Tai Tam Gap Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Happy Valley

12:10

Date 2024-06-05

Distance 1m3f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,915

Winning Time 2m 18.46s (slow by 0.96s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sharpen Bright (NZ) Karis Teetan · D J Hall	9/4F	Won
2nd	Serangoon (AUS) Harry Bentley · A S Cruz	11/1	1.75
3rd	Intrepid Winner (AUS) K De Melo · C W Chang	76/10	2
4th	Super Hong Kong (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · C H Yip	20/1	.75
5th	Romantic Fantasy (IRE) Angus Chung · C S Shum	14/1	.5
6th	Absolute Sunshine (AUS) M L Yeung · David A Hayes	56/1	0.3
7th	Chateau Le Peche (NZ) Alexis Badel · Jimmy Ting	9/1	0.3
8th	Precise Express (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · P F Yiu	22/1	.75
9th	Billionaire Secret (IRE) Zac Purton · P C Ng	17/5	3.75
10th	Reach Goal (FR) Lyle Hewitson · Jamie Richards	17/2	2.25
11th	Legion Of Merit (NZ) Ben E Thompson · W Y So	16/1	1.25
12th	Running Boy (NZ) C Y Ho · K W Lui	18/1	58

Runners (14)

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
R13 (13)	Winning Steps gr/b J:TBC T:P C Ng	J: T:P C Ng	126	he	693100	51	73	-	17d	—	—	—	6.2	—	—
Back in the winner's enclosure in April but safely held off his revised rating since
R14 (14)	Nice Birdie Bay J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	116	t	855216	41	74	-	21d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Two Class 5 wins this season; more on his plate in this higher grade
1 (4)	Intrepid Winner Bay J:K De Melo T:C W Chang	J:K De Melo T:C W Chang	135	b	373875	60	80	-	21d	—	—	—	3.4	—	—
Placed twice off his revised rating since the turn of the year; respected on Class 4 debut
2 (1)	Billionaire Secret Bay J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	134	he	7-9347	59	82	-	31d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
Has been competitive in better company this season; contender returning to this grade
3 (6)	Romantic Fantasy Bay J:Angus Chung(3) T:C S Shum	J:Angus Chung(3) T:C S Shum	132	tb	315720	57	74	-	17d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	7.3	—	—
Hit the crossbar off his elevated rating on his penultimate start; likely more to come
4 (11)	Serangoon b/br J:Harry Bentley T:A S Cruz	J:Harry Bentley T:A S Cruz	132	tp	033127	57	74	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	11.8	—	—
Off the mark in February; looks capable of bouncing back from a lesser effort last month
5 (3)	Reach Goal b/br J:L Hewitson T:Jamie Richards	J:L Hewitson T:Jamie Richards	127	t	0-0229	52	74	-	38d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Seemingly took a backward for Jamie Richards in April; 9lb above his last winning mark
6 (2)	Sharpen Bright Bay J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	126	b	622147	51	74	-	38d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	7.8	—	—
Gained a deserved breakthrough in March; held off his elevated mark in two starts since
7 (9)	Precise Express Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P F Yiu	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P F Yiu	125	h	788458	50	78	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Mixed record since gaining his fourth career victory in October; should be showing more
8 (8)	Super Hong Kong Brown J:Matthew Chadwick T:C H Yip	J:Matthew Chadwick T:C H Yip	125	b	030-90	50	82	-	129d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
Ended his time with Manfred Man in disappointing fashion; significant step forward needed
9 (7)	Legion Of Merit Grey J:Ben E Thompson T:W Y So	J:Ben E Thompson T:W Y So	121	tb	070621	46	74	-	38d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Took full advantage of his reduced mark in April; scored off a higher mark last season
10 (5)	Chateau Le Peche Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Jimmy Ting	J:Alexis Badel T:Jimmy Ting	119	b	060307	44	83	-	17d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	1.5	—	—
Took a step forward in April but two disappointing efforts have followed; others preferred
11 (10)	Absolute Sunshine Bay J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	118	t	980090	43	81	-	10d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Useful when trained in Australia but unplaced on all 14 local starts; look elsewhere
12 (12)	Running Boy Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	119	—	080044	42	74	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has shown progress on his last two starts; another step forward needed for win purposes

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Legion Of Merit

13.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Serangoon

11.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Nice Birdie

9.5

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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Sharpen Bright

7.8

OR: 0.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0

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Romantic Fantasy

7.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Winning Steps

6.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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Intrepid Winner

3.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Billionaire Secret

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Chateau Le Peche

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Reach Goal

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Precise Express

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Super Hong Kong

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Absolute Sunshine

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Running Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Intrepid Winner	60	80	—
Billionaire Secret	59	82	—
Romantic Fantasy	57	74	—
Serangoon	57	74	—
Reach Goal	52	74	—
Winning Steps	51	73	—
Sharpen Bright	51	74	—
Precise Express	50	78	—
Super Hong Kong	50	82	—
Legion Of Merit	46	74	—
Chateau Le Peche	44	83	—
Absolute Sunshine	43	81	—
Running Boy	42	74	—
Nice Birdie	41	74	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Absolute Sunshine	10d ago	Quick return
Winning Steps	17d ago	Fit
Romantic Fantasy	17d ago	Fit
Chateau Le Peche	17d ago	Fit
Nice Birdie	21d ago	Fit
Intrepid Winner	21d ago	Fit
Running Boy	21d ago	Fit
Serangoon	28d ago	Fit
Precise Express	28d ago	Fit
Billionaire Secret	31d ago	Fit
Reach Goal	38d ago	Fit
Sharpen Bright	38d ago	Fit
Legion Of Merit	38d ago	Fit
Super Hong Kong	129d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 1m3f. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.