Racing Tips

Sha Tin Racing Tips: Thursday, July 1st

We have a rare card of racing at Sha Tin on Thursday afternoon and Tim Geers has picked out his three best bets on the program.

by
Tim Geers
30 June 2021

We have a rare meeting at Sha Tin on Thursday afternoon this week, replacing the usual Hong Kong meeting on Wednesday night at Happy Valley.

There’s 10 races on the card and Tim Geers has picked out his three best bets below.

He’s betting in Race 1, Race 4 and Race 7.

Find his preview, tips and betting strategy below.

Race 1

Racing Goes On Hcp (C5) (1600m)
3:00pm (AEDT)

Race 1 Racing Goes On Hcp (C5) (1600m) 3:00pm (AEDT)
1. Formula Excel (5) J: J Moreira (60.5kg) T: C Fownes	2.9	3.1	3.3	3.3	2.95
2. Dazzling Feeling (7) J: N Callan (59.5kg) T: D Ferraris	14	13	13	13	13
3. Fortune Triple (2) J: T Piccone (59.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	19	18	17	17	17.6
4. Joy Master (14) J: A K Chan (59.5kg) T: C Fownes	8.5	8	8	8	8
5. Cigar Buddies (9) J: C Y Ho (59kg) T: K H Ting	61	61	61	61	57
6. Sea Monarch (13) J: M L Yeung (57kg) T: W Y So	101	101	101	101	97
7. Run Des Run (10) J: K Teetan (56.5kg) T: K W Lui	11	9.5	9	9	10.2
8. Diamond Star (12) J: Z Purton (56kg) T: J J Size	10	9.5	10	9.5	10
9. Righteous Win (11) J: H Bentley (55.5kg) T: P Yiu	9.5	9	8.5	9	9
10. Speed Force (4) J: Jerry Chau (55.5kg) T: D Whyte	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4
11. Smart Thinker (8) J: M F Poon (54kg) T: C H Yip	10	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
12. African Sky (1) J: C Wong (53kg) T: T P Yung	51	51	51	51	51
13. Red Zoffany (3) J: V Borges (52kg) T: K L Man	46	51	61	61	51
14. Strapping Bauhinia (6) J: H T Mo (51.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	23	21	21	21	21

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 3:01pm (AEDT)

Pretty keen on (1) Formula Excel here in what looks a very weak race. He’s been racing in Class 4 company and his last run was good, beaten just a length after starting from gate 12. He now drops into Class 5 so despite carrying all the weight, he finds a very winnable race. Moreira goes on from a great draw and if he runs up to what he did last start, he should be winning.

(8) Diamond Star had Moreira on last start but he jumps off the Size runner to ride Formula Excel for Fownes. Purton goes on today and draws barrier 12, which makes things tough.

(9) Righteous Win was OK first up and can improve second up, but does draw wide.

(4) Joy Master won last start and has a good record over this track and distance. Goes up in weight and draws the widest gate, so this is a tougher assignment.

Tip: (1) Formula Excel $3.00 Ladbrokes

Betting Strategy: 2 units WIN Formula Excel

Race 2

World-Class Leadership Hcp-C5 (1200m)
3:30pm (AEDT)

Race 2 World-Class Leadership Hcp-C5 (1200m) 3:30pm (AEDT)
1. Voyage Star (7) J: K Teetan (60.5kg) T: T P Yung	4.6	4.8	5	5	4.75
2. Destine Jewellery (8) J: B Shinn (60kg) T: J J Size	20	20	21	21	19.8
3. Garlic Hero (4) J: Z Purton (60kg) T: C H Yip	7	6.5	6	6.5	6.5
4. Jungle Blaze (1) J: V Borges (60kg) T: K W Lui	26	26	26	26	26
5. M M Johnny (10) J: M F Poon (58.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	16	15	15	15	15
6. Wayfoong Star (12) J: T Piccone (58.5kg) T: D Whyte	31	31	31	31	30
7. For Fun's Sake (3) J: C Y Ho (55.5kg) T: W Y So	6	6	6.5	6.5	5.9
8. Golden Mission (9) J: Jerry Chau (55.5kg) T: C W Chang	11	11	11	11	10.6
9. Telecom Missile (6) J: N Callan (55.5kg) T: C Fownes	7.5	7	7	7	7.3
10. Alloy King (11) J: K C Leung (54kg) T: K H Ting	41	41	51	51	41
11. One Step Ahead (2) J: J Moreira (53.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	4.2	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.6
12. Lucky Turbo (5) J: H N Wong (51.5kg) T: A S Cruz	41	41	51	51	41

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 3:31pm (AEDT)

Race 3

Uncompromising Integrity (C4) (1200m)
4:05pm (AEDT)

Race 3 Uncompromising Integrity (C4) (1200m) 4:05pm (AEDT)
1. My Ecstatic (6) J: J Moreira (60.5kg) T: F C Lor	5.5	5.5	5	5.5	5.5
2. Winston's Lad (1) J: K Teetan (60kg) T: K W Lui	6	6.5	7	7	6.4
3. Fantasy Spring (5) J: Alex Lai (57kg) T: Y S Tsui	51	51	61	61	51
4. Happy Daily (9) J: K C Leung (57kg) T: L Ho	9	8.5	8	8.5	8.4
5. Monster Kaka (7) J: Z Purton (56kg) T: D J Hall	4.2	4.2	4.6	4.4	4.15
6. Booming Well (2) J: A K Chan (55.5kg) T: C H Yip	81	81	101	91	77
7. Street Scream (4) J: C Y Ho (55kg) T: A S Cruz	7.5	7.5	8.5	8	7.4
8. Takingufurther (3) J: H N Wong (55kg) T: K H Ting	23	21	26	21	23
9. Vast Starlight (11) J: T Piccone (54.5kg) T: W Y So	101	101	101	101	99
10. August Moon (8) J: H Bentley (54kg) T: P D O'sullivan	8	8	8	7.5	8
11. Happy Gathering (12) J: Jerry Chau (54kg) T: K L Man	7.5	7	7	6.5	6.8
12. General Trump (10) J: M F Poon (53kg) T: T P Yung	35	41	51	41	39

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 4:06pm (AEDT)

Race 4

Serving The Community Hcp (C4) (1000m)
4:35pm (AEDT)

Race 4 Serving The Community Hcp (C4) (1000m) 4:35pm (AEDT)
1. Joyful Win (7) J: Jerry Chau (60.5kg) T: P Yiu	9	9.5	10	10	9.5
2. Summit Cheers (13) J: Z Purton (60kg) T: D J Hall	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.5
3. Glorious Bauhinia (6) J: Alex Lai (57kg) T: Y S Tsui	126	101	101	101	99
4. Infinity Win (14) J: M L Yeung (57kg) T: D A Hayes	2.4	2.35	2.25	2.3	2.4
5. Regency Star (1) J: M F Poon (57kg) T: C S Shum	12	12	12	12	12
6. Green Envy (9) J: K Teetan (56.5kg) T: C Fownes	10	9.5	8.5	9.5	9.5
7. Glenealy Generals (5) J: B Shinn (56kg) T: C H Yip	17	16	16	16	15.8
8. Divine Era (2) J: N Callan (55.5kg) T: K H Ting	21	21	26	26	21
9. Ever Joy (8) J: K C Leung (55.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	67	61	61	61	59
10. Young Victory (10) J: C Y Ho (54kg) T: W Y So	46	41	41	41	40
11. Carry The Diamond (4) J: T Piccone (53.5kg) T: Richard Gibson	21	21	21	21	20
12. Goodmanship (12) J: H Bentley (53.5kg) T: D Whyte	31	31	26	31	29.5
13. Island Sunshine (3) J: V Borges (53kg) T: K W Lui	41	51	61	61	51
14. Raging Blaze (11) J: J Moreira (51.5kg) T: J J Size	41	41	41	41	41

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 4:36pm (AEDT)

Got this race between (2) Summit Cheers and (4) Infinity Win, as the market suggests.

Was keen to be with the David Hayes runner infinity Win, who makes his debut after a few nice trials. He’s looks to travel really well, we just haven’t seen how he responds to pressure yet. He’s drawn the right part of the track out in barrier 14, so he’ll find the grandstand rail. Some query with the jockey booking but he’s ridden the horse in all three trials.

Summit Cheers won on debut over track and distance and has since raced twice over 1200m. he was midfield first up and now drops back to the 1000m. He’s got the experience on his side and gets Purton aboard. Drawn right next to his main rival so tactics could play a big part here.

Infinity Win to win, Summit Cheers the saver.

Tip: (4) Infinity Win $3.50 Neds

Saver: (2) Summit Cheers $3.80 Bet365

Betting Strategy: 1.5 units WIN Infinity Win, 0.5 units WIN Summit Cheers

Race 5

Continuous Development Hcp-C4 (1200m)
5:05pm (AEDT)

Race 5 Continuous Development Hcp-C4 (1200m) 5:05pm (AEDT)
1. Excellent Chariot (4) J: N Callan (60.5kg) T: P Yiu	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.1
2. Amigos Giggle (5) J: Z Purton (57kg) T: C W Chang	4.8	4.8	5	5	4.8
3. Infinite Power (10) J: M F Poon (57kg) T: F C Lor	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.6
4. Theta Hedge (8) J: C Y Ho (57kg) T: K W Lui	41	41	51	51	41
5. Lucky Treasure (12) J: M L Yeung (56kg) T: K H Ting	71	71	81	81	71
6. Touch Faith (3) J: J Moreira (56kg) T: J J Size	7	7	7.5	7.5	7
7. Telecom Elite (11) J: H T Mo (55kg) T: Y S Tsui	81	81	91	91	81
8. Xponential (2) J: Jerry Chau (55kg) T: D Whyte	11	10	10	10	10
9. Aion (9) J: V Borges (54.5kg) T: D A Hayes	81	81	91	91	81
10. Great Harvest (7) J: K Teetan (54kg) T: K L Man	8	8	8.5	8.5	8
11. Sparkling Star (6) J: K C Leung (54kg) T: W Y So	8	8	8	8	8
12. Fantastic Fabio (1) J: C Wong (52.5kg) T: C H Yip	21	21	21	21	21

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 5:06pm (AEDT)

Race 6

The Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup-C4 (1800m)
5:30pm (AEDT)

Race 6 The Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup-C4 (1800m) 5:30pm (AEDT)
1. Hang's Decision (7) J: A K Chan (60.5kg) T: W Y So	34	41	51	51	41
2. Joyful Heart (5) J: Z Purton (58kg) T: F C Lor	7	7	7.5	7.5	6.9
3. Red Elysees (2) J: H Bentley (58kg) T: K L Man	8	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4
4. Clement Legend (13) J: J Moreira (57.5kg) T: C S Shum	23	26	26	26	25
5. More Than A Horse (9) J: Jerry Chau (56kg) T: D Whyte	9.5	9	9	9	9
6. Dionysus Collin (14) J: C Y Ho (54.5kg) T: K W Lui	51	51	51	51	51
7. Bullish Unicorn (10) J: C Wong (53kg) T: A S Cruz	51	51	51	51	47
8. Shadow Breaker (3) J: M L Yeung (53kg) T: K H Ting	11	11	11	11	10.6
9. Stunning Impact (4) J: K Teetan (53kg) T: P D O'sullivan	5	5	5	5	4.9
10. Crown Avenue (8) J: T Piccone (52.5kg) T: C H Yip	20	19	18	18	18.4
11. Divine Unicorn (12) J: V Borges (52.5kg) T: W Y So	51	51	51	51	51
12. Off The Reel (11) J: H N Wong (52kg) T: P Yiu	19	20	21	21	19.8
13. Tailor Made (6) J: M F Poon (52kg) T: C Fownes	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.3
14. Dragon Commander (1) J: H T Mo (51.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	8	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 5:31pm (AEDT)

Race 7

Hong Kong Reunification Cup-C2 (1800m)
6:05pm (AEDT)

Race 7 Hong Kong Reunification Cup-C2 (1800m) 6:05pm (AEDT)
1. Helene Leadingstar (9) J: N Callan (60.5kg) T: A S Cruz	15	14	15	15	14
2. Delightful Laos (4) J: K C Leung (58kg) T: A S Cruz	26	26	26	26	26
3. Enjoying (2) J: T Piccone (56kg) T: W Y So	14	13	13	13	13
4. Berlin Tango (6) J: C Y Ho (55kg) T: A S Cruz	7	7	8	8	7
5. Charity Go (5) J: Z Purton (55kg) T: C S Shum	9.5	9.5	9	9	9
6. Flying Quest (3) J: H Bentley (54kg) T: D J Hall	41	41	41	41	41
7. Lakeshore Eagle (10) J: Jerry Chau (54kg) T: D Whyte	20	18	17	17	18
8. Super Football (1) J: M F Poon (54kg) T: K H Ting	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	5.5
9. Looking Great (11) J: J Moreira (53.5kg) T: F C Lor	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2
10. Bigwood (7) J: M L Yeung (52kg) T: C Fownes	81	81	81	81	81
11. Sunny Star (8) J: K Teetan (52kg) T: K W Lui	7.5	7	6.5	6.5	6.5

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 6:06pm (AEDT)

Pretty keen on (9) Looking Great here. He won two in a row over this track and distance leading into last start, where he stepped up to this grade for the first time. He sat three-wide the trip in that race and was only beaten 2.8L. The horse that ran 2^nd then came out and ran 2^nd again at his next start. I thought Looking Great’s effort was very good and if he can overcome the wide draw today, he’s going to be very hard to beat.

Tip: (9) Looking Great $3.70 Bet365

Betting Strategy: 2 units WIN Looking Great

Race 8

Riding High Together Hcp (C4) (1400m)
6:40pm (AEDT)

Race 8 Riding High Together Hcp (C4) (1400m) 6:40pm (AEDT)
1. Jade Phoenix (5) J: K Teetan (60.5kg) T: F C Lor	10	9.5	8.5	9.5	9.6
2. Armor Star (6) J: T Piccone (59.5kg) T: W Y So	18	17	16	16	16.8
3. Speed Fay Fay (3) J: Z Purton (59.5kg) T: T P Yung	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.55
4. Awe (4) J: B Shinn (59kg) T: D A Hayes	6	6	6	6	6
5. Swift Spirit (7) J: H N Wong (58.5kg) T: C W Chang	46	41	41	41	41
6. Seasons Bliss (12) J: C Y Ho (57.5kg) T: K H Ting	4.4	4.2	4	4	4.2
7. Thunderstrike (1) J: Jerry Chau (56kg) T: D Whyte	5.5	5	5	5	5
8. Durham Star (13) J: N Callan (55.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	34	34	34	34	34
9. Melbourne Hall (14) J: H Bentley (55kg) T: D J Hall	35	34	34	34	33
10. Darci Joy (10) J: K C Leung (54.5kg) T: P Yiu	14	13	15	15	13.6
11. Gallant Cavalier (11) J: H T Mo (54kg) T: A T Millard	101	101	101	101	97
12. Ultimate Glory (2) J: Alex Lai (53.5kg) T: K L Man	20	19	18	18	19.2
13. Enjoy My Life (8) J: M L Yeung (52kg) T: C H Yip	126	101	101	101	99
14. Viva Popcorn (9) J: M F Poon (51.5kg) T: A S Cruz	14	12	11	11	12.6

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 6:41pm (AEDT)

Race 9

Sportsmanship Hcp (C3) (1200m)
7:15pm (AEDT)

Race 9 Sportsmanship Hcp (C3) (1200m) 7:15pm (AEDT)
1. Regency Bo Bo (2) J: K Teetan (60.5kg) T: C S Shum	15	15	15	15	14.6
2. Speedy Mouse (8) J: Z Purton (57kg) T: F C Lor	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.4
3. Big Fortune (3) J: Jerry Chau (56.5kg) T: D Whyte	4.8	5.5	6	6	5.1
4. Circuit Six (5) J: T Piccone (56.5kg) T: P Yiu	34	34	34	34	33
5. The Golden Scenery (11) J: C Y Ho (56.5kg) T: A S Cruz	3.8	3.8	4	4	3.75
6. Excellent Daddy (6) J: K C Leung (55kg) T: T P Yung	8.5	10	13	13	10
7. Royal Agility (9) J: C Wong (54.5kg) T: Y S Tsui	91	91	101	101	91
8. Special M (7) J: H Bentley (54.5kg) T: J J Size	41	41	51	51	41
9. Noble Steed (10) J: V Borges (54kg) T: K W Lui	31	31	31	31	30
10. Lucky Quality (12) J: J Moreira (53kg) T: C Fownes	9	9	9.5	9.5	8.9
11. Chicken Dance (1) J: M F Poon (52.5kg) T: P D O'sullivan	17	17	17	17	16.8
12. King's Capital (4) J: M L Yeung (52kg) T: D A Hayes	21	21	21	21	21

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 7:16pm (AEDT)

Race 10

Better Future Hcp (C3) (1000m)
7:50pm (AEDT)

Race 10 Better Future Hcp (C3) (1000m) 7:50pm (AEDT)
1. Smokey Bear (13) J: H Bentley (60.5kg) T: D J Hall	71	67	71	71	65
2. Cruising (14) J: K C Leung (60kg) T: T P Yung
3. Good View Clarico (3) J: B Shinn (59kg) T: C H Yip	16	15	14	14	15
4. Metro Warrior (9) J: Z Purton (58.5kg) T: D A Hayes	3.2	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.15
5. Ian (8) J: C Y Ho (58kg) T: F C Lor	27	20	31	31	24.5
6. Quadruple Double (7) J: H T Mo (57.5kg) T: D J Hall	27	26	21	21	25
7. Joyful Fortune (12) J: M F Poon (57kg) T: A S Cruz	4.4	4.4	4	4.2	4.3
8. Embarked (4) J: K Teetan (56kg) T: C Fownes	35	34	34	34	34
9. Seven Heavens (1) J: J Moreira (55.5kg) T: C Fownes	7.5	7.5	7	7	7.3
10. First Responder (10) J: Jerry Chau (54.5kg) T: D Whyte	10	10	10	10	10
11. United We Stand (5) J: A K Chan (53.5kg) T: C S Shum	7	6.5	7	7	6.8
12. Flying High (2) J: T Piccone (53kg) T: W Y So	23	21	21	21	21
13. Sparkling Knight (11) J: M L Yeung (53kg) T: C H Yip	11	12	12	12	11.6
14. Super Win Dragon (6) J: V Borges (52.5kg) T: W Y So	41	51	71	71	47

Odds Last Updated: July 1, 2021, 7:51pm (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.