Po Leung Kuk Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Sha Tin

19:00

Date 2026-01-04

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £67,407

Winning Time 1m 21.54s (slow by 0.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Positive Smile (NZ) M L Yeung · David A Hayes	462/100	Won
2nd	Flow Water Flow (NZ) Hugh Bowman · J Size	16/5	1.25
3rd	Mr Cool (AUS) Zac Purton · F C Lor	6/5F	.75
4th	Fight Time (AUS) Karis Teetan · D J Hall	15/1	2.25
5th	Diriya (AUS) Maxime Guyon · C H Yip	47/1	0.1
6th	Northern Fire Ball (AUS) K C Leung · C H Yip	44/1	1.25
7th	Viva Firecracker (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · A S Cruz	44/1	.75
8th	Dashing Maurison (AUS) Richard Kingscote · David A Hayes	109/1	0.1
9th	Invictus Dragon (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	13/1	0.1
10th	Made For Life (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · Mark Newnham	10/1	1
11th	Excellent Boy (NZ) Ellis Wong · C W Chang	60/1	0.3
12th	Luck Smiles (NZ) James Orman · W Y So	138/1	0.3
13th	Derrynblue (NZ) L J Ferraris · C H Yip	142/1	1.75
14th	Lucky Xander (AUS) Matthew Poon · P F Yiu	59/1	6.75

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)	Fortune Warrior Bay J:TBC T:C H Yip	J: T:C H Yip	117	t	50000-	42	73	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has lost his way since running well on seasonal debut
1 (10)	Lucky Xander Bay J:Matthew Poon T:P F Yiu	J:Matthew Poon T:P F Yiu	135	b	/0490-	60	62	-	8d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Showed some promise on his second Hong Kong start but two lesser efforts have followed
2 (7)	Mr Cool Brown J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	132	t	52450-	57	76	-	50d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Well beaten on recent dirt debut but was progressive on turf beforehand; can bounce back
3 (5)	Northern Fire Ball Brown J:K C Leung T:C H Yip	J:K C Leung T:C H Yip	132	ht	06609-	57	73	-	18d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Yet to strike form this season but now back on last winning mark
4 (4)	Flow Water Flow Brown J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	131	b	22-	56	74	-	18d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Close second over 6f here on first two starts, shaping very much as though 7f will suit
5 (8)	Derrynblue Bay J:L J Ferraris T:C H Yip	J:L J Ferraris T:C H Yip	127	t	0-	52	36	-	15d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Sent off at big odds and ran accordingly on last month's debut
6 (1)	Excellent Boy b/br J:Ellis Wong(5) T:C W Chang	J:Ellis Wong(5) T:C W Chang	125	p	00-	50	60	-	15d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Safely held on both starts, offering limited encouragement
7 (2)	Luck Smiles Bay J:James Orman T:W Y So	J:James Orman T:W Y So	125	t	00-	50	57	-	15d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Well down the field on both starts
8 (13)	Made For Life br/bl J:Brenton Avdulla T:Mark Newnham	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Mark Newnham	125	tb	47-	50	71	-	18d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Promise over 6f on debut; well held over 1m since; blinkered for first 7f start
9 (14)	Viva Firecracker Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:A S Cruz	J:Andrea Atzeni T:A S Cruz	125	t	78-	50	63	-	15d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Only moderate in his first two starts and has the outside draw today
10 (11)	Invictus Dragon Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	124	—	5055-	49	71	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Slightly disappointing last time but a win in this grade looks within reach; respected.
11 (3)	Positive Smile Bay J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	123	tb	94203-	48	71	-	28d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Competitive in three of four starts this term; a breakthrough victory looks close
12 (6)	Dashing Maurison Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:David A Hayes	J:Richard Kingscote T:David A Hayes	121	p	8409-	46	66	-	39d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Fourth on seasonal/handicap debut but two lesser efforts have followed
13 (12)	Diriya Chestnut J:Maxime Guyon T:C H Yip	J:Maxime Guyon T:C H Yip	120	—	45904-	45	75	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Bettered quiet seasonal debut when fourth over 6f last time; back up in trip today
14 (9)	Fight Time Bay J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	119	v	21280-	44	72	-	15d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Class 5 C&D winner in September but form has dipped lately

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Flow Water Flow

OR: 1.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Fight Time

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Positive Smile

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Mr Cool

3.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Lucky Xander

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Northern Fire Ball

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Derrynblue

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Fortune Warrior

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Excellent Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Luck Smiles

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Made For Life

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Viva Firecracker

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Invictus Dragon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dashing Maurison

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Diriya

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lucky Xander	60	62	—
Mr Cool	57	76	—
Northern Fire Ball	57	73	—
Flow Water Flow	56	74	—
Derrynblue	52	36	—
Excellent Boy	50	60	—
Luck Smiles	50	57	—
Made For Life	50	71	—
Viva Firecracker	50	63	—
Invictus Dragon	49	71	—
Positive Smile	48	71	—
Dashing Maurison	46	66	—
Diriya	45	75	—
Fight Time	44	72	—
Fortune Warrior	42	73	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lucky Xander	8d ago	Quick return
Derrynblue	15d ago	Fit
Excellent Boy	15d ago	Fit
Luck Smiles	15d ago	Fit
Viva Firecracker	15d ago	Fit
Fight Time	15d ago	Fit
Northern Fire Ball	18d ago	Fit
Flow Water Flow	18d ago	Fit
Made For Life	18d ago	Fit
Invictus Dragon	28d ago	Fit
Positive Smile	28d ago	Fit
Diriya	28d ago	Fit
Fortune Warrior	35d ago	Fit
Dashing Maurison	39d ago	Fit
Mr Cool	50d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

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

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