Spoonbill Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt) – Sha Tin

Sha Tin

11:15

Spoonbill Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Dirt)

Date 2024-01-24

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,915

Runners (11)

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 (10)	Kimberley Bay J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	135	et	0930-4	60	78	-	23d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Smart in Brazil (1m); glimpses of form here, acts on dirt and down in class; place hopes
2 (11)	Samarkand Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:David A Hayes	J:Angus Chung(5) T:David A Hayes	134	tp	7911-3	59	41	-	14d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Big chance on his good turf form but heavily beaten on all three outings on this surface
3 (1)	Amazing Teens Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	132	het	2080-2	57	78	-	14d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
Neck defeat last time; now back on best surface (three C&D wins) and a fair mark; player
4 (2)	Harry's Hero Chestnut J:Hugh Bowman T:P F Yiu	J:Hugh Bowman T:P F Yiu	129	h	80006-	54	72	-	32d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Two wins in UK; noted keeping on late here (8.2f) last time, now better drawn; chance
5 (4)	Blissful Star Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:Jimmy Ting	J:Antoine Hamelin T:Jimmy Ting	127	tb	00023-	52	74	-	32d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Good C&D form on sole try and in form; modest strike-rate of 1-25; still shortlisted
6 (5)	Winning Steps gr/b J:Harry Bentley T:P C Ng	J:Harry Bentley T:P C Ng	125	he	1058-7	50	75	-	11d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Won over this trip on turf and a good C&D fourth on debut; can go well back on dirt
7 (6)	Pakistan Friend Chestnut J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	124	t	1077-0	49	71	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Completed a turf hat-trick in September; unplaced all four dirt races; something to prove
8 (3)	Righteous Doctrine Bay J:L Hewitson T:C W Chang	J:L Hewitson T:C W Chang	123	—	36504-	48	85	-	52d	—	—	—	0.6	—	—
C&D record bodes well, 3 wins and two frame efforts from 8 attempts; worth a second look
9 (8)	Ready Player One Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:Jamie Richards	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Jamie Richards	122	et	5589-0	47	86	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Best efforts have come on turf; still 0-17 in Hong Kong and building a case is difficult
10 (7)	Splendid Star Bay J:Karis Teetan T:Douglas Whyte	J:Karis Teetan T:Douglas Whyte	118	t	1710-0	43	46	-	11d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dual Class 5 winner; poor record in this grade and equally uninspiring when tried on dirt
11 (9)	Yee Cheong Warrior Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:D J Hall	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:D J Hall	117	p	1409-9	42	69	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Not at his best on last three starts and unplaced in sole run on dirt

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Blissful Star

OR: 0.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Amazing Teens

6.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Samarkand

5.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Kimberley

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Harry's Hero

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Righteous Doctrine

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Winning Steps

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Pakistan Friend

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ready Player One

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Splendid Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Yee Cheong Warrior

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kimberley	60	78	—
Samarkand	59	41	—
Amazing Teens	57	78	—
Harry's Hero	54	72	—
Blissful Star	52	74	—
Winning Steps	50	75	—
Pakistan Friend	49	71	—
Righteous Doctrine	48	85	—
Ready Player One	47	86	—
Splendid Star	43	46	—
Yee Cheong Warrior	42	69	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Winning Steps	11d ago	Quick return
Splendid Star	11d ago	Quick return
Samarkand	14d ago	Fit
Amazing Teens	14d ago	Fit
Yee Cheong Warrior	14d ago	Fit
Pakistan Friend	17d ago	Fit
Ready Player One	17d ago	Fit
Kimberley	23d ago	Fit
Harry's Hero	32d ago	Fit
Blissful Star	32d ago	Fit
Righteous Doctrine	52d ago	Fresh