HKU Business School And Faculty Of Engineering Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Sha Tin

20:35

Date 2023-09-24

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £110,927

Winning Time 56.76s (slow by 0.76s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sparkling Knight (GB) Antoine Hamelin · C H Yip	89/10	Won
2nd	Cotton Fingers (AUS) M L Yeung · W Y So	52/1	0.3
3rd	Metro Warrior (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · David A Hayes	71/10	1.5
4th	Shining Fortune (AUS) Karis Teetan · J Size	66/1	0.3
5th	Explosive Witness (AUS) Harry Bentley · C Fownes	9/1	0.3
6th	Sinba (AUS) L J Ferraris · Jamie Richards	28/1	0.3
7th	California Deeply (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · A S Cruz	9/1	.75
8th	Flying High (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · W Y So	25/1	.75
9th	Ka Ying Spirit (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C S Shum	11/1	0.05
10th	Cheval Valiant (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · Douglas Whyte	54/10	0.3
11th	Run Run Cool (AUS) Zac Purton · F C Lor	47/10F	2.25
12th	Amazing Rocky (AUS) Jerry Chau · T P Yung	21/1	0.3
13th	Pleasant Endeavor (AUS) Angus Chung · P F Yiu	11/2	1.75
14th	Happy Mission (AUS) K C Leung · Mark Newnham	11/1	2.75

Runners (14)

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 (13)	Pleasant Endeavor Bay J:Angus Chung(7) T:P F Yiu	J:Angus Chung(7) T:P F Yiu	135	b	315234	79	92	-	106d	—	—	—	13.9	—	—
Did well over C&D last season (two wins) and probably won't be far away
2 (9)	California Deeply Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:A S Cruz	J:Brenton Avdulla T:A S Cruz	134	t	352486	78	95	-	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	8.5	—	—
Made quite encouraging seasonal debut and has possibilities if that run brought him on
3 (8)	Explosive Witness Bay J:Harry Bentley T:C Fownes	J:Harry Bentley T:C Fownes	134	—	-08027	78	98	-	11d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Not one to rely upon but was unlucky not to end last season with a win at Happy Valley
4 (11)	Run Run Cool Brown J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	133	e/s	782368	77	96	-	85d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Placed twice off higher marks over C&D in May and Zac Purton is booked today
5 (2)	Flying High Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	132	t	321119	76	90	-	126d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Made excellent progress and won four times over C&D last season; may improve further
6 (10)	Sinba b/br J:L J Ferraris T:Jamie Richards	J:L J Ferraris T:Jamie Richards	131	tp	483050	75	95	-	126d	—	—	—	7.2	—	—
Went off the boil towards the end of last season and seems best suited by 7f/1m
7 (1)	Ka Ying Spirit Chestnut J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	128	tb	17-416	72	91	-	85d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Did well for new yard last season, winning three times over C&D; could have more to offer
8 (3)	Cheval Valiant Bay J:L Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	J:L Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	125	htb	331272	69	98	-	85d	—	—	—	15.9	—	—
Second to very exciting prospect over C&D at end of last season; major player
9 (5)	Metro Warrior Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:David A Hayes	J:Andrea Atzeni T:David A Hayes	125	b	305433	69	104	-	85d	—	—	—	9.9	—	—
Consistent front-runner; suited by this C&D and has dropped to a workable mark
10 (4)	Cotton Fingers Chestnut J:M L Yeung T:W Y So	J:M L Yeung T:W Y So	124	t	392-61	68	-	-	421d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
6f handicap winner in Australia in February; probably best watched on Hong Kong debut
11 (12)	Amazing Rocky Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	122	—	750219	64	90	-	11d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Dual Class 4 winner last season; found things tougher in this grade 11 days ago
12 (14)	Happy Mission Bay J:K C Leung T:Mark Newnham	J:K C Leung T:Mark Newnham	119	tb	-64548	63	97	-	147d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Raced too freely over 7f last time but made solid start to HK career over sprint trips
13 (6)	Sparkling Knight Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	119	—	001041	63	93	-	85d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Made all over 6f at end of last season but return to Class 3 leaves this 7yo vulnerable
14 (7)	Shining Fortune Bay J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	117	b	531440	61	85	-	119d	—	—	—	6.4	—	—
Dual 6f Class 4 winner on dirt last season; opposed on turf in this grade

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Flying High

22.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 16 Odds: 0

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2nd

Sparkling Knight

16.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 13 Odds: 0

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3rd

Cheval Valiant

15.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 0

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Pleasant Endeavor

13.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0

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Amazing Rocky

OR: 3.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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Explosive Witness

10.5

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Metro Warrior

9.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Run Run Cool

9.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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California Deeply

8.5

OR: 7 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Sinba

7.2

OR: 6.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Shining Fortune

6.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Ka Ying Spirit

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cotton Fingers

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Happy Mission

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pleasant Endeavor	79	92	—
California Deeply	78	95	—
Explosive Witness	78	98	—
Run Run Cool	77	96	—
Flying High	76	90	—
Sinba	75	95	—
Ka Ying Spirit	72	91	—
Cheval Valiant	69	98	—
Metro Warrior	69	104	—
Cotton Fingers	68	—	—
Amazing Rocky	64	90	—
Happy Mission	63	97	—
Sparkling Knight	63	93	—
Shining Fortune	61	85	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
California Deeply	11d ago	Quick return
Explosive Witness	11d ago	Quick return
Amazing Rocky	11d ago	Quick return
Run Run Cool	85d ago	Fresh
Ka Ying Spirit	85d ago	Fresh
Cheval Valiant	85d ago	Fresh
Metro Warrior	85d ago	Fresh
Sparkling Knight	85d ago	Fresh
Pleasant Endeavor	106d ago	Long break
Shining Fortune	119d ago	Long break
Flying High	126d ago	Long break
Sinba	126d ago	Long break
Happy Mission	147d ago	Long break
Cotton Fingers	421d ago	Long break