Racing Tips

Sha Tin Racing Tips: Sunday, October 10th

Tim Geers picks out three races to bet into at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon.

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Tim Geers
10 October 2021

Hong Kong racing takes place at Sha Tin today with a dual dirt/turf meeting.

There’s 10 races on the card and after 484mm of rain since Friday, the dirt track is rated wet/slow and the turf is rated Good-Yielding (soft).

Tim Geers has picked out three races to bet into – Race 5, Race 6 and Race 8.

Find his Hong Kong racing tips below!

Race 1

Chung On Hcp (C5) (1200m)
4:00pm (AEDT)

Race 1 Chung On Hcp (C5) (1200m) 4:00pm (AEDT)
1. Forever City (5) J: K Leung (60.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	9.5	9.5	10	10	9.2
2. Little Bird (9) J: C Schofield (60.5kg) T: K L Man	10	10	10	10	9.8
3. Regency Gem (6) J: A Badel (60kg) T: W Y So	8	8	7.5	7.5	7.8
4. Holyshowcasing (8) J: L Ferraris (59kg) T: D Ferraris	11	12	11	11	11.6
5. Chunghwa Jingshen (10) J: K Teetan (58kg) T: L Ho	9	8.5	9	9	8
6. General Trump (7) J: M Chadwick (58kg) T: T P Yung	6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.2
7. Garlic Hero (4) J: B Shinn (57kg) T: C H Yip	5.5	6	7	7	5.6
8. Zelus (12) J: H Mo (57kg) T: C W Chang	51	61	61	61	55
9. Masterwork (11) J: H Wong (56.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.2
10. E Honey (3) J: J Moreira (56kg) T: C Fownes	14	11	10	10	11.2
11. Ourgoldenrules (2) J: C Chau (56kg) T: D Whyte	27	21	17	17	21
12. The Elites (1) J: V Borges (51.5kg) T: F C Lor	35	34	34	34	32

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 4:01pm (AEDT)

Race 2

Hoi Pa Hcp (C4) (1000m)
4:30pm (AEDT)

Race 2 Hoi Pa Hcp (C4) (1000m) 4:30pm (AEDT)
1. Amazing Rocky (3) J: C Wong (60.5kg) T: T P Yung	20	20	21	21	18.6
2. Chicken Dance (5) J: A Hamelin (60.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	14	15	17	17	13.6
3. Fighting Star (1) J: B Shinn (60kg) T: D A Hayes	8	7.5	6.5	7.5	6.4
4. Showina (4) J: K Leung (59.5kg) T: W Y So	51	51	51	51	41
5. Sparkling Knight (14) J: K Chan (58.5kg) T: C H Yip	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.9
6. My Intelligent (12) J: H Mo (56.5kg) T: L Ho	126	101	101	101	99
7. Pretty Queen Prawn (13) J: C Chau (56.5kg) T: D Whyte	9.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8
8. Spicy So Good (10) J: A Badel (56.5kg) T: C S Shum	11	9.5	9	9	9.2
9. Boys Party (8) J: J Moreira (56kg) T: A T Millard	18	17	17	17	17.8
10. Fantasy Spring (2) J: H Lai (56kg) T: Y S Tsui	151	126	101	101	101
11. Smart Idea (9) J: K Teetan (56kg) T: F C Lor	6	6.5	7.5	7.5	5.9
12. Lucky Treasure (7) J: M Yeung (53.5kg) T: K H Ting	101	91	101	101	91
13. Carry The Diamond (11) J: M Poon (52.5kg) T: Richard Gibson	11	10	9	10	9.9
14. Honey Bee (6) J: V Borges (51.5kg) T: K L Man	101	81	61	81	77

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 4:31pm (AEDT)

Race 3

Sha Tsui Hcp (C4) (1400m)
5:00pm (AEDT)

Race 3 Sha Tsui Hcp (C4) (1400m) 5:00pm (AEDT)
1. Aurora Pegasus (9) J: K Chan (60.5kg) T: C Fownes	26	26	26	26	19.6
2. Noble Steed (2) J: H Bentley (59.5kg) T: K W Lui	18	17	17	17	14.6
3. The Anomaly (6) J: M Yeung (59.5kg) T: K H Ting	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.15
4. Dragon Baby (14) J: J Moreira (58kg) T: J J Size	18	17	17	17	16.2
5. Make It Turbo (13) J: M Poon (56.5kg) T: D J Hall	91	67	51	51	57
6. Romantic Trove (1) J: K Leung (56kg) T: W Y So	12	12	13	13	11
7. El Jefe (8) J: A Hamelin (55.5kg) T: C H Yip	9.5	9	9	9	8.6
8. The Jolly (3) J: C Chau (54.5kg) T: D Whyte	26	26	26	26	21.5
9. Good Beauty (11) J: R Maia (54kg) T: K L Man	10	10	11	11	10
10. King's Trooper (5) J: V Borges (52kg) T: P Yiu	41	34	31	31	32
11. Best For You (4) J: M Chadwick (51.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	15	14	13	13	14
12. Stunning Impact (10) J: K Teetan (51.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	4.2	4.2	4	4	4.4
13. Golden Four (12) J: H Mo (51.5kg) T: C W Chang	20	20	21	21	19.4
14. Wah May Luck (7) J: A Badel (51.5kg) T: A S Cruz	61	67	67	67	65

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 5:01pm (AEDT)

Race 4

Tai Ho Hcp (C5) (1400m)
5:30pm (AEDT)

Race 4 Tai Ho Hcp (C5) (1400m) 5:30pm (AEDT)
1. Little Player (2) J: B Shinn (60.5kg) T: D A Hayes	6.5	6.5	6	7	6.3
2. Win Tech (6) J: K Teetan (60kg) T: P D O'sullivan	23	26	34	34	26
3. Telecom Elite (7) J: K Leung (59.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	35	41	41	41	33
4. Alloy Star (12) J: C Chau (57.5kg) T: T P Yung	11	12	13	13	13
5. Fox Cheunger (8) J: H Bentley (57.5kg) T: K W Lui	16	16	15	15	15.8
6. Pakistan Zindabad (14) J: A Badel (57.5kg) T: W Y So	12	14	17	17	12.8
7. Joy Avenue (5) J: A Hamelin (56kg) T: C H Yip	17	15	15	15	15
8. Cigar Buddies (4) J: H Wong (55kg) T: K H Ting	41	34	31	31	31
9. Noble Man (10) J: K Chan (55kg) T: K L Man	46	34	41	41	31
10. Soccer Master (3) J: M Chadwick (54.5kg) T: Richard Gibson	23	21	21	21	21.5
11. Even Keel (13) J: L Ferraris (53.5kg) T: A T Millard	7.5	7.5	8.5	8	7.3
12. One Step Ahead (1) J: J Moreira (53kg) T: C W Chang	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.5
13. Brave Power (11) J: M Poon (52.5kg) T: A S Cruz	10	10	15	10	11.8
14. Kelmimi Wins (9) J: M Yeung (52.5kg) T: D Whyte	51	51	51	51	43

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 5:31pm (AEDT)

Race 5

Tak Wah Hcp (C4) (1650m)
6:00pm (AEDT)

Race 5 Tak Wah Hcp (C4) (1650m) 6:00pm (AEDT)
1. Unite Spirit (6) J: L Ferraris (60.5kg) T: D Ferraris	18	19	21	21	18
2. Hang's Decision (9) J: A Badel (60kg) T: W Y So	17	18	21	21	15.8
3. Royal Agility (5) J: H Mo (58.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	101	91	101	101	87
4. Awe (10) J: A Hamelin (58kg) T: D A Hayes	11	11	13	10	10
5. Glorious Lover (4) J: K Chan (57kg) T: C H Yip	7	7.5	8	8	7.5
6. Lady First (2) J: M Poon (56.5kg) T: A S Cruz	13	11	11	11	10.8
7. Swift Spirit (1) J: K Leung (56kg) T: C W Chang	21	18	17	17	16.8
8. Toycoon (12) J: B Shinn (56kg) T: P Yiu	11	10	10	10	10.2
9. Fairy Floss (14) J: J Moreira (55.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	4.5	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.3
10. Lumen Baba (8) J: C Chau (54.5kg) T: D Whyte	51	51	51	51	41
11. Sure Win Win (7) J: H Bentley (53kg) T: T P Yung	10	10	10	10	9.9
12. The Mint (3) J: M Chadwick (52kg) T: K H Ting	23	31	34	34	26.5
13. London Luckystar (11) J: K Teetan (51.5kg) T: L Ho	8.5	8	7	7	7.8
14. El Valiente (13) J: M Yeung (51.5kg) T: C Fownes	9	9	9	9	9.4

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 6:01pm (AEDT)

(8) Toycoon ran 2nd first up and despite drawing a wide gate today, he gets his chance with saturated all-weather track after torrential rain. His to career wins have both been on wet ground from just three starts and this is the first time he’s run on the surface in Hong Kong. Hard to know how wet track turf form translates to wet track all-weather form but at each way odds I’m happy to find out.

Tip: (8) Toycoon E/ $13/$4.00 Bet365

Betting Strategy: 0.5 units E/W Toycoon

Race 6

The Yan Chai Trophy Hcp (C4) (1400m)
6:35pm (AEDT)

Race 6 The Yan Chai Trophy Hcp (C4) (1400m) 6:35pm (AEDT)
1. Harmony Win Win (11) J: C Chau (60.5kg) T: D Whyte	7.5	8	8.5	9	8.2
2. City Legend (7) J: K Chan (60kg) T: T P Yung	35	31	31	31	28
3. Magic Supreme (3) J: R Maia (59.5kg) T: K L Man	61	51	51	51	49
4. Flying Mighty (4) J: C Schofield (59kg) T: D J Hall	46	51	51	51	40
5. Emerald Spur (6) J: B Shinn (58.5kg) T: P Yiu	23	20	21	21	21.5
6. Turquoise Alpha (5) J: A Badel (58.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	18	17	18	17	17
7. Super Mission (12) J: M Chadwick (58kg) T: P Yiu	14	12	12	11	12.6
8. Solar Power (8) J: A Hamelin (57.5kg) T: C H Yip	7.5	7	7	6	7.7
9. Street Scream (9) J: K Teetan (57.5kg) T: A S Cruz	13	15	17	17	14.2
10. General Winner (13) J: H Bentley (56.5kg) T: K H Ting	126	101	101	101	101
11. Breeze Of Spring (2) J: J Moreira (55.5kg) T: C Fownes	2.4	2.35	2.45	2.4	2.35
12. Jiangxi Stamina (14) J: K Leung (54kg) T: W Y So	15	15	14	15	13.4
13. Blazing Beat (1) J: H Mo (53kg) T: C W Chang	61	51	51	51	47
14. Sunny Baby (10) J: M Yeung (51.5kg) T: D A Hayes	10	9	8.5	8	8.9

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 6:36pm (AEDT)

Backing three here.

(8) Solar Power has been super in two runs back this prep, beaten a nose first up before bolting in second up. He cops 3.5kg in the weights as a result of that win but seems to have returned in career-best form and will take beating again.

(11) Breeze Of Spring was beaten a nose first up and Joao Moreira sticks with him from a good draw today so he is an obvious inclusion.

(3) Magic Supreme ran OK first up and generally improves second up. Drawn better today and has a good record on wet ground so at 30/1 he looks over the odds.

Tip: (8) Solar Power $7.00 Sportsbet

Value: (3) Magic Supreme $31 Bet365

Saver: (11) Breeze Of Spring $3.40 Sportsbet

Betting Strategy: 1 unit WIN Solar Power, 0.5 units WIN Magic Supreme, 0.5 units WIN Breeze Of Spring

Race 7

Tsuen Fu Hcp (C3) (1650m)
7:05pm (AEDT)

Race 7 Tsuen Fu Hcp (C3) (1650m) 7:05pm (AEDT)
1. Elite Patch (12) J: K Leung (60kg) T: K W Lui	20	21	26	26	21
2. Righteous Doctrine (7) J: K Teetan (59kg) T: C W Chang	13	11	11	11	11.2
3. Ultra Express (10) J: J Moreira (58kg) T: A T Millard	3.6	4.2	4.6	4.2	4
4. Skyey Supreme (1) J: H Wong (57.5kg) T: K W Lui	17	15	15	15	15.4
5. True Legend (3) J: M Poon (57.5kg) T: F C Lor	4.6	5	5	5	5
6. Chancheng Prince (13) J: R Maia (56.5kg) T: K W Lui	51	51	51	51	47
7. Elon (2) J: V Borges (56.5kg) T: J J Size	15	13	11	11	13.2
8. Gameplayer Times (11) J: C Chau (56kg) T: D Whyte	7.5	7.5	6.5	7	7.4
9. Gold Comet (6) J: C Schofield (56kg) T: K H Ting	15	13	13	15	13
10. Invincible Missile (4) J: L Ferraris (56kg) T: C Fownes	51	41	41	51	41
11. Right Honourable (5) J: A Badel (56kg) T: Richard Gibson	21	20	21	26	20
12. Splendid Living (9) J: A Hamelin (55.5kg) T: P Yiu	16	17	16	21	16.8
13. Party Everyday (8) J: M Chadwick (53.5kg) T: A S Cruz	9	7.5	7	8	7.3

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 7:07pm (AEDT)

Race 8

Tsuen Lok Hcp (C2) (1200m)
7:35pm (AEDT)

Race 8 Tsuen Lok Hcp (C2) (1200m) 7:35pm (AEDT)
1. Hongkong Great (1) J: K Teetan (60.5kg) T: C S Shum	4.8	4.8	5.5	5.5	4.65
2. Red Desert (4) J: A Hamelin (58kg) T: J J Size	17	16	15	17	15.4
3. Kurpany (12) J: J Moreira (55.5kg) T: C Fownes	11	11	11	11	11
4. Silver Fig (6) J: M Poon (55kg) T: A T Millard	11	12	13	13	10.8
5. Igniting (8) J: H Mo (52kg) T: K W Lui	20	18	17	17	18.2
6. Man Star (3) J: M Chadwick (52kg) T: K H Ting	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.3
7. Winner Method (2) J: H Wong (51.5kg) T: C S Shum	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
8. Bear Slam (10) J: H Lai (51.5kg) T: D Ferraris	71	71	81	81	61
9. Czarson (11) J: M Yeung (51.5kg) T: P Yiu	9	9	9	9	9.3
10. Flying Bonus (5) J: C Wong (51.5kg) T: C H Yip	17	15	15	15	14.8
11. We The South (9) J: V Borges (51.5kg) T: F C Lor	15	14	14	14	13.8
12. Private Rocket (7) J: A Badel (51.5kg) T: D Whyte	6	6.5	6	6	6.6

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 7:36pm (AEDT)

A few at good odds here.

There is still $10 available at 365 for (3) Kurpany. This horse went to a new level last preparation for Casper Fownes and ran a very narrow 3rd with a similar weight to this in this same class two starts ago. Moreira on first up suggests he’s ready to go, just needs to overcome a tricky draw.

(4) Silver Fig has a very good record at this track and distance, with four of his six wins at the Sha Tin 1200m being on the all-weather surface. Has a very good first up record and can win off this mark.

(6) Man Star is another with a terrific record on the all-weather track, with three wins from six starts. He currently shares favouritism at $6.00 and will be hard to beat with the light weight.

Tip: (3) Kurpany $10 Bet365

Value: (4) Silver Fig $9.00 TopSport

Saver: (6) Man Star $6.00 TopSport

Betting Strategy: 1 unit WIN Kurpany, 0.5 units WIN Silver Fig, 0.5 units WIN Man Star

Race 9

Yeung Uk Hcp (C3) (1200m)
8:10pm (AEDT)

Race 9 Yeung Uk Hcp (C3) (1200m) 8:10pm (AEDT)
1. Armando (10) J: L Ferraris (60kg) T: A T Millard	15	14	13	13	13.8
2. First Responder (2) J: C Chau (60kg) T: D Whyte	11	12	13	13	11.8
3. High Rise Soldier (5) J: J Moreira (60kg) T: K W Lui	13	14	15	15	13.6
4. Royal Pride (9) J: K Chan (60kg) T: C Fownes	46	67	101	101	61
5. Super Dynamite (7) J: A Hamelin (60kg) T: P Yiu	126	126	151	151	101
6. Gluck Racer (11) J: C Schofield (59kg) T: K H Ting	3	3.1	3.4	3.4	2.9
7. Shadow Mission (1) J: H Mo (59kg) T: Y S Tsui	101	126	151	151	97
8. Lifeline Vision (3) J: R Maia (57kg) T: D A Hayes	20	18	17	17	18.6
9. Crossford (14) J: A Badel (56.5kg) T: J J Size	31	26	34	21	20.5
10. Sauvestre (8) J: H Bentley (56.5kg) T: F C Lor	27	26	31	31	23.5
11. Star Of Yuen Long (12) J: K Teetan (56kg) T: K L Man	10	10	11	11	9.7
12. Excellent Daddy (4) J: K Leung (56kg) T: T P Yung	6.5	7	6.5	6.5	7.4
13. California Cible (13) J: M Poon (55.5kg) T: A S Cruz	4.5	4.4	4	4	4.5
14. Bright Kid (6) J: H Wong (54kg) T: W Y So	91	91	101	101	91

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 8:11pm (AEDT)

Race 10

Wo Tik Hcp (C3) (1400m)
8:45pm (AEDT)

Race 10 Wo Tik Hcp (C3) (1400m) 8:45pm (AEDT)
1. Hall Of Champ (10) J: B Shinn (60.5kg) T: C Fownes	12	11	10	10	10.6
2. Master Delight (12) J: J Moreira (60kg) T: J J Size	2.7	2.9	3	3	2.6
3. Super Winner (14) J: K Chan (58kg) T: C H Yip	11	9.5	9.5	9	10.2
4. Golden Link (13) J: M Chadwick (56kg) T: P Yiu	18	17	16	17	15.6
5. Star Performance (4) J: K Teetan (56kg) T: A S Cruz	9.5	10	11	11	9
6. Horsesain Bolt (6) J: C Chau (55kg) T: D Whyte	12	10	9.5	9	9.8
7. Run Run Cool (8) J: A Badel (55kg) T: F C Lor	23	21	21	21	21.5
8. Smart Patch (5) J: K Leung (55kg) T: P D O'sullivan	21	21	21	21	20.5
9. Baby (11) J: A Hamelin (54.5kg) T: K H Ting	91	81	81	81	69
10. King's Capital (7) J: M Yeung (54kg) T: D A Hayes	12	13	13	13	12.8
11. Meridian Genius (1) J: M Poon (52.5kg) T: A T Millard	8	8	8	8.5	7.6
12. Charge On (9) J: H Mo (52kg) T: D J Hall	23	21	21	21	25
13. Fantastic Show (3) J: C Wong (52kg) T: Y S Tsui	91	81	81	81	77
14. Vitralite (2) J: V Borges (52kg) T: K W Lui	41	41	41	41	40

Odds Last Updated: October 10, 2021, 8:47pm (AEDT)

Tim Geers

A trip to Hong Kong quickly had Tim hooked to the racing caper, maintaining the best place anywhere in the world on a Wednesday night is Happy Valley. He holds a strong interest in the Hong Kong form, along with the metropolitan racing in Sydney and Melbourne. He’s a fan of dry tracks, Zac Purton and takes particular interest in identifying patterns in the form. Tim wears many hats, juggling the roles of form analyst, jockey manager and racehorse owner.