Racing Tips

Sha Tin Racing Tips: Sunday, September 5th

The first meeting of the 2021/22 Hong Kong racing season takes place at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon.

by
Tim Geers
4 September 2021

The first meeting of the 2021/22 Hong Kong racing season takes place at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon!

There’s a 10-race card set down for the turf track and Tim Geers has picked out his best bets of the meeting below.

Find his analysis of Race 5, Race 9 and Race 10.

Race 1

Mount Parker Hcp (C5) (1400m)
3:00pm (AEDT)

Race 1 Mount Parker Hcp (C5) (1400m) 3:00pm (AEDT)
1. Off The Reel (5) J: T Piccone (60.5kg) T: P Yiu	11	11	11	11	10.4
2. Dazzling Feeling (9) J: Luke Ferraris (60kg) T: D Ferraris	6.5	6.5	7	7	6.4
3. All Best Friends (7) J: Alex Lai (59.5kg) T: K L Man	26	21	21	21	22.5
4. Formula Excel (4) J: J Moreira (59.5kg) T: C Fownes	4.2	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.25
5. General Trump (11) J: B Shinn (59.5kg) T: T P Yung	26	21	20	20	22.5
6. This Is Charisma (13) J: Z Purton (59kg) T: D J Hall	6.5	6	6	5.5	6
7. Viva Popcorn (12) J: K Teetan (59kg) T: A S Cruz	7	6.5	5.5	6.5	6.5
8. Jungle Blaze (2) J: C Y Ho (58kg) T: K W Lui	19	17	15	15	17.2
9. Figures Two (14) J: H T Mo (56.5kg) T: A T Millard	23	21	21	20	21
10. Smart Hunter (3) J: Jerry Chau (56.5kg) T: D Whyte	35	31	31	26	30
11. Shanghai Grace (8) J: C Wong (54.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	20	19	18	18	18.6
12. Victorious Leader (6) J: K C Leung (54.5kg) T: C H Yip	11	10	8.5	9.5	9.9
13. Jolly Forever (10) J: A Hamelin (53.5kg) T: W Y So	71	67	61	61	61
14. Shinealot (1) J: V Borges (53.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	9.5	9	9	9	8.9

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 3:01pm (AEDT)

Race 2

Lantau Peak Hcp (C3) (1000m)
3:30pm (AEDT)

Race 2 Lantau Peak Hcp (C3) (1000m) 3:30pm (AEDT)
1. Good View Clarico (1) J: H Bentley (60.5kg) T: C H Yip	9	9	8.5	8.5	8.6
2. Green Aeon (6) J: J Moreira (59kg) T: C Fownes	10	10	10	10	9.8
3. California Concord (5) J: K Teetan (58.5kg) T: A S Cruz	12	12	12	12	11.6
4. Quadruple Double (4) J: Z Purton (58.5kg) T: D J Hall	4.2	4.2	4.4	4.4	4.3
5. First Responder (3) J: Jerry Chau (57kg) T: D Whyte	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.85
6. Rock Ya Heart (2) J: C Y Ho (54kg) T: K W Lui	34	41	41	41	39
7. Super Axiom (8) J: C Schofield (53.5kg) T: D A Hayes	3	3	2.9	3	2.95
8. Super Win Dragon (7) J: A Badel (53.5kg) T: W Y So	7	6.5	6	6	6.5

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 3:31pm (AEDT)

Race 3

Yi Tung Shan Hcp (C4) (1200m)
4:00pm (AEDT)

Race 3 Yi Tung Shan Hcp (C4) (1200m) 4:00pm (AEDT)
1. Packing Victory (4) J: Z Purton (60.5kg) T: C S Shum	1.7	1.7	1.75	1.75	1.72
2. Biz Power (12) J: K C Leung (59kg) T: P D O'sullivan	13	13	13	13	12.4
3. Casa De Forca (5) J: K Teetan (58kg) T: W Y So	16	17	18	18	16.8
4. Glorious Lover (11) J: A K Chan (58kg) T: C H Yip	21	19	17	17	19.6
5. Amigos Giggle (8) J: J Moreira (56.5kg) T: C W Chang	5.5	6	6.5	6.5	5.7
6. Nimble Nimbus (10) J: H Bentley (56kg) T: P Yiu	17	17	16	16	16.6
7. Theta Hedge (3) J: C Y Ho (56kg) T: K W Lui	81	81	91	91	79
8. Sight Hero (1) J: C Schofield (55kg) T: D A Hayes	8.5	8.5	8	8	8.3
9. Little Thunder (7) J: Luke Ferraris (54.5kg) T: A T Millard	27	26	21	21	25.5
10. Wah May Luck (6) J: A Badel (53.5kg) T: A S Cruz	101	101	101	101	99
11. Fantastic Fabio (2) J: C Wong (51.5kg) T: C H Yip	46	41	41	41	39
12. Happy Time (9) J: M Chadwick (51.5kg) T: C H Yip	20	19	18	17	19.2

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 4:01pm (AEDT)

Race 4

Hksar Chief Executives Cup-C1 (1200m)
4:35pm (AEDT)

Race 4 Hksar Chief Executives Cup-C1 (1200m) 4:35pm (AEDT)
1. Amazing Star (5) J: V Borges (60.5kg) T: K H Ting	31	31	34	34	30
2. Lucky Patch (10) J: Jerry Chau (58kg) T: K W Lui	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.45
3. Wishful Thinker (8) J: K C Leung (57.5kg) T: C H Yip	21	21	26	26	21.5
4. Duke Wai (7) J: Z Purton (56kg) T: P D O'sullivan	7.5	7.5	6.5	7.5	7.3
5. Rattan (9) J: C Schofield (56kg) T: Richard Gibson	23	21	20	21	20.5
6. Buddies (11) J: M Chadwick (56kg) T: A S Cruz	101	101	151	101	97
7. Elusive State (4) J: H Bentley (55.5kg) T: A T Millard	151	151	201	151	131
8. Winning Dreamer (1) J: C Y Ho (54.5kg) T: F C Lor	6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4
9. Tourbillon Diamond (2) J: A Badel (54kg) T: C S Shum	13	14	16	15	13.4
10. California Rad (13) J: M F Poon (51.5kg) T: A S Cruz	26	21	19	18	23.5
11. Shining Ace (12) J: J Moreira (51.5kg) T: J J Size	17	17	17	17	16.8
12. Naboo Attack (6) J: K Teetan (51.5kg) T: D A Hayes	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.45
13. Sparkling Dragon (3) J: H T Mo (51.5kg) T: A T Millard	41	34	31	31	32

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 4:36pm (AEDT)

Race 5

Kowloon Peak Hcp (C5) (1200m)
5:10pm (AEDT)

Race 5 Kowloon Peak Hcp (C5) (1200m) 5:10pm (AEDT)
1. Lucky Maryknoll (7) J: R Maia (60kg) T: D A Hayes	6	6	6.5	6.5	5.9
2. Zacian (9) J: Z Purton (60kg) T: C S Shum	4	4	4	4	3.85
3. Lucky Puzzle (11) J: K Teetan (59kg) T: Y S Tsui	11	10	10	10	10.4
4. Universal Crown (1) J: Jerry Chau (58kg) T: D Whyte	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.2
5. Vector (10) J: M Chadwick (58kg) T: A S Cruz	67	61	71	71	59
6. Day Day Rich (12) J: B Shinn (57.5kg) T: T P Yung	15	14	15	15	14.4
7. Fox Cheunger (6) J: C Y Ho (57.5kg) T: K W Lui	8	8	7.5	7.5	7.9
8. Speedy Dragon (3) J: Alex Lai (56kg) T: K L Man	21	21	26	26	20
9. Kwai Chung Elite (5) J: C Schofield (55.5kg) T: K H Ting	14	12	13	13	12.6
10. One Happy Star (4) J: K C Leung (55.5kg) T: C H Yip	11	11	12	12	10.8
11. Sunny Smile (8) J: Luke Ferraris (55.5kg) T: D Ferraris	81	81	91	91	79
12. Centenary Ibis (13) J: H T Mo (54kg) T: A T Millard	41	34	41	41	32
13. One Step Ahead (14) J: J Moreira (53kg) T: C W Chang	8	7.5	7	7	7.3
14. Many Gains (2) J: M F Poon (52.5kg) T: L Ho	61	41	41	41	40

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 5:11pm (AEDT)

Nothing like kicking off our betting in a Class 5.

(2) Zacian drops in grade from Class 4 to Class 5 here and gets Zac Purton booked to ride straight away which is a good sign of intent. he placed twice in Class 4 company towards the back end of last season so he really should be very competitive down in Class 5 today.

(9) Kwai Chung Elite and (12) Centenary Ibis both come out of the same trial. Centenary Ibis has won two of them leading into this, which is about the best he’s ever trialled in Hong Kong, while Kwai Chung Elite ran on well behind him under little pressure. Both worth something small.

Tip: (2) Zacian $4.00 Sportsbet

Also Backing: (9) Kwai Chung Elite $11 Sportsbet

Value: (12) Centenary Ibis $31 Bet365

Betting Strategy: 1 unit WIN Zecion, 0.25 units WIN Kwai Chung Elite, 0.25 units WIN Centenary Ibis

Race 6

Lin Fa Shan Hcp (C4) (1000m)
5:40pm (AEDT)

Race 6 Lin Fa Shan Hcp (C4) (1000m) 5:40pm (AEDT)
1. Cordyceps Six (5) J: T Piccone (60.5kg) T: Richard Gibson	14	13	13	13	12.6
2. Fabulous Eight (11) J: Jerry Chau (59.5kg) T: P Yiu	11	10	10	10	10.4
3. Spicy So Good (4) J: J Moreira (57kg) T: C S Shum	10	9.5	9	9	9.6
4. E Sprinter (9) J: M L Yeung (56.5kg) T: D Whyte	81	71	61	61	69
5. Kowloon East Star (7) J: K C Leung (56.5kg) T: K H Ting	31	26	21	21	25
6. Nervous Witness (10) J: Z Purton (56.5kg) T: D A Hayes	1.45	1.45	1.45	1.45	1.4
7. Circuit Seven (2) J: M F Poon (56kg) T: A S Cruz	61	51	41	41	47
8. G One Excellent (13) J: A Badel (55.5kg) T: C H Yip	27	26	26	26	25.5
9. Glenealy Generals (14) J: H Bentley (55kg) T: C H Yip	11	11	10	10	10.8
10. Wonderful Fantasy (1) J: C Y Ho (54.5kg) T: K W Lui	101	101	101	101	97
11. Baltic Whisper (6) J: A K Chan (54kg) T: C S Shum	41	34	26	26	32
12. So Awesome (12) J: Alex Lai (52kg) T: K L Man	46	41	41	41	38
13. Goodmanship (3) J: V Borges (51.5kg) T: D Whyte	61	51	41	41	47
14. Who Loves The Ace (8) J: K Teetan (51.5kg) T: C Fownes	91	91	91	91	85

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 5:41pm (AEDT)

Race 7

Yi Tung Shan Hcp (C4) (1200m)
6:10pm (AEDT)

Race 7 Yi Tung Shan Hcp (C4) (1200m) 6:10pm (AEDT)
1. Turbo Power (11) J: Jerry Chau (60.5kg) T: K W Lui	5.5	5	4.6	4.6	5
2. Turquoise Alpha (4) J: Z Purton (60kg) T: P D O'sullivan	18	18	18	18	17.2
3. President's Choice (6) J: C Schofield (58kg) T: Richard Gibson	11	11	11	11	10
4. Lean Legend (7) J: M Chadwick (56kg) T: C H Yip	126	101	101	101	99
5. Packing Kingdom (10) J: M F Poon (56kg) T: C S Shum	15	13	11	11	13
6. Telecom Cheetah (3) J: H Bentley (55.5kg) T: C H Yip	101	101	101	101	99
7. Touch Faith (9) J: J Moreira (55.5kg) T: J J Size	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.6
8. Smart Wongchoy (8) J: A Badel (54.5kg) T: D Whyte	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8
9. Viva Hunter (1) J: K C Leung (54.5kg) T: K L Man	8	8.5	9	9	7.9
10. Sunny Baby (5) J: M L Yeung (51.5kg) T: D A Hayes	23	21	21	21	20
11. Voyage Star (2) J: K Teetan (51.5kg) T: T P Yung	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.55

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 6:12pm (AEDT)

Race 8

Ma On Shan Hcp (C4) (1600m)
6:40pm (AEDT)

Race 8 Ma On Shan Hcp (C4) (1600m) 6:40pm (AEDT)
1. God Of Dragon (8) J: Jerry Chau (60.5kg) T: D Whyte	14	14	15	15	13.2
2. Beauty Spirit (10) J: A Badel (58.5kg) T: A S Cruz	17	17	17	17	16.4
3. Cheerful Leader (1) J: M F Poon (58kg) T: P Yiu	14	14	12	14	13
4. Fast Pace (2) J: J Moreira (58kg) T: C Fownes	4.6	4.5	4	4.4	4.3
5. Red Elysees (9) J: Luke Ferraris (58kg) T: K L Man	26	21	20	20	21
6. Bulletproof (11) J: H Bentley (57.5kg) T: P Yiu	21	20	19	19	19.4
7. El Jefe (13) J: Z Purton (57kg) T: C H Yip	6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
8. Ezra (5) J: K Teetan (57kg) T: A T Millard	5.5	5	5	5	4.9
9. Shanghai Dragon (7) J: M Chadwick (57kg) T: T P Yung	12	11	9.5	9.5	10.8
10. Dragon Commander (3) J: H T Mo (56.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	9.5	9	8.5	8.5	8.8
11. Winning Volatility (4) J: K C Leung (56.5kg) T: K W Lui
12. Copartner Era (14) J: V Borges (56kg) T: W Y So	11	10	9.5	9.5	9.7
13. Joy Master (12) J: A K Chan (53.5kg) T: C Fownes	15	14	12	12	13.6
14. Crown Avenue (6) J: C Wong (51.5kg) T: C H Yip	61	51	41	41	47

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 6:41pm (AEDT)

Race 9

Sunset Peak Hcp (C3) (1400m)
7:15pm (AEDT)

Race 9 Sunset Peak Hcp (C3) (1400m) 7:15pm (AEDT)
1. Super Oasis (9) J: Jerry Chau (60.5kg) T: K W Lui	10	12	10	10	9.8
2. Hall Of Champ (13) J: J Moreira (59.5kg) T: C Fownes	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.05
3. Lucky Fun (2) J: Z Purton (59kg) T: C S Shum	3	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.75
4. Beauty Legacy (8) J: B Shinn (58.5kg) T: J J Size	11	9	10	9.5	9.5
5. Presence (3) J: C Y Ho (58kg) T: F C Lor	21	21	26	21	20
6. Kasi Farasi (4) J: M Chadwick (55.5kg) T: C H Yip	19	16	15	14	16.6
7. Parterre (12) J: Luke Ferraris (55.5kg) T: A T Millard	67	67	61	61	61
8. Lincoln Bright (11) J: H N Wong (53kg) T: Richard Gibson	126	101	101	101	99
9. Star Performance (7) J: K Teetan (53kg) T: A S Cruz	5.5	5	4.4	4.8	4.9
10. Mission Bravo (10) J: M F Poon (52.5kg) T: K H Ting	26	20	17	16	21.5
11. Fearless Fire (5) J: M L Yeung (52kg) T: D A Hayes	51	41	41	34	40
12. Noble Steed (6) J: V Borges (52kg) T: K W Lui	46	41	41	34	40
13. Royal Agility (1) J: H T Mo (51.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	126	101	101	101	99

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 7:16pm (AEDT)

(3) Lucky Fun has had eight starts for six top-two finishes, and that includes when he lost the rider on debut half way down the straight. All of his three wins have been over 1200m but he did run 2nd over 1400m at his final start last season. Trialled well leading into this where he beat Packing Victory, who has since come out and won earlier today. Draws well in barrier 2 for Zac Purton and looks very hard to beat.

(2) Hall of Champ drops back into Class 3 after last racing in Class 2. His record over 1400m is terrific, with four wins and three 2nds from 10 starts. Drawn wide but last time he raced over this track and distance he won with a leg in the air. Moreira booked first up for Fownes, looks the logical danger.

(9) Star Performance was beaten a nose in this corresponding race last year where he carried 60kg. Looks off a winnable mark now with just 53kg if you consider that.

Tip: (3) Lucky Fun $3.10 Bet365

Betting Strategy: 1 unit WIN Lucky Fun

Race 10

Tai Mo Shan Hcp (C2) (1400m)
7:50pm (AEDT)

Race 10 Tai Mo Shan Hcp (C2) (1400m) 7:50pm (AEDT)
1. The Rock (9) J: A K Chan (60.5kg) T: C Fownes	8.5	8	8	7.5	8.1
2. Californiadeepshot (11) J: J Moreira (56kg) T: A S Cruz	5	5	5.5	5	4.8
3. Assimilate (10) J: A Hamelin (56kg) T: K H Ting	46	51	61	51	49
4. E Star (1) J: C Schofield (56kg) T: K L Man	8.5	7.5	7.5	7	7.4
5. Master Montaro (13) J: C Y Ho (56kg) T: D A Hayes	4	4	4	4.2	3.8
6. Roman Turbo (8) J: Z Purton (56kg) T: C S Shum	9.5	8.5	8.5	8	8.3
7. Highland Fortune (6) J: K Teetan (55kg) T: K W Lui	14	14	12	13	13.2
8. Kilindini (12) J: Luke Ferraris (54.5kg) T: A T Millard	46	41	41	34	39
9. Mister Snowdon (4) J: A Badel (54kg) T: D Whyte	4.6	4.8	5.5	5	4.5
10. Mr Croissant (2) J: Alex Lai (54kg) T: W Y So	41	41	51	41	40
11. Telecom Fighters (5) J: M Chadwick (53.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	23	21	19	20	21.5
12. Zebrowski (3) J: M L Yeung (53.5kg) T: C Fownes	67	67	81	71	65
13. Regency Bo Bo (7) J: M F Poon (53kg) T: C S Shum	21	18	17	16	18.6

Odds Last Updated: September 5, 2021, 7:51pm (AEDT)

(5) Master Montaro draws awkwardly here in barrier 13 and he’s likely to give away a big start, but he’s got a big finish when he’s right. He flew home to be beaten 0.6L at the end of last season by two horses he meets again here. Drops 2.5kg from that outing and so long as the race is run at a genuine pace, he should go close.

(9) Mister Snowdon was the winner of that race he contested at the end of last season. That was just his second start in Hong Kong after running well on his debut here. Goes up in weight for that win but he draws well here for a good run on speed. He’s still fairly unexposed so I’ll be saving on him.

Moreira goes on (2) Californiadeepshot who split Mister Snowdon and Master Montaro in that race. Also drawn a touch wide but trialled well leading into this and has to be a chance.

Tip: (5) Master Montaro $4.80 Ladbrokes

Saver: (9) Mister Snowdon $4.40 TopSport

Betting Strategy: 1 unit WIN Master Montaro, 0.5 units WIN Mister Snowdon

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.