Sha Tin tips and results

Our price $5.50 · SP $13.00 · Karis Teetan

The only runner in genuine winning form. Team Happy has won two on end, and his Sha Tin success from an awkward start, charging forward to lead before the home turn, was the best run anyone here has produced recently. He is a confirmed winner against a field of maidens and seconds, and his forward style fits an on-speed track.

Our price $8.00 · SP $9.00 · Jerry Chau

A consistent Class 5 performer whose last two runs read worse than they were. His 1600m ninth last month was run at close to a winning standard, and he has a win and a second from eight tries at this track and distance. The drop from 61kg to 57kg is significant. The problem is race pattern: he settled last at this trip last start and Sha Tin punishes get-back runners. If Chau can position him in the first half from barrier 6 he is a strong place chance and a possible winner.

Our price $13.00 · SP $25.00 · Harry Bentley

A genuine Sha Tin 1650m specialist on the dirt who is being overlooked after two plain turf-affected runs. Go Go Go won over this course and distance leading all the way in March, has two wins and two placings from 14 attempts here, and gets in with 53.5kg. The lack of a natural leader gives Bentley the chance to roll forward from barrier 9 and control a moderate tempo.

Our price $5.00 · SP $15.00 · Andrea Atzeni

He Was Me brings the best recent form in the race, with two strong thirds at this level that measured up as winning-standard efforts. He is the quickest beginner and maps to control a moderately run race on a circuit where on-pace runners dominate.

Our price $5.50 · SP $4.20 · Nichola Yuen

Those are genuine credentials, which is why he holds a place in the top three.

Our price $6.00 · SP $2.70 · Karis Teetan

Winning Diamond has turned a corner since the blinkers went on, finishing strongly at Sha Tin and then running second over this trip at Happy Valley from a handy position. The inside draw and 54kg give him every chance to sit in the first four, which is where winners come from on this circuit.

Our price $5.00 · SP $11.00 · Karis Teetan

The negatives are a wide gate and his get-back pattern at a track that rewards being handy, but two likely leaders should ensure a solid tempo.

Our price $4.50 · SP $7.50 · Lyle Hewitson

Our price $6.50 · SP $3.90 · Andrea Atzeni

Viva Chaleur is the quiet improver in the race, having run a time last start that would have won most races at this level despite only finishing seventh in a blistering affair. He has been a model of consistency in Class 5 sprints here and races on the pace, which suits the track. Each-way value given his placing record.

Our price $4.00 · SP $5.20 · Karis Teetan

Firefoot's form is rock solid and he beat Bull Attitude home last start from a similar handy position, with barrier 1 again putting him in the right spot. He is also untested on the dirt.

Our price $7.00 · SP $10.00 · Derek Leung

The class dropper with the strongest dirt credentials in the race. Turin Mascot has won two of four on synthetic tracks, has an excellent record second up, and his last two Class 3 runs were good enough to win this. The concern is his racing pattern, as he gets back and the track strongly favours horses on the speed, and the stable is out of form.

Our price $8.00 · SP $12.00 · Andrea Atzeni

Leading Dragon brings the most important asset on this circuit: he should lead from an inside draw and dictate a moderate tempo. He has already won this grade at Sha Tin over this trip doing just that, with the same rider back and the gear changed back to his successful setup after a disappointing run in visors.

Our price $8.50 · SP $5.50 · Alexis Badel

Our price $4.50 · SP $5.40 · Andrea Atzeni

Night Purosangue has won three of twelve starts over this exact course and distance and both recent wins were genuine winning-standard efforts led from the front. He has never won first-up and his last-start fade fits that history. From barrier 1 as the probable lone leader on a track where winners are almost always in the first three on the turn, he gets his ideal setup.

Our price $14.00 · SP $13.00 · Nichola Yuen

An honest each-way value play. Family Knight is at his best on synthetic surfaces, where he has a win and a third from three starts, and he carries just 50kg with a sharp apprentice who has been winning at Sha Tin. He raced forward last start and from barrier 5 can hold a handy spot, which is what this track demands.

Our price $7.00 · SP $14.00 · Andrea Atzeni

Good Chap is the only runner here who has actually won on this dirt surface, and that win was the best dirt run in the field. He is fit after a strong closing effort last start, is ridden by a jockey who has won twice on him, and comes from a stable in sharp form.

Our price $6.50 · SP $13.00 · Richard Kingscote

The best dirt horse in the race on known form. His March third on this surface was from well back and his April fourth on the track was also to a winning level. He returns to Class 3 after being outclassed first up, has won a trial since, and the fast tempo should play into his strong finish. Weight and draw are the concerns, so each-way is the play.

Our price $6.00 · SP $8.90 · Brenton Avdulla

He won this precise race on the dirt in March from a handy position and his turf runs since have been right up to Class 3 winning standard. The wide gate is the main risk but he overcame a similar draw last start.

Our price $7.00 · SP $9.60 · Vincent Ho

He has won over this track and distance and tends to settle in the first half of the field.