in qualifying and bred to need much further
7 (4)	Chater Gold Bay J:Alexis Badel T:David A Hayes	J:Alexis Badel T:David A Hayes	126	p	83-	51	64	-	43d	—	—	—	3.3	—
Placed over C&D in December; returns after a short break and should have more to offer
8 (11)	Californiatotality Bay J:Karis Teetan T:A S Cruz	J:Karis Teetan T:A S Cruz	125	tb	6-34	50	75	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—
Two encouraging C&D runs; natural progression for this 3yo gives him an outside chance
9 (1)	Gold Tack Brown J:K De Melo T:D J Hall	J:K De Melo T:D J Hall	125	—	5423-4	50	80	-	25d	—	—	—	0	—
Ran well over a trip (6f) short of his best on stable debut last month; minor place claims
10 (9)	King Oberon Chestnut J:L J Ferraris T:Jimmy Ting	J:L J Ferraris T:Jimmy Ting	125	h	9-7	50	67	-	22d	—	—	—	0	—
Not disgraced on either start but a lot of his rivals have displayed much more promise
11 (6)	Vantastic Choice Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:C H Yip	J:Angus Chung(5) T:C H Yip	121	—	5521-0	46	74	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—
Kept on strongly to open account over 6f in December but struggled off revised mark since
12 (2)	Go Hero Brown J:Antoine Hamelin T:Y S Tsui	J:Antoine Hamelin T:Y S Tsui	120	h	9750-9	45	81	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—
Not devoid of ability but has now been unplaced all six starts over a variety of trips
13 (13)	Hearty Wish Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	119	tb	3380-0	44	79	-	25d	—	—	—	0	—
Did well last term (two wins) but arrives here after finishing last on consecutive starts
14 (10)	King Of The Court b/br J:L Hewitson T:W Y So	J:L Hewitson T:W Y So	116	b	3000-6	41	82	-	22d	—	—	—	0	—
Out of sorts this season; back down to a winning mark but others have stronger credentials

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Sky Heart

OR: 1 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Chater Gold

3.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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3rd

I Can

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Foolish Heart

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lucky Gold

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Bull

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ballistic Win

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Circuit Blazing

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Smart Fighter

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Californiatotality

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Gold Tack

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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King Oberon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Vantastic Choice

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Go Hero

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hearty Wish

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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King Of The Court

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
I Can Top Rated	60	72	—
Foolish Heart	59	77	—
Lucky Gold	54	81	—
Sky Heart	54	74	—
Golden Bull	52	81	—
Ballistic Win	52	71	—
Circuit Blazing	52	—	—
Chater Gold	51	64	—
Smart Fighter	50	78	—
Californiatotality	50	75	—
Gold Tack	50	80	—
King Oberon	50	67	—
Vantastic Choice	46	74	—
Go Hero	45	81	—
Hearty Wish	44	79	—
King Of The Court	41	82	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smart Fighter	7d ago	Quick return
I Can	7d ago	Quick return
Golden Bull	14d ago	Fit
Californiatotality	14d ago	Fit
Vantastic Choice	14d ago	Fit
Go Hero	14d ago	Fit
Ballistic Win	22d ago	Fit
King Oberon	22d ago	Fit
King Of The Court	22d ago	Fit
Gold Tack	25d ago	Fit
Hearty Wish	25d ago	Fit
Sky Heart	28d ago	Fit
Foolish Heart	31d ago	Fit
Lucky Gold	34d ago	Fit
Chater Gold	43d ago	Fit
Circuit Blazing	—	—