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Des Voeux Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-07
Distance 1m55y
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £109,438

Runners (14)

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
R13 (13)
Samarkand
Bay
J:TBC
T:David A Hayes
J:
T:David A Hayes
122 tp 93218-
67
93
-
28d
14.7
Made all over C&D in November but found things tough when back up in grade last month
R14 (14)
Aestheticism
Bay
J:TBC
T:P C Ng
J:
T:P C Ng
117 b 59907-
62
92
-
15d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
3
Lurks on a dangerous mark but has not been firing on all cylinders this season
1 (12)
A Americ Te Specso
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:J Size
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:J Size
131 b 23581-
76
87
-
21d
18.4
Good C&D winner last month but 6lb higher and poorly drawn today
2 (5)
Loch Tay
Chestnut
J:Richard Kingscote
T:David Eustace
J:Richard Kingscote
T:David Eustace
128 b 1/019-
73
62
-
31d
12.8
Won on dirt in November, his second HK start, but well beaten on that surface since
3 (6)
King Lotus
Bay
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Mark Newnham
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Mark Newnham
126 p 81322-
71
90
-
42d
18.3
Close second over C&D on last two starts and might still be on the upgrade; big player
4 (9)
Young Achiever
Bay
J:Harry Bentley
T:Jamie Richards
J:Harry Bentley
T:Jamie Richards
124 tb 67004-
69
94
-
11d
4.8
Arrested decline with pretty good dirt run last week; remains very well handicapped
5 (10)
Another Zonda
Brown
J:James Orman
T:Y S Tsui
J:James Orman
T:Y S Tsui
123 b 36836-
68
91
-
28d
7.2
Ended last season with a C&D win and has remained in good form this term
6 (11)
Lo Pan Spirit
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:Jimmy Ting
J:K C Leung
T:Jimmy Ting
121 tb 81670-
66
91
-
45d
7
Out of form over 6f/7f this season and yet fully to convince stamina-wise over 1m
7 (4)
Corleone
Bay
J:Maxime Guyon
T:C Fownes
J:Maxime Guyon
T:C Fownes
120 t 4/511-
65
87
-
28d
3.8
2-2 over C&D this season; up in grade today but still enters calculations
8 (7)
Fivefortwo
Bay
J:C Y Ho
T:K W Lui
J:C Y Ho
T:K W Lui
120 t /0001-
65
87
-
28d
13.8
Shock C&D winner last month, his fourth Hong Kong start; quickly back up in grade today
9 (1)
Romantic Laos
Bay
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:W K Mo
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:W K Mo
121 tp 84500-
65
95
-
38d
3.8
Ran fairly well on first two starts this season but two down-the-field runs followed
10 (3)
Fantastic Fun
Chestnut
J:Karis Teetan
T:C S Shum
J:Karis Teetan
T:C S Shum
118 t 61157-
63
87
-
21d 0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run
11.3
Dual Class 4 winner this season but held in this higher grade twice since
11 (2)
Solid Win
Bay
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
118 31469-
63
91
-
28d
6.9
Can hold his own in this grade but latest run was disappointing; others preferred
12 (8)
Beauty Glory
Bay
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:A S Cruz
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:A S Cruz
117 t 54817-
62
93
-
28d
10
C&D winner in November but this 8yo is vulnerable in this higher grade nowadays

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st A Americ Te Specso
18.4
OR: 6.5 Form: 11.9 Odds: 0
2nd King Lotus
18.3
OR: 5.3 Form: 13 Odds: 0
3rd Samarkand
14.7
OR: 4.3 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0
4 Fivefortwo
13.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0
5 Loch Tay
12.8
OR: 5.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0
6 Fantastic Fun
11.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0
7 Beauty Glory
10
OR: 3 Form: 7 Odds: 0
8 Another Zonda
7.2
OR: 4.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 0
9 Lo Pan Spirit
7
OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 0
10 Solid Win
6.9
OR: 3.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0
11 Young Achiever
4.8
OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Corleone
3.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Romantic Laos
3.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Aestheticism
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
A Americ Te Specso
76
87
Loch Tay
73
62
King Lotus
71
90
Young Achiever
69
94
Another Zonda
68
91
Samarkand
67
93
Lo Pan Spirit
66
91
Corleone
65
87
Fivefortwo
65
87
Romantic Laos
65
95
Fantastic Fun
63
87
Solid Win
63
91
Aestheticism
62
92
Beauty Glory
62
93

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Young Achiever 11d ago Quick return
Aestheticism 15d ago Fit
A Americ Te Specso 21d ago Fit
Fantastic Fun 21d ago Fit
Samarkand 28d ago Fit
Another Zonda 28d ago Fit
Corleone 28d ago Fit
Fivefortwo 28d ago Fit
Solid Win 28d ago Fit
Beauty Glory 28d ago Fit
Loch Tay 31d ago Fit
Romantic Laos 38d ago Fit
King Lotus 42d ago Fit
Lo Pan Spirit 45d ago Fit