Austin Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Sha Tin

10:45

Date 2024-05-11

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £104,789

Winning Time 1m 9.55s (slow by 0.55s)

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Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Gracious Express (IRE) 4yo	Brenton Avdulla / P F Yiu	—	73/10	0
2nd	Golden Empire (FR) 6yo	Lyle Hewitson / K W Lui	—	25/1	0.3
3rd	California Deeply (AUS) 4yo	L J Ferraris / A S Cruz	—	12/1	.5
4th	Stellar Express (FR) 4yo	Hugh Bowman / J Size	—	21/10F	0.3
5th	Amazing Victory (AUS) 5yo	Karis Teetan / W Y So	—	56/10	0.05
6th	Beauty Missile (AUS) 4yo	Antoine Hamelin / F C Lor	—	9/1	0.3
7th	Prawns Eleven (NZ) 4yo	Harry Bentley / Mark Newnham	—	48/1	2
8th	Eighty Light Years (AUS) 5yo	Zac Purton / T P Yung	—	33/10	0.1
9th	Gustosisimo (AUS) 3yo	C Y Ho / Jamie Richards	—	9/1	0.3
10th	Leslie (AUS) 5yo	Ben E Thompson / C W Chang	—	25/1	0.1
11th	Telecom Power (AUS) 3yo	H T Mo / Y S Tsui	—	193/1	2.75
12th	E Legend (AUS) 6yo	K De Melo / K L Man	—	36/1	1.5

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
R13 (13)	Conti Conti b J:TBC T:W K Mo	J: T:W K Mo	120	t	501-06	61	78	-	10d	—	—	—	2.8	—
6f maiden handicap winner in Australia but hasn't been competitive in two local starts
1 (5)	Eighty Light Years b J:Zac Purton T:T P Yung	J:Zac Purton T:T P Yung	135	tb	-12321	76	88	-	34d	—	—	—	25	—
Scored comfortably over C&D last month; up 7lb but can't be discounted in current mood
2 (2)	Stellar Express b J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	133	—	1-2327	74	89	-	13d	—	—	—	13	—
Winner in France; undone by wide draw 13 days ago; no surprise if bouncing back
3 (1)	Amazing Victory b J:Karis Teetan T:W Y So	J:Karis Teetan T:W Y So	131	t	-45378	72	97	-	27d	—	—	—	7	—
Not hit the target since December 2022 but rarely seems to run a bad race
4 (7)	Golden Empire b J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	130	b	-01379	71	92	-	34d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Scored over C&D in February but has found things much tougher off revised mark since
5 (4)	Gustosisimo ch J:C Y Ho T:Jamie Richards	J:C Y Ho T:Jamie Richards	129	t	2111-6	70	84	-	13d	—	—	—	5	—
Lot to like about his local C&D debut; much better drawn today and one for the shortlist
6 (12)	Prawns Eleven ch J:Harry Bentley T:Mark Newnham	J:Harry Bentley T:Mark Newnham	128	t	-70187	69	88	-	21d	—	—	—	9.8	—
Sprang a 41-1 surprise when winning over C&D in March but found things much tougher since
7 (11)	Gracious Express b J:Brenton Avdulla T:P F Yiu	J:Brenton Avdulla T:P F Yiu	126	p	11-425	67	91	-	13d	—	—	—	4.3	—
Displayed promise all three local starts, including over C&D, but wide draw far from ideal
8 (3)	Leslie ch J:Ben E Thompson T:C W Chang	J:Ben E Thompson T:C W Chang	124	b	-89987	65	93	-	24d	—	—	—	3.8	—
Caused a 55-1 surprise over 7f here in December but has been out of sorts this year
9 (6)	California Deeply b J:L J Ferraris T:A S Cruz	J:L J Ferraris T:A S Cruz	123	tp	064428	64	91	-	13d	—	—	—	7	—
Won two of his first three starts (5f) in late 2022 but has failed to oblige since
10 (8)	Beauty Missile br J:Antoine Hamelin T:F C Lor	J:Antoine Hamelin T:F C Lor	121	e/s	662327	62	91	-	21d	—	—	—	9.5	—
17-race maiden who can usually be relied upon to give a good account without winning
11 (9)	E Legend br/bl J:K De Melo T:K L Man	J:K De Melo T:K L Man	121	—	020027	62	93	-	34d	—	—	—	7.5	—
Inconsistent this season but hit the crossbar on three occasions; capable off this mark
12 (10)	Telecom Power b J:H T Mo(2) T:Y S Tsui	J:H T Mo(2) T:Y S Tsui	121	b	811-00	62	61	-	13d	—	—	—	3	—
2-3 when trained in Australia but big prices and ran accordingly on two local starts

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Eighty Light Years

OR: 6.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Stellar Express

OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Golden Empire

9.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Prawns Eleven

9.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Beauty Missile

9.5

OR: 3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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E Legend

7.5

OR: 3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Amazing Victory

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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California Deeply

OR: 3.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Gustosisimo

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Gracious Express

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Leslie

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Telecom Power

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Conti Conti

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eighty Light Years Top Rated	76	88	—
Stellar Express	74	89	—
Amazing Victory	72	97	—
Golden Empire	71	92	—
Gustosisimo	70	84	—
Prawns Eleven	69	88	—
Gracious Express	67	91	—
Leslie	65	93	—
California Deeply	64	91	—
Beauty Missile	62	91	—
E Legend	62	93	—
Telecom Power	62	61	—
Conti Conti	61	78	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Conti Conti	10d ago	Quick return
Stellar Express	13d ago	Quick return
Gustosisimo	13d ago	Quick return
Gracious Express	13d ago	Quick return
California Deeply	13d ago	Quick return
Telecom Power	13d ago	Quick return
Prawns Eleven	21d ago	Fit
Beauty Missile	21d ago	Fit
Leslie	24d ago	Fit
Amazing Victory	27d ago	Fit
Eighty Light Years	34d ago	Fit
Golden Empire	34d ago	Fit
E Legend	34d ago	Fit