The Stewards' Cup (Group 1) (Course A+3) (Turf)

Sha Tin

20:05

Date 2026-01-25

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £693,994

Winning Time 1m 32.60s (fast by 1.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Romantic Warrior (IRE) James McDonald · C S Shum	1/2F	Won
2nd	Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) K C Leung · K L Man	46/1	1.75
3rd	Voyage Bubble (AUS) Zac Purton · P F Yiu	29/10	1.75
4th	My Wish (AUS) Alexis Badel · Mark Newnham	49/10	0.05
4th	Sunlight Power (AUS) C Y Ho · P F Yiu	52/1	0
6th	Beauty Joy (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · A S Cruz	124/1	1.75
7th	Galaxy Patch (AUS) Maxime Guyon · P C Ng	25/1	0.3
8th	Straight Arron (AUS) Dylan Browne McMonagle · David A Hayes	113/1	1.5
9th	Red Lion (IRE) Hugh Bowman · J Size	22/1	15

Runners (9)

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 (7)	Romantic Warrior Bay J:James McDonald T:C S Shum	J:James McDonald T:C S Shum	126	t	/1211-	127	142	-	42d	—	—	—	41.8	—	—
Won last month's Hong Kong Cup over 1m2f, his 11th Group 1 success; will be hard to beat
2 (6)	Voyage Bubble b/br J:Zac Purton T:P F Yiu	J:Zac Purton T:P F Yiu	126	p	21021-	121	139	-	42d	—	—	—	35.3	—	—
Six-time Group 1 winner, most recently in last month's Hong Kong Mile over C&D; respected
3 (8)	Lucky Sweynesse Brown J:K C Leung T:K L Man	J:K C Leung T:K L Man	126	—	64244-	117	137	-	42d	—	—	—	19.3	—	—
Top-class over 6f/7f in his prime; minor role may be best hope on first attempt at 1m
4 (3)	Beauty Joy Chestnut J:Brenton Avdulla T:A S Cruz	J:Brenton Avdulla T:A S Cruz	126	t	3978-8	116	132	-	11d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Good third in C&D Group 2 handicap in October but didn't fire at Happy Valley recently
5 (1)	Red Lion Brown J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	J:Hugh Bowman T:J Size	126	—	16003-	116	135	-	42d	—	—	—	21.5	—	—
Outran 51-1 odds when placed in last month's Hong Kong Mile but not very reliable
6 (4)	Galaxy Patch Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:P C Ng	J:Maxime Guyon T:P C Ng	126	tv	25615-	115	134	-	42d	—	—	—	24.3	—	—
Won C&D Group 2 in November and again ran well when fifth in Hong Kong Mile last month
7 (5)	Straight Arron Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:David A Hayes	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:David A Hayes	126	v	89447-	115	130	-	42d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Soundly beaten in last month's Hong Kong Cup and this drop back in trip is not ideal
8 (2)	My Wish Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	126	—	41146-	114	133	-	42d	—	—	—	24	—	—
Began this season with two emphatic Group wins but his progress has levelled off
9 (9)	Sunlight Power Chestnut J:C Y Ho T:P F Yiu	J:C Y Ho T:P F Yiu	126	—	40420-	114	133	-	42d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
Excelled himself when second in C&D Group 2 in November but well held in Group 1 since

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Romantic Warrior

41.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 22.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Voyage Bubble

35.3

OR: 17.8 Form: 17.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Galaxy Patch

24.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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My Wish

OR: 16 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Red Lion

21.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Sunlight Power

19.5

OR: 16 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Lucky Sweynesse

19.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Beauty Joy

16.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Straight Arron

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Romantic Warrior	127	142	—
Voyage Bubble	121	139	—
Lucky Sweynesse	117	137	—
Beauty Joy	116	132	—
Red Lion	116	135	—
Galaxy Patch	115	134	—
Straight Arron	115	130	—
My Wish	114	133	—
Sunlight Power	114	133	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beauty Joy	11d ago	Quick return
Romantic Warrior	42d ago	Fit
Voyage Bubble	42d ago	Fit
Lucky Sweynesse	42d ago	Fit
Red Lion	42d ago	Fit
Galaxy Patch	42d ago	Fit
Straight Arron	42d ago	Fit
My Wish	42d ago	Fit
Sunlight Power	42d ago	Fit