Premier Cup (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

12:35

Date 2024-06-23

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £236,620

Winning Time 1m 21.77s (slow by 0.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mugen (AUS) Karis Teetan · P C Ng	21/10	Won
2nd	California Spangle (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · A S Cruz	7/5F	0.3
3rd	Flying Ace (NZ) Alexis Badel · D J Hall	42/10	1
4th	Packing Treadmill (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · K W Lui	10/1	0.3
5th	Taj Dragon (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · P C Ng	54/10	1
6th	Telecom Fighters (AUS) Ben E Thompson · Y S Tsui	50/1	4.25
7th	Healthy Happy (AUS) K C Leung · F C Lor	33/1	2.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 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 (6)	California Spangle Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:A S Cruz	J:Brenton Avdulla T:A S Cruz	135	t	-74112	126	131	-	56d	—	—	—	36	—	—
Dual Group 1 winner in March (7f/6f) and could have too much class for this field
2 (5)	Taj Dragon Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	120	—	786614	111	137	-	21d	—	—	—	22.3	—	—
Four C&D handicap wins this season; back in trip after respectable 1m fourth this month
3 (7)	Healthy Happy b/br J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	117	tv	-28696	108	141	-	35d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Won similar race to this in September but not firing on all cylinders in recent months
4 (2)	Flying Ace Chestnut J:Alexis Badel T:D J Hall	J:Alexis Badel T:D J Hall	116	b	571342	107	139	-	21d	—	—	—	23.8	—	—
Has stamina to prove today but has been in very good form over 6f in recent months
5 (3)	Mugen Chestnut J:Karis Teetan T:P C Ng	J:Karis Teetan T:P C Ng	115	—	312334	106	142	-	21d	—	—	—	21.1	—	—
Progressive 5yo; placed in 6f Group 1 here in April and still unexposed over 7f
6 (1)	Packing Treadmill Chestnut J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	115	—	944525	106	130	-	35d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Consistent in handicaps this year but is 8lb wrong today
7 (4)	Telecom Fighters b/br J:Ben E Thompson T:Y S Tsui	J:Ben E Thompson T:Y S Tsui	115	p	424536	106	132	-	11d	—	—	—	17.1	—	—
Largely consistent front-runner; 9lb wrong and probably out of his depth today

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

California Spangle

OR: 19 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

Flying Ace

23.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Taj Dragon

22.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Mugen

21.1

OR: 14 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Packing Treadmill

17.5

OR: 14 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Telecom Fighters

17.1

OR: 14 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0

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Healthy Happy

15.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 1 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
California Spangle	126	131	—
Taj Dragon	111	137	—
Healthy Happy	108	141	—
Flying Ace	107	139	—
Mugen	106	142	—
Packing Treadmill	106	130	—
Telecom Fighters	106	132	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Telecom Fighters	11d ago	Quick return
Taj Dragon	21d ago	Fit
Flying Ace	21d ago	Fit
Mugen	21d ago	Fit
Healthy Happy	35d ago	Fit
Packing Treadmill	35d ago	Fit
California Spangle	56d ago	Fresh