River Verdon Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Sha Tin

7:00

Date 2025-05-25

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £163,621

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (3)	Packing Hermod b/br J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	135	b	1-4371	100	108	-	63d	—	—	—	19.5	—
Continued his upward curve in March; 7lb rise makes life tougher but likely more to come
2 (7)	Young Champion ch J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	133	b	-26128	98	110	-	28d	—	—	—	21.5	—
Returned to the winner's enclosure in March; latest effort wasn't so good
3 (5)	The Golden Scenery b J:Alexis Badel T:A S Cruz	J:Alexis Badel T:A S Cruz	123	tp	577675	88	115	-	21d	—	—	—	9.5	—
Group 3 handicap winner on return; form has dipped but he does arrive on a workable mark
4 (1)	Mid Winter Wind b J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	121	tp	5-1557	86	116	-	28d	—	—	—	9	—
Caused an upset on Hong Kong debut; yet to really kick on in three outings since
5 (8)	Swift Ascend b J:Karis Teetan T:David Eustace	J:Karis Teetan T:David Eustace	120	tb	1-4594	85	108	-	28d	—	—	—	15.8	—
Progress seems to have halted since the turn of the year; step forward needed
6 (6)	Dancing Code b/br J:Ben E Thompson T:C Fownes	J:Ben E Thompson T:C Fownes	119	tb	633466	84	113	-	15d	—	—	—	10	—
Gained his third local victory on New Year's Day; has remained competitive in this grade
7 (4)	Mickley b J:Craig A Williams T:J Size	J:Craig A Williams T:J Size	119	t	450084	84	117	-	21d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Made an early local breakthrough; has failed to add to that success in eight starts since
8 (2)	Atullibigeal b J:Matthew Poon T:D J Hall	J:Matthew Poon T:D J Hall	116	hb	900-80	81	113	-	15d	—	—	—	7.8	—
Dual C&D winner last season but yet to run up to that form in seven outings this term

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Young Champion

21.5

OR: 12 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

—

2nd

Packing Hermod

19.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

3rd

Swift Ascend

15.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Dancing Code

OR: 8.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

—

The Golden Scenery

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Mid Winter Wind

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Mickley

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Atullibigeal

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Packing Hermod Top Rated	100	108	—
Young Champion	98	110	—
The Golden Scenery	88	115	—
Mid Winter Wind	86	116	—
Swift Ascend	85	108	—
Dancing Code	84	113	—
Mickley	84	117	—
Atullibigeal	81	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dancing Code	15d ago	Fit
Atullibigeal	15d ago	Fit
The Golden Scenery	21d ago	Fit
Mickley	21d ago	Fit
Young Champion	28d ago	Fit
Mid Winter Wind	28d ago	Fit
Swift Ascend	28d ago	Fit
Packing Hermod	63d ago	Fresh