Hong Kong Reunification Cup (Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Sha Tin

11:00

Date 2025-07-01

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £163,621

Winning Time 1m 21.11s (slow by 0.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Light Years Charm (AUS) J:Zac Purton T:David Eustace	Zac Purton / David Eustace	—	23/20F	0
2nd	Mickley (IRE) J:Ben E Thompson T:J Size	Ben E Thompson / J Size	—	25/1	0.2
3rd	Gustosisimo (AUS) J:Angus Chung T:A S Cruz	Angus Chung / A S Cruz	—	37/1	1
4th	Healthy Happy (AUS) J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	Karis Teetan / F C Lor	—	72/1	0.05
5th	Young Champion (IRE) J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	Brenton Avdulla / J Size	—	71/10	.5
6th	Lo Rider (GB) J:Harry Bentley T:C Fownes	Harry Bentley / C Fownes	—	15/1	0.05
7th	Chiu Chow Spirit (AUS) J:K C Leung T:K L Man	K C Leung / K L Man	—	23/1	0.3
8th	Soleil Fighter (GB) J:Andrea Atzeni T:David A Hayes	Andrea Atzeni / David A Hayes	—	12/1	2.5
9th	Brilliant Express (AUS) J:Alexis Badel T:J Size	Alexis Badel / J Size	—	37/10	0.05
10th	Tourbillon Prince (AUS) J:Matthew Poon T:T P Yung	Matthew Poon / T P Yung	—	39/1	0.05
11th	Swift Ascend (AUS) J:Matthew Chadwick T:David Eustace	Matthew Chadwick / David Eustace	—	9/1	.5
12th	Taj Dragon (IRE) J:Ellis Wong T:P C Ng	Ellis Wong / P C Ng	—	32/1	1.5

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (5)	Taj Dragon b J:Ellis Wong(5) T:P C Ng	J:Ellis Wong(5) T:P C Ng	135	—	557307	99	114	-	9d	—	—	—	13.8	—
Group 3 winner; has run well just once in his last ten starts; in-form claimer now aboard
2 (7)	Healthy Happy b/br J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	133	tb	052858	97	113	-	23d	—	—	—	13.3	—
Has been hit and miss this season but would be dangerous off this mark if allowed to lead
3 (1)	Young Champion ch J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	133	b	612833	97	110	-	23d	—	—	—	20.4	—
Triple C&D scorer who is now 1lb lower than when placed on his last two starts
4 (10)	Light Years Charm b J:Zac Purton T:David Eustace	J:Zac Purton T:David Eustace	129	—	313211	93	107	-	23d	—	—	—	33.2	—
Rapid improver who landed his third C&D win in style last time; 8lb rise may not stop him
5 (2)	Soleil Fighter b J:Andrea Atzeni T:David A Hayes	J:Andrea Atzeni T:David A Hayes	126	b	313223	90	111	-	20d	—	—	—	21.9	—
Never runs a bad race; drop from 1m and fitting of blinkers may bring more improvement
6 (3)	Gustosisimo ch J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	124	t	141087	88	110	-	17d	—	—	—	12.5	—
Looks handicapped to the hilt after three 6f wins; first go beyond sprint trips
7 (11)	Chiu Chow Spirit b J:K C Leung T:K L Man	J:K C Leung T:K L Man	123	tb	445544	87	114	-	23d	—	—	—	9.3	—
Triple C&D winner who is edging back down to a workable mark; not dismissed
8 (6)	Swift Ascend b J:Matthew Chadwick T:David Eustace	J:Matthew Chadwick T:David Eustace	120	tb	-45945	84	108	-	37d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Won three out of four late last year but has struggled off this sort of mark subsequently
9 (9)	Tourbillon Prince br J:Matthew Poon T:T P Yung	J:Matthew Poon T:T P Yung	119	t	844061	83	107	-	31d	—	—	—	18.3	—
Easy winner last time (1m) but subsequent 8lb rise makes things tough
10 (4)	Lo Rider br J:Harry Bentley T:C Fownes	J:Harry Bentley T:C Fownes	118	h	-75244	82	116	-	100d	—	—	—	10.5	—
Excellent fourth in the 1m2f Hong Kong Derby three months ago; hard to fancy back at 7f
11 (12)	Brilliant Express b J:Alexis Badel T:J Size	J:Alexis Badel T:J Size	117	—	114162	81	110	-	23d	—	—	—	19.8	—
In superb form this year (three C&D wins and two seconds); should go close again
12 (8)	Mickley b J:Ben E Thompson T:J Size	J:Ben E Thompson T:J Size	117	t	008445	81	115	-	23d	—	—	—	7.8	—
British export who has suffered ten straight defeats since a 1m win here in December

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Light Years Charm

33.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 22.4 Odds: 0

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2nd

Soleil Fighter

21.9

OR: 10 Form: 11.9 Odds: 0

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3rd

Young Champion

20.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 8.6 Odds: 0

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Brilliant Express

19.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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Tourbillon Prince

18.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Taj Dragon

13.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Healthy Happy

13.3

OR: 11.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Gustosisimo

12.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Lo Rider

10.5

OR: 8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Chiu Chow Spirit

9.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Swift Ascend

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mickley

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Taj Dragon Top Rated	99	114	—
Healthy Happy	97	113	—
Young Champion	97	110	—
Light Years Charm	93	107	—
Soleil Fighter	90	111	—
Gustosisimo	88	110	—
Chiu Chow Spirit	87	114	—
Swift Ascend	84	108	—
Tourbillon Prince	83	107	—
Lo Rider	82	116	—
Brilliant Express	81	110	—
Mickley	81	115	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Taj Dragon	9d ago	Quick return
Gustosisimo	17d ago	Fit
Soleil Fighter	20d ago	Fit
Healthy Happy	23d ago	Fit
Young Champion	23d ago	Fit
Light Years Charm	23d ago	Fit
Chiu Chow Spirit	23d ago	Fit
Brilliant Express	23d ago	Fit
Mickley	23d ago	Fit
Tourbillon Prince	31d ago	Fit
Swift Ascend	37d ago	Fit
Lo Rider	100d ago	Long break

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