Sha Tin

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Association Of Hong Kong Racing Journalists Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)

Date 2024-03-16
Distance 6f
Class
Going Standard
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £104,789
Winning Time 1m 7.90s (slow by 0.50s)

Result

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
R13 (13)
Apolar Fighter
Bay
J:TBC
T:P F Yiu
J:
T:P F Yiu
119 71-0
63
73
-
6d
3.3
Turf winner in Australia but well held on local debut; best watched tackling a new surface
R14 (14)
Fun Together
Chestnut
J:TBC
T:T P Yung
J:
T:T P Yung
126 tp 11-194
70
92
-
20d
5
Has a good strike-rate on turf but this is dirt debut; ran well from a poor draw latest
1 (12)
Yellowfin
Bay
J:Ellis Wong(10)
T:K W Lui
J:Ellis Wong(10)
T:K W Lui
135 614-33
79
94
-
27d
7.3
In excellent form on this surface but wide draw and drop in trip raise doubts
2 (9)
Armour Eagle
Bay
J:Antoine Hamelin
T:Jamie Richards
J:Antoine Hamelin
T:Jamie Richards
129 et 71-469
73
78
-
27d
5.8
Well held tackling C&D on recent dirt debut; plenty of reasons to look elsewhere
3 (8)
Victory Moments
Chestnut
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:F C Lor
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:F C Lor
128 t 733-71
72
91
-
27d
5.5
Made a winning dirt debut over C&D last month; 7lb higher now but likely has more to offer
4 (5)
Smokey Bear
Bay
J:Zac Purton
T:C W Chang
J:Zac Purton
T:C W Chang
127 tb 717-23
71
94
-
27d
5.3
Dual C&D winner who has continued to be competitive from adjusted mark; consider
5 (10)
Fiery Diamond
Bay
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:T P Yung
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:T P Yung
126 t 260-86
70
99
-
27d
5
Completed a C&D hat-trick in 2022 but winless since and remains on a stiff mark
6 (1)
Fast Buck
Bay
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:J Size
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:J Size
122 e/s 75-101
66
92
-
27d
4
Has won two C&D Class 4 races recently; up in grade and the weights here but not ruled out
7 (4)
Good Buddy
Bay
J:Alexis Badel
T:D J Hall
J:Alexis Badel
T:D J Hall
122 tb 94-292
66
93
-
27d
4
Multiple turf winner but runner-up over C&D last time out; a player from the same mark
8 (3)
Self Improvement
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:K L Man
J:K C Leung
T:K L Man
121 tb 39-778
65
94
-
27d
3.8
C&D winner on his first run of the season; lesser efforts of late but could revive
9 (7)
Sky Forever
Chestnut
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:K L Man
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:K L Man
121 tb 66-815
65
93
-
27d
3.8
Second dirt run resulted in C&D success; held from this mark since but not discounted
10 (2)
Jolly Ruler
Bay
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:P F Yiu
120 t 560-50
64
96
-
33d
3.5
A C&D winner in July 2022 but has struggled for form more recently; difficult to fancy
11 (6)
Sing Dragon
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:Mark Newnham
J:Karis Teetan
T:Mark Newnham
118 49/-85
62
93
-
17d
3
Dirt debut; turf form not appealing but has trialled nicely on dirt; interesting runner
12 (11)
Monta Frutta
Bay
J:Angus Chung(5)
T:A S Cruz
J:Angus Chung(5)
T:A S Cruz
116 ht 600-40
60
93
-
27d
2.5
Turf winner in Australia but best local run was a C&D fourth; a player if building on that

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Yellowfin
7.3
OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
2nd Armour Eagle
5.8
OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
3rd Victory Moments
5.5
OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
4 Smokey Bear
5.3
OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
5 Fun Together
5
OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
6 Fiery Diamond
5
OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 Fast Buck
4
OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 Good Buddy
4
OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0
9 Self Improvement
3.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Sky Forever
3.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Jolly Ruler
3.5
OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Apolar Fighter
3.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Sing Dragon
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Monta Frutta
2.5
OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Yellowfin
79
94
Armour Eagle
73
78
Victory Moments
72
91
Smokey Bear
71
94
Fun Together
70
92
Fiery Diamond
70
99
Fast Buck
66
92
Good Buddy
66
93
Self Improvement
65
94
Sky Forever
65
93
Jolly Ruler
64
96
Apolar Fighter
63
73
Sing Dragon
62
93
Monta Frutta
60
93

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Apolar Fighter 6d ago Quick return
Sing Dragon 17d ago Fit
Fun Together 20d ago Fit
Yellowfin 27d ago Fit
Armour Eagle 27d ago Fit
Victory Moments 27d ago Fit
Smokey Bear 27d ago Fit
Fiery Diamond 27d ago Fit
Fast Buck 27d ago Fit
Good Buddy 27d ago Fit
Self Improvement 27d ago Fit
Sky Forever 27d ago Fit
Monta Frutta 27d ago Fit
Jolly Ruler 33d ago Fit

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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