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Lotus Handicap (Class 4) (Dirt)

Date 2026-05-06
Distance 1m1f
Class
Going Slow
Type Flat
Surface AW
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £62,459
Winning Time 1m 49.43s (slow by 2.73s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Yoda's Choice (AUS)
33/10 Won
2nd
Firefoot (AUS)
7/2 1.25
3rd
Ariel (IRE)
12/1 1
4th
Glorious St Pauls (AUS)
90/1 .5
5th
Enthralled (USA)
13/5F .75
6th
Perfect Team (AUS)
11/2 3
7th
Viva Taste (AUS)
19/1 4
8th
Forever Folks (AUS)
15/1 0.3
9th
Glorious Success (AUS)
40/1 5
10th
Happy Universe (NZ)
14/1 4.75
11th
The Lion King (AUS)
21/1 18

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (10)
Happy Universe
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:Jimmy Ting
J:K C Leung
T:Jimmy Ting
135 e/s 5-2261
59
66
-
35d
2.3
Beat Yoda's Choice by a short head over C&D five weeks ago, but is now 3lb worse off
2 (9)
Enthralled
Bay
J:Zac Purton
T:J Size
J:Zac Purton
T:J Size
134 -74368
58
72
-
21d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
3.5
1-18 in Hong Kong; 7lb below his last winning mark; half-brother to a three-time AW winner
3 (6)
Forever Folks
Brown
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:C S Shum
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:C S Shum
133 tb 84-170
57
64
-
52d
1.8
Won over C&D in January, but a rise in the weights seems to have found him out twice since
4 (5)
Perfect Team
Brown
J:Joao Moreira
T:C Fownes
J:Joao Moreira
T:C Fownes
132 t 900005
56
68
-
17d 0W/0P 1 run
1.5
Better effort last time and very well treated on the form he was showing early last year
5 (2)
Glorious Success
Bay
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:David Eustace
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:David Eustace
130 tb 0-5208
54
69
-
35d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
1
0-16 in Hong Kong; finished behind four of these over C&D five weeks ago; blinkers return
6 (1)
Ariel
Bay
J:Harry Bentley
T:David A Hayes
J:Harry Bentley
T:David A Hayes
125 tb 000097
49
71
-
17d
0
C&D winner, but has regressed dramatically since the autumn; best watched for now
7 (7)
The Lion King
Bay
J:James Orman
T:F C Lor
J:James Orman
T:F C Lor
123 b 650346
47
64
-
35d
1.5
0-12 in Hong Kong; finished behind three of these over C&D early last month
8 (11)
Glorious St Pauls
Grey
J:Matthew Poon
T:F C Lor
J:Matthew Poon
T:F C Lor
122 p 0-098
46
62
-
17d
0
0-4 and finished behind two of these on his dirt debut 17 days ago; improvement needed
9 (3)
Yoda's Choice
Grey
J:Nichola Yuen(10)
T:P C Ng
J:Nichola Yuen(10)
T:P C Ng
122 tp 3-8292
46
71
-
35d
2.1
Both wins at Class 5 level, but is weighted to reverse latest C&D form with Happy Universe
10 (4)
Firefoot
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:W Y So
J:Karis Teetan
T:W Y So
116 tv -33842
40
71
-
17d
6.5
Only beaten a short head over C&D 17 days ago; up 1lb but again shouldn't be far away
11 (8)
Viva Taste
Bay
J:H T Mo(2)
T:Jimmy Ting
J:H T Mo(2)
T:Jimmy Ting
115 t 045069
37
65
-
3d
0
0-11; runner-up over C&D in October, but hasn't fared any better since; 2lb wrong

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Firefoot
6.5
OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0
2nd Enthralled
3.5
OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
3rd Happy Universe
2.3
OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
4 Yoda's Choice
2.1
OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
5 Forever Folks
1.8
OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
6 Perfect Team
1.5
OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 The Lion King
1.5
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
8 Glorious Success
1
OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0
9 Ariel
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Glorious St Pauls
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Viva Taste
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Happy Universe
59
66
Enthralled
58
72
Forever Folks
57
64
Perfect Team
56
68
Glorious Success
54
69
Ariel
49
71
The Lion King
47
64
Glorious St Pauls
46
62
Yoda's Choice
46
71
Firefoot
40
71
Viva Taste
37
65

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Viva Taste 3d ago Quick return
Perfect Team 17d ago Fit
Ariel 17d ago Fit
Glorious St Pauls 17d ago Fit
Firefoot 17d ago Fit
Enthralled 21d ago Fit
Happy Universe 35d ago Fit
Glorious Success 35d ago Fit
The Lion King 35d ago Fit
Yoda's Choice 35d ago Fit
Forever Folks 52d ago Fresh