Chatham Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Dirt) – Sha Tin

Sha Tin

20:40

Chatham Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Dirt)

Date 2025-12-07

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £163,621

Winning Time 1m 8.06s (slow by 0.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gorgeous Win (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C S Shum	154/10	Won
2nd	Sing Dragon (AUS) Karis Teetan · Mark Newnham	39/10	1
3rd	Swift Ascend (AUS) Harry Bentley · David Eustace	42/10	.75
4th	Invincible Shield (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	41/10	1
5th	Talents Ambition (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · Mark Newnham	19/5F	0.3
6th	Bottomuptogether (AUS) Zac Purton · F C Lor	53/10	0.1
7th	Capital Delight (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · C Fownes	16/1	1.5
8th	Self Improvement (AUS) Jerry Chau · K L Man	19/1	0.3
9th	Red Elegance (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · Douglas Whyte	61/1	2
10th	Harmony N Blessed (AUS) Maxime Guyon · David A Hayes	33/1	1.25
11th	Call Me Glorious (AUS) M L Yeung · C W Chang	32/1	3.5
12th	Telecom Fighters (AUS) H T Mo · Y S Tsui	54/1	0.3

Runners (12)

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
1 (11)	Bottomuptogether b/br J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	135	t	124570	99	110	-	42d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Safely held in Group races on last two outings but won stylishly on his only dirt start
2 (4)	Self Improvement Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	133	tb	474019	97	107	-	35d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
Won Group 3 on dirt in South Korea in September but was hiked up 14lb for that
3 (1)	Invincible Shield Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	132	—	117702	96	109	-	22d	—	—	—	18.5	—	—
Back in prime form on turf last month and has inside draw for dirt debut; shortlisted
4 (5)	Capital Delight Chestnut J:Brenton Avdulla T:C Fownes	J:Brenton Avdulla T:C Fownes	129	b	281506	93	109	-	64d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Four-time C&D winner, most recently in February; looks vulnerable off mark this high
5 (3)	Gorgeous Win Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	125	t	604800	89	111	-	22d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	9.8	—	—
Three disappointing turf runs followed his good seasonal debut; makes dirt debut today
6 (10)	Sing Dragon Bay J:Karis Teetan T:Mark Newnham	J:Karis Teetan T:Mark Newnham	125	t	526017	89	109	-	25d	—	—	—	17.8	—	—
Five-time dirt winner; has double-digit draw and career-high mark to contend with
7 (2)	Talents Ambition Grey J:Lyle Hewitson T:Mark Newnham	J:Lyle Hewitson T:Mark Newnham	124	b	031270	88	111	-	7d	—	—	—	15.6	—	—
Career-best form when second over 1m on dirt in October; drop back to 6f not ideal
8 (9)	Harmony N Blessed Brown J:Maxime Guyon T:David A Hayes	J:Maxime Guyon T:David A Hayes	122	tb	204919	86	109	-	22d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	16	—	—
Exploited reduced mark last month (5f, turf) but this 9yo has not run on dirt since 2022
9 (6)	Red Elegance Grey J:Matthew Chadwick T:Douglas Whyte	J:Matthew Chadwick T:Douglas Whyte	119	e/s	188800	83	110	-	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	8.3	—	—
Triple 5f turf winner last season but has lost his way since; dirt debut today
10 (8)	Telecom Fighters b/br J:H T Mo(2) T:Y S Tsui	J:H T Mo(2) T:Y S Tsui	118	—	908940	82	109	-	25d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Made the frame on turf last month but this regressive 9yo has become very inconsistent
11 (12)	Call Me Glorious Bay J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	117	he	210800	81	107	-	22d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Form has slumped since game turf win in May and he's poorly drawn today
12 (7)	Swift Ascend Bay J:Harry Bentley T:David Eustace	J:Harry Bentley T:David Eustace	117	tb	594505	81	110	-	22d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Ran quite well on last month's seasonal debut and makes dirt debut from workable mark

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Self Improvement

18.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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2nd

Invincible Shield

18.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Sing Dragon

17.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Harmony N Blessed

OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Talents Ambition

15.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 6.1 Odds: 0

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Capital Delight

13.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Bottomuptogether

13.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0

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Gorgeous Win

9.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Call Me Glorious

9.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Red Elegance

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Telecom Fighters

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Swift Ascend

7.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bottomuptogether	99	110	—
Self Improvement	97	107	—
Invincible Shield	96	109	—
Capital Delight	93	109	—
Gorgeous Win	89	111	—
Sing Dragon	89	109	—
Talents Ambition	88	111	—
Harmony N Blessed	86	109	—
Red Elegance	83	110	—
Telecom Fighters	82	109	—
Call Me Glorious	81	107	—
Swift Ascend	81	110	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Talents Ambition	7d ago	Quick return
Red Elegance	7d ago	Quick return
Invincible Shield	22d ago	Fit
Gorgeous Win	22d ago	Fit
Harmony N Blessed	22d ago	Fit
Call Me Glorious	22d ago	Fit
Swift Ascend	22d ago	Fit
Sing Dragon	25d ago	Fit
Telecom Fighters	25d ago	Fit
Self Improvement	35d ago	Fit
Bottomuptogether	42d ago	Fit
Capital Delight	64d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Sha Tin over 6f. Darker = more wins.

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Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.