Sha Tin

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Ambitious Dragon Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Date 2025-03-23
Distance 7f
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £107,160
Winning Time 1m 21.19s (slow by 0.19s)

Result

Runners (13)

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
1 (10)
Star Mac
Bay
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:David A Hayes
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:David A Hayes
133 tb 7-6135
74
87
-
11d
6
7b higher than when finally off the mark in January; drop back from 1m1f unlikely to suit.
2 (11)
Pope Cody
Chestnut
J:James Orman
T:Y S Tsui
J:James Orman
T:Y S Tsui
131 t 51511-
72
-
-
0W/0P 1 run
25.5
Handy form in Australia; recent trials do not suggest that he will make a winning debut.
3 (4)
Tamra Blitz
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:Douglas Whyte
J:Hugh Bowman
T:Douglas Whyte
129 h 459-52
70
92
-
28d
5
First placing since return from injury when second over C&D last month; now 2lb higher.
4 (8)
Armour War Eagle
Brown
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Mark Newnham
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Mark Newnham
127 p 4-0321
68
88
-
14d
4.5
Deserved his narrow C&D success two weeks ago; more to do here off 6lb higher mark.
5 (5)
Ragga Bomb
Bay
J:Declan McDonogh
T:David Eustace
J:Declan McDonogh
T:David Eustace
125 7/052-
66
90
-
276d
4
Irish import who won 6f 2yo maiden for Ger Lyons; modest efforts in local trial races,
6 (9)
Everyone's Star
Grey
J:Joao Moreira
T:F C Lor
J:Joao Moreira
T:F C Lor
124 1-40
65
87
-
35d
10.8
Latest run (very slow start) best ignored; chance if progressing from solid C&D debut.
7 (13)
Solid Impact
Bay
J:Alexis Badel
T:D J Hall
J:Alexis Badel
T:D J Hall
124 p 788-35
65
87
-
42d
3.8
Three-time 7f scorer; back to near his best the last twice; freshened up by a short break.
8 (12)
Smart Trio
Bay
J:Ben E Thompson
T:C W Chang
J:Ben E Thompson
T:C W Chang
123 tb 8310-0
64
67
-
28d
3.5
Triple-figure odds and has run poorly in both local starts; big outsider again.
9 (1)
Endeared
Bay
J:Craig A Williams
T:J Size
J:Craig A Williams
T:J Size
122 31-845
63
90
-
21d
3.3
Local win rate is modest 2-24 and his current mark is 6lb higher than for either victory.
10 (3)
Beauty Viva
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:P C Ng
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:P C Ng
121 b 00-770
62
88
-
21d
3
Has struggled in all six Hong Kong outings so far; blinkers on for the first time.
11 (6)
Mighty Commander
Bay
J:Richard Kingscote
T:C Fownes
J:Richard Kingscote
T:C Fownes
121 ht 46-199
62
85
-
18d
3
Happy Valley 1m winner in early January; needs to bounce back from two poor efforts since.
12 (2)
Sunnyvale
Bay
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:W Y So
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:W Y So
121 61-000
62
70
-
28d
3
Impossible to fancy after three poor efforts since reaching Hong Kong from New Zealand.
13 (7)
Beauty Glory
Bay
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:A S Cruz
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:A S Cruz
120 tp 4-0284
61
95
-
14d 0W/0P 1 run
2.8
Often front-runs; back to form in recent starts and should be able to get an easy lead.

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Pope Cody
25.5
OR: 5.5 Form: 20 Odds: 0
2nd Everyone's Star
10.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0
3rd Star Mac
6
OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0
4 Tamra Blitz
5
OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
5 Armour War Eagle
4.5
OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
6 Ragga Bomb
4
OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 Solid Impact
3.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 Smart Trio
3.5
OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
9 Endeared
3.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Beauty Viva
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Mighty Commander
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Sunnyvale
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Beauty Glory
2.8
OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Star Mac
74
87
Pope Cody
72
Tamra Blitz
70
92
Armour War Eagle
68
88
Ragga Bomb
66
90
Everyone's Star
65
87
Solid Impact
65
87
Smart Trio
64
67
Endeared
63
90
Beauty Viva
62
88
Mighty Commander
62
85
Sunnyvale
62
70
Beauty Glory
61
95

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Star Mac 11d ago Quick return
Armour War Eagle 14d ago Fit
Beauty Glory 14d ago Fit
Mighty Commander 18d ago Fit
Endeared 21d ago Fit
Beauty Viva 21d ago Fit
Tamra Blitz 28d ago Fit
Smart Trio 28d ago Fit
Sunnyvale 28d ago Fit
Everyone's Star 35d ago Fit
Solid Impact 42d ago Fit
Ragga Bomb 276d ago Long break
Pope Cody

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Sha Tin over 7f. Darker = more wins.

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

Based on 14 draws with historical results at this course and distance.