King Kwong Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Happy Valley

2:50

Date 2024-02-21

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £104,789

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (11)	Explosive Witness b Alexis Badel · C Fownes	Alexis Badel · C Fownes	135	—	43341-	81	98	-	70d	—	—	—	20.2	—
Clearcut C&D winner in December; 7lb rise may leave this veteran vulnerable from stall 11
2 (3)	Great State gr K De Melo · W Y So	K De Melo · W Y So	131	t	11133-	77	88	-	221d	—	—	—	21.9	—
5f Listed winner in Britain; makes Hong Kong debut after seven-month absence
3 (4)	Heroic Master ch Karis Teetan · F C Lor	Karis Teetan · F C Lor	127	tp	433-20	73	96	-	14d	—	—	—	5.8	—
Well held over 6f last time but in good form over 5f this season; one to consider
4 (5)	Ka Ying Spirit ch K H Alfred Chan(5) · C S Shum	K H Alfred Chan(5) · C S Shum	125	tb	41690-	71	94	-	122d	—	—	—	8.3	—
Began season with two disappointing runs; returns from four-month break today
5 (2)	Happy United b Brenton Avdulla · Jamie Richards	Brenton Avdulla · Jamie Richards	124	et	9213-1	70	95	-	35d	—	—	—	15	—
Progressive 4yo who is 2-4 over C&D this season; well drawn; commands respect
6 (8)	California Deeply b Harry Bentley · A S Cruz	Harry Bentley · A S Cruz	122	htp	777-50	68	97	-	17d	—	—	—	4.5	—
Dual C&D winner last season but yet to strike form this term
7 (12)	Summit Cheers b Andrea Atzeni · D J Hall	Andrea Atzeni · D J Hall	121	t	91310-	67	93	-	57d	—	—	—	15.8	—
As good as ever at Sha Tin this season but has stall 12 to contend with
8 (6)	Fortune Whiskey b M L Yeung · C W Chang	M L Yeung · C W Chang	120	hp	/111-0	66	52	-	17d	—	—	—	4	—
3-4 as a 2yo in New Zealand but a well-beaten outsider on recent Hong Kong debut
9 (9)	Atomic Energy b Angus Chung(5) · A S Cruz	Angus Chung(5) · A S Cruz	119	t	4025-3	65	96	-	35d	—	—	—	6.8	—
Placed off today's mark over C&D on two of his three appearances this season
10 (7)	Ma Comet ch L Hewitson · Jamie Richards	L Hewitson · Jamie Richards	119	ht	2/22-6	65	90	-	17d	—	—	—	6.3	—
Recovered well from slow start to finish sixth on recent HK debut; open to improvement
11 (1)	Romantic Novelist ch Matthew Chadwick · Mark Newnham	Matthew Chadwick · Mark Newnham	118	—	8/81-0	64	64	-	17d	—	—	—	3.5	—
4.5f maiden winner in Australia but showed no significant promise on recent HK debut
12 (10)	Hoss b/br Ben E Thompson · P C Ng	Ben E Thompson · P C Ng	115	tb	60-898	61	94	-	6d	—	—	—	2.8	—
Out of form over 6f this season and drawn wide for this first 5f attempt

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Great State

21.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 15.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Explosive Witness

20.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 12.4 Odds: 0

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3rd

Summit Cheers

15.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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Happy United

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Ka Ying Spirit

8.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Atomic Energy

6.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Ma Comet

6.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Heroic Master

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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California Deeply

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Fortune Whiskey

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Romantic Novelist

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hoss

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Explosive Witness Top Rated	81	98	—
Great State	77	88	—
Heroic Master	73	96	—
Ka Ying Spirit	71	94	—
Happy United	70	95	—
California Deeply	68	97	—
Summit Cheers	67	93	—
Fortune Whiskey	66	52	—
Atomic Energy	65	96	—
Ma Comet	65	90	—
Romantic Novelist	64	64	—
Hoss	61	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Explosive Witness	70d ago	Fresh
Great State	221d ago	Long break
Heroic Master	14d ago	Fit
Ka Ying Spirit	122d ago	Long break
Happy United	35d ago	Fit
California Deeply	17d ago	Fit
Summit Cheers	57d ago	Fresh
Fortune Whiskey	17d ago	Fit
Atomic Energy	35d ago	Fit
Ma Comet	17d ago	Fit
Romantic Novelist	17d ago	Fit
Hoss	6d ago	Quick return

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