Kwai Shing Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt) – Sha Tin

Sha Tin

20:40

Kwai Shing Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Dirt)

Date 2024-01-07

Distance 6f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £110,927

Winning Time 1m 8.55s (slow by 1.15s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Capital Delight (AUS) C Y Ho · C Fownes	11/1	Won
2nd	Good Buddy (NZ) Alexis Badel · D J Hall	11/1	0.2
3rd	Mark The Moment (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · Y S Tsui	89/10	.5
4th	Monta Frutta (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · A S Cruz	36/1	0.3
5th	Lightning Bolt (IRE) Hugh Bowman · C S Shum	13/1	0.3
6th	Call Me Dandy (AUS) Angus Chung · K W Lui	9/5F	0.05
7th	Self Improvement (AUS) Jerry Chau · K L Man	7/2	0.3
8th	Toronado Phantom (FR) Andrea Atzeni · J Size	17/2	1
9th	Lucky Eight (AUS) K De Melo · P F Yiu	10/1	.5
10th	Wings Of War (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · Jamie Richards	13/1	2
11th	Mighty Armour (AUS) H T Mo · T P Yung	181/1	4.75
12th	The Great Master (AUS) Matthew Poon · Y S Tsui	100/1	13.5

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
R13 (13)	So We Joy Bay J:TBC T:C W Chang	J: T:C W Chang	123	ht	69725-	66	91	-	15d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Three-time winner on dirt but always over 1m; limited appeal back at 6f
R14 (14)	Ready To Win Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	119	tp	5167-0	62	90	-	6d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Ran poorly on turf here on Monday and was safely held on both previous dirt starts
1 (1)	Lightning Bolt Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	132	t	14739-	75	88	-	9d	—	—	—	10.4	—	—
Dual turf winner this season; also suited by dirt but is on a tough mark now
2 (6)	Lucky Eight Bay J:K De Melo T:P F Yiu	J:K De Melo T:P F Yiu	129	b	42657-	72	90	-	25d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Below best on turf lately and has questions to answer on this dirt debut
3 (3)	Toronado Phantom Grey J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	128	et	34431-	71	90	-	21d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Consistent in recent months and stayed on well to win over C&D three weeks ago
4 (7)	Capital Delight Chestnut J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	127	t	01430-	70	92	-	28d	—	—	—	10.1	—	—
Turf winner this season; ran poorly last month; has a point to prove on dirt debut
5 (5)	Self Improvement Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	127	tb	61339-	70	95	-	21d	—	—	—	11.6	—	—
Safely held on turf last month but was in good form on dirt beforehand; likely contender
6 (2)	Call Me Dandy Brown J:Angus Chung(5) T:K W Lui	J:Angus Chung(5) T:K W Lui	126	b	43082-	69	92	-	21d	—	—	—	10.7	—	—
Ran big race in defeat over C&D on recent dirt debut; well drawn; major player
7 (8)	Wings Of War Grey J:Brenton Avdulla T:Jamie Richards	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Jamie Richards	125	et	39778-	68	91	-	15d	—	—	—	5.1	—	—
0-9 on turf in HK but won two C&D trials in late 2023; makes official dirt debut today
8 (9)	Good Buddy Bay J:Alexis Badel T:D J Hall	J:Alexis Badel T:D J Hall	122	tb	94094-	65	89	-	21d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Very respectable fourth over C&D on dirt debut but drawn wider today; needs to find extra
9 (12)	Mark The Moment Bay J:L Hewitson T:Y S Tsui	J:L Hewitson T:Y S Tsui	122	tv	23085-	65	92	-	21d	—	—	—	5.7	—	—
Ran quite well over C&D last month but outside draw severely dents his appeal today
10 (11)	Mighty Armour br/bl J:H T Mo(2) T:T P Yung	J:H T Mo(2) T:T P Yung	121	et	162/0-	64	62	-	217d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Not seen since struggling on Hong Kong debut (on turf) last June
11 (4)	Monta Frutta Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	119	ht	31600-	62	82	-	21d	—	—	—	6.6	—	—
Well down the field on first two Hong Kong starts (both 6f, turf)
12 (10)	The Great Master Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:Y S Tsui	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:Y S Tsui	119	t	/1100-	62	49	-	28d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Struggled to get competitive on first two Hong Kong starts (5f/6f, turf)

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Toronado Phantom

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.7 Odds: 0

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2nd

Self Improvement

11.6

OR: 5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

The Great Master

OR: 3 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Call Me Dandy

10.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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Lightning Bolt

10.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

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Capital Delight

10.1

OR: 5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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So We Joy

7.5

OR: 4 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Lucky Eight

OR: 5.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Monta Frutta

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Mark The Moment

5.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0

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Wings Of War

5.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Good Buddy

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mighty Armour

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ready To Win

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lightning Bolt	75	88	—
Lucky Eight	72	90	—
Toronado Phantom	71	90	—
Capital Delight	70	92	—
Self Improvement	70	95	—
Call Me Dandy	69	92	—
Wings Of War	68	91	—
So We Joy	66	91	—
Good Buddy	65	89	—
Mark The Moment	65	92	—
Mighty Armour	64	62	—
Ready To Win	62	90	—
Monta Frutta	62	82	—
The Great Master	62	49	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ready To Win	6d ago	Quick return
Lightning Bolt	9d ago	Quick return
So We Joy	15d ago	Fit
Wings Of War	15d ago	Fit
Toronado Phantom	21d ago	Fit
Self Improvement	21d ago	Fit
Call Me Dandy	21d ago	Fit
Good Buddy	21d ago	Fit
Mark The Moment	21d ago	Fit
Monta Frutta	21d ago	Fit
Lucky Eight	25d ago	Fit
Capital Delight	28d ago	Fit
The Great Master	28d ago	Fit
Mighty Armour	217d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Sha Tin over 6f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.