Better Future Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Sha Tin

14:20

Date 2024-07-01

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £115,493

Winning Time 1m 34.98s (slow by 0.98s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ching (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · C W Chang	139/10	Won
2nd	Pray For Mir (AUS) Zac Purton · W K Mo	13/2	0.3
3rd	Bright Inheritance (AUS) Harry Bentley · C H Yip	14/1	0.1
4th	Sunstrider (AUS) Alexis Badel · D J Hall	49/10	1
5th	Smart City (AUS) Matthew Poon · P F Yiu	62/1	0.1
6th	Ariel (IRE) Karis Teetan · David A Hayes	58/10	.5
7th	Second To None (NZ) C Y Ho · K W Lui	41/10F	0.3
8th	Fortune Superstar (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · Mark Newnham	29/1	.5
9th	True Genius (GB) K De Melo · Douglas Whyte	45/1	0.1
10th	Quantum Patch (IRE) M L Yeung · P C Ng	9/1	.5
11th	Eighteen Carat (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · C S Shum	12/1	0.1
12th	The Heir I (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	22/5	1.75
13th	Perfect Pairing (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · J Size	105/1	1.5
14th	Principled (IRE) Ben E Thompson · Jamie Richards	164/1	2.5

Runners (15)

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
R15 (15)	Beauty Live Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	127	tp	009047	68	90	-	16d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Regressive 6yo who has plummeted down the weights this season
1 (10)	Ching Chestnut J:L Hewitson T:C W Chang	J:L Hewitson T:C W Chang	132	—	78-385	73	95	-	16d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Yet to win this season, and never really looked dangerous when fifth over C&D last month
2 (11)	Eighteen Carat Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:C S Shum	J:Andrea Atzeni T:C S Shum	128	—	605152	69	88	-	36d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
1m2f winner in April; not fully exposed in HK but this drop back to 1m may not be ideal
3 (6)	Fortune Superstar Brown J:Brenton Avdulla T:Mark Newnham	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Mark Newnham	127	—	2311-	68	94	-	286d	—	—	—	24.5	—	—
Dual 2yo winner when trained in Ireland; makes Hong Kong debut after nine-month break
4 (5)	The Heir I Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	127	t	223-42	68	91	-	23d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Has made a very solid start to his Hong Kong career and looks ready for a crack at 1m
5 (12)	Quantum Patch Bay J:M L Yeung T:P C Ng	J:M L Yeung T:P C Ng	126	t	277374	67	96	-	47d	—	—	—	5.8	—	—
Largely consistent since Happy Valley win in November; each-way claims at least
6 (7)	Second To None Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	125	—	134123	66	89	-	29d	—	—	—	16.1	—	—
Progressive 4yo; placed over 7f on last two outings, shaping as though 1m will suit
7 (1)	True Genius Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:Douglas Whyte	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:Douglas Whyte	124	ht	-00000	65	88	-	68d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Very useful when trained in Britain but has struggled to get competitive in Hong Kong
8 (2)	Bright Inheritance Chestnut J:Harry Bentley T:C H Yip	J:Harry Bentley T:C H Yip	124	b	-00010	65	87	-	23d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Shock C&D winner in May but struggled in this higher grade last month
9 (9)	Pray For Mir Bay J:Zac Purton T:W K Mo	J:Zac Purton T:W K Mo	123	—	11-4	64	81	-	16d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
2-2 in Australia last year and made very promising Hong Kong debut last month; shortlisted
10 (3)	Sunstrider Bay J:Alexis Badel T:D J Hall	J:Alexis Badel T:D J Hall	123	p	1-6440	64	90	-	57d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Made solid start to Hong Kong career but was very disappointing favourite last time
11 (8)	Perfect Pairing Brown J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	122	b	2531-0	63	69	-	43d	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	3.3	—	—
Always towards rear when a big-priced outsider for Hong Kong debut in May
12 (13)	Ariel Bay J:Karis Teetan T:David A Hayes	J:Karis Teetan T:David A Hayes	120	tp	425321	61	90	-	23d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Just held on over C&D last month but looks vulnerable in this higher grade
13 (14)	Principled Bay J:Ben E Thompson T:Jamie Richards	J:Ben E Thompson T:Jamie Richards	120	tp	1-90	61	91	-	29d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Safely held on first two HK starts; one for further down the line
14 (4)	Smart City b/br J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P F Yiu	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P F Yiu	120	p	840-00	61	74	-	57d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Ex-Australian 4yo; struggled on first two Hong Kong starts (7f/6f); needs a drop in grade

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Fortune Superstar

24.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 20 Odds: 0

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2nd

Ariel

18.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 16 Odds: 0

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3rd

Second To None

16.1

OR: 4 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0

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Eighteen Carat

14.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Bright Inheritance

10.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Sunstrider

10.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Principled

9.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Ching

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Quantum Patch

5.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Beauty Live

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Heir I

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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True Genius

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Pray For Mir

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Perfect Pairing

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Smart City

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ching	73	95	—
Eighteen Carat	69	88	—
Beauty Live	68	90	—
Fortune Superstar	68	94	—
The Heir I	68	91	—
Quantum Patch	67	96	—
Second To None	66	89	—
True Genius	65	88	—
Bright Inheritance	65	87	—
Pray For Mir	64	81	—
Sunstrider	64	90	—
Perfect Pairing	63	69	—
Ariel	61	90	—
Principled	61	91	—
Smart City	61	74	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beauty Live	16d ago	Fit
Ching	16d ago	Fit
Pray For Mir	16d ago	Fit
The Heir I	23d ago	Fit
Bright Inheritance	23d ago	Fit
Ariel	23d ago	Fit
Second To None	29d ago	Fit
Principled	29d ago	Fit
Eighteen Carat	36d ago	Fit
Perfect Pairing	43d ago	Fit
Quantum Patch	47d ago	Fresh
Sunstrider	57d ago	Fresh
Smart City	57d ago	Fresh
True Genius	68d ago	Fresh
Fortune Superstar	286d ago	Long break