Hong Kong Happy Valley - Race 7

Thoroughbred

12 Runners

Restricted

Turf

YIELDING

237.2K

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Verdict

BUNTA BABY (3) flew home from the rear but just missed over this track and trip a fortnight ago, going under in a close photo finish. He rates highly on the back of that effort and Purton now takes the ride. Likely to be well back in the run again, but if he runs up to his last start effort, then he'll be hard to fend off. ROBOT LUCKY STAR (11) finished off from the rear of the field with a good run, ending up 1.3L off the winner in the same race as Bunta Baby. A better draw today can see him closer in the run for Chung and his effort here two back when favourite stacks up. Can make his presence felt. CANDLELIGHT DINNER (1) has won a trial since finishing 1L off the winner at this track and trip last time out. He's building toward another win and is racing in good order without winning. Sure to be in the finish once again. ETERNAL FORTUNE (2) is ticking along nicely at the trials and can feature first-up from an inside barrier.

Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
1	3rd Pick 1 Candlelight Dinner Jockey: Jerry Chau Trainer: Y S Tsui J: Jerry Chau T: Y S Tsui	119	-	-	-	15%	6/1
2	2 Eternal Fortune Jockey: Hugh Bowman Trainer: Danny Shum J: Hugh Bowman T: Danny Shum	90	-	-	-	23%	7/2
3	1st Pick 3 Bunta Baby Jockey: Zac Purton Trainer: Manfred Man J: Zac Purton T: Manfred Man	158	-	-	-	12%	8/1
4	4 Casa Of Honor Jockey: Matthew Poon Trainer: C W Chang J: Matthew Poon T: C W Chang	73	-	-	-	5%	19/1
5	5 California Blitz Jockey: Matthew Chadwick Trainer: W K Mo J: Matthew Chadwick T: W K Mo	71	-	-	-	12%	8/1
6	6 Duke Atreides Jockey: Lyle Hewitson Trainer: B Crawford J: Lyle Hewitson T: B Crawford	51	-	-	-	4%	26/1
7	7 Dragon Four Seas Jockey: Derek Leung Trainer: Jamie Richards J: Derek Leung T: Jamie Richards	85	-	-	-	6%	16/1
8	8 Dancing Classics Jockey: Joao Moreira Trainer: Caspar Fownes J: Joao Moreira T: Caspar Fownes	109	-	-	-	12%	8/1
9	9 Parents' Love Jockey: Britney Wong Trainer: A S Cruz J: Britney Wong T: A S Cruz	102	-	-	-	10%	10/1
10	10 Copper Core Jockey: M Yeung Trainer: W Y So J: M Yeung T: W Y So	45	-	-	-	2%	71/1
11	2nd Pick 11 Robot Lucky Star Jockey: Angus Chung Trainer: Mark Newnham J: Angus Chung T: Mark Newnham	117	-	-	-	29%	5/2
12	12 Blue Illusion Jockey: Richard Kingscote Trainer: Pierre Ng J: Richard Kingscote T: Pierre Ng	65	-	-	-	5%	20/1

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