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Helene Feeling (IRE) 4,b g 9-9

Sioux Nation (USA)-Cynthia Calhoun(Exceed And Excel)

cp8tt+(28) cd3 (Helene Syndicate)
Rated 95

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Helene Feeling (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Berlin Tango (GB)2
10th Jan 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 3rd (2.4 8-5 Rated 94) C Y Ho .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 9th (66 8-3 Rated 86) M F Poon (12 ran)
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20th Sep 2023 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 1st (5.9 8-5 Rated 82) K Teetan .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 11th (12 8-13 Rated 90) H Bowman (12 ran)
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Outgate (GB)2
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 1st (2.9 8-5 Rated 85) Y L Chung .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 4th (9.0 9-3 Rated 94) C Y Ho (10 ran)
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11th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 2nd (6.8 8-4 Rated 84) Y L Chung .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 5th (5.0 9-4 Rated 95) Z Purton (10 ran)
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Yellowfin (AUS)1
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (5.5 8-7 Rated 84) L Hewitson .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 4th (9.0 9-3 Rated 94) C Y Ho (10 ran)
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Chill Chibi (NZ)3
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 4th (9.0 9-3 Rated 94) C Y Ho .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 5th (3.6 8-10 Rated 86) C L Chau (10 ran)
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24th Mar 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Chill Chibi (NZ) 4th (11 9-0 Rated 86) C L Chau .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 9th (13 9-0 Rated 95) J McDonald (14 ran)
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3rd Mar 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 6th (6.2 9-0 Rated 95) Z Purton .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 7th (25 9-0 Rated 86) C L Chau (14 ran)
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0572
Tomodachi Kokoroe (AUS) 6,b g 9-8

Written Tycoon (AUS)-Rainbeam

tt+(9) cd4 (Tak Sum Syndicate)
Rated 94

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Tomodachi Kokoroe (AUS) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Outgate (GB)1
25th Jun 2023 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Tomodachi Kokoroe (AUS) 2nd (54 8-7 Rated 61) H W Lai .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 5th (67 9-6 Rated 74) H Bentley (14 ran)
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310
2821
Outgate (GB) 5,gr c 9-5

Outstrip (GB)-Penny Drops(Invincible Spirit)

hd+tt+(28) cd2 (Martin Siu Kim Sun)
Rated 91 Won When Rated 93

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Outgate (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Adefill (AUS)1
24th Jan 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 2nd (4.5 9-4 Rated 75) H Bowman .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 6th (28 9-0 Rated 76) Y L Chung (14 ran)
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Yellowfin (AUS)2
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 1st (2.9 8-5 Rated 85) Y L Chung .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (5.5 8-7 Rated 84) L Hewitson (10 ran)
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24th Jan 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 3rd (6.7 9-8 Rated 79) L Hewitson .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 6th (28 9-0 Rated 76) Y L Chung (14 ran)
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Helene Feeling (IRE)2
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 1st (2.9 8-5 Rated 85) Y L Chung .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 4th (9.0 9-3 Rated 94) C Y Ho (10 ran)
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11th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 2nd (6.8 8-4 Rated 84) Y L Chung .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 5th (5.0 9-4 Rated 95) Z Purton (10 ran)
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Chill Chibi (NZ)2
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 1st (2.9 8-5 Rated 85) Y L Chung .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 5th (3.6 8-10 Rated 86) C L Chau (10 ran)
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1st Nov 2023 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Chill Chibi (NZ) 1st (8.2 8-7 Rated 62) L Hewitson .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 6th (3.8 9-1 Rated 77) Y L Chung (12 ran)
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Tomodachi Kokoroe (AUS)1
25th Jun 2023 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Tomodachi Kokoroe (AUS) 2nd (54 8-7 Rated 61) H W Lai .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 5th (67 9-6 Rated 74) H Bentley (14 ran)
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1731
Adefill (AUS) 6,b g 9-3

Deep Field (AUS)-Dijonnaise(I Am Invincible)

bl+(42) d5 (Tam Kwok Cheung)
Rated 89

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Adefill (AUS) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Berlin Tango (GB)2
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 3rd (3.9 9-5 Rated 81) H Bowman .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (10 9-2 Rated 78) M Chadwick (13 ran)
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3rd Mar 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (14 8-4 Rated 80) M Chadwick .00L in front of Adefill (AUS) 7th (2.9 8-6 Rated 81) A Hamelin (10 ran)
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Outgate (GB)1
24th Jan 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 2nd (4.5 9-4 Rated 75) H Bowman .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 6th (28 9-0 Rated 76) Y L Chung (14 ran)
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Turin Mascot (IRE)1
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 2nd (6.8 8-13 Rated 75) K Teetan .00L in front of Adefill (AUS) 3rd (3.9 9-5 Rated 81) H Bowman (13 ran)
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Yellowfin (AUS)6
29th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 1st (1.7 8-7 Rated 83) K Teetan .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (3.5 8-7 Rated 83) L Hewitson (5 ran)
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3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 3rd (3.9 9-5 Rated 81) H Bowman .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 6th (6.3 9-2 Rated 78) L Hewitson (13 ran)
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18th Feb 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 1st (5.2 9-5 Rated 75) A Hamelin .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 3rd (6.1 9-9 Rated 79) L Hewitson (12 ran)
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24th Jan 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 2nd (4.5 9-4 Rated 75) H Bowman .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 3rd (6.7 9-8 Rated 79) L Hewitson (14 ran)
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23rd Dec 2023 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 1st (3.6 8-10 Rated 70) J McDonald .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 4th (4.1 9-5 Rated 79) C Y Ho (14 ran)
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3rd Dec 2023 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 1st (8.9 9-0 Rated 70) L Hewitson .00L in front of Adefill (AUS) 4th (3.5 9-1 Rated 71) J McDonald (11 ran)
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Universal Horizon (AUS)1
16th Oct 2022 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 5th (13 8-13 Rated 50) K C Leung .00L in front of Universal Horizon (AUS) 9th (6.4 9-7 Rated 58) C Y Ho (14 ran)
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7445
Chill Chibi (NZ) 5,b g 9-0

Wrote (IRE)-My Amazing Cool(Danroad)

tt+(28) cd4 (Dr Alex Lam Sai Keung & Chan Pui Fan)
Rated 86

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Chill Chibi (NZ) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Outgate (GB)2
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 1st (2.9 8-5 Rated 85) Y L Chung .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 5th (3.6 8-10 Rated 86) C L Chau (10 ran)
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1st Nov 2023 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Chill Chibi (NZ) 1st (8.2 8-7 Rated 62) L Hewitson .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 6th (3.8 9-1 Rated 77) Y L Chung (12 ran)
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Turin Mascot (IRE)1
20th Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Chill Chibi (NZ) 4th (3.0 8-10) C L Chau .00L in front of Turin Mascot (IRE) 8th (24 8-2) M F Poon (13 ran)
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Yellowfin (AUS)1
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (5.5 8-7 Rated 84) L Hewitson .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 5th (3.6 8-10 Rated 86) C L Chau (10 ran)
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Helene Feeling (IRE)3
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 4th (9.0 9-3 Rated 94) C Y Ho .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 5th (3.6 8-10 Rated 86) C L Chau (10 ran)
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24th Mar 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Chill Chibi (NZ) 4th (11 9-0 Rated 86) C L Chau .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 9th (13 9-0 Rated 95) J McDonald (14 ran)
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3rd Mar 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 6th (6.2 9-0 Rated 95) Z Purton .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 7th (25 9-0 Rated 86) C L Chau (14 ran)
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6122
Yellowfin (AUS) 6,b g 9-0

Territories (IRE)-Clearly Foxy(Volponi)

xb+(28) cd1 (Raymond Ng Wing Chiu, Choi Chi Wan & Soong Tze Man)
Rated 86

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Yellowfin (AUS) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Berlin Tango (GB)1
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (10 9-2 Rated 78) M Chadwick .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 6th (6.3 9-2 Rated 78) L Hewitson (13 ran)
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Outgate (GB)2
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Outgate (GB) 1st (2.9 8-5 Rated 85) Y L Chung .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (5.5 8-7 Rated 84) L Hewitson (10 ran)
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24th Jan 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 3rd (6.7 9-8 Rated 79) L Hewitson .00L in front of Outgate (GB) 6th (28 9-0 Rated 76) Y L Chung (14 ran)
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Turin Mascot (IRE)1
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 2nd (6.8 8-13 Rated 75) K Teetan .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 6th (6.3 9-2 Rated 78) L Hewitson (13 ran)
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Adefill (AUS)6
29th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 1st (1.7 8-7 Rated 83) K Teetan .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (3.5 8-7 Rated 83) L Hewitson (5 ran)
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3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 3rd (3.9 9-5 Rated 81) H Bowman .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 6th (6.3 9-2 Rated 78) L Hewitson (13 ran)
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18th Feb 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 1st (5.2 9-5 Rated 75) A Hamelin .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 3rd (6.1 9-9 Rated 79) L Hewitson (12 ran)
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24th Jan 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 2nd (4.5 9-4 Rated 75) H Bowman .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 3rd (6.7 9-8 Rated 79) L Hewitson (14 ran)
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23rd Dec 2023 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 1st (3.6 8-10 Rated 70) J McDonald .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 4th (4.1 9-5 Rated 79) C Y Ho (14 ran)
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3rd Dec 2023 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 1st (8.9 9-0 Rated 70) L Hewitson .00L in front of Adefill (AUS) 4th (3.5 9-1 Rated 71) J McDonald (11 ran)
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Helene Feeling (IRE)1
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (5.5 8-7 Rated 84) L Hewitson .00L in front of Helene Feeling (IRE) 4th (9.0 9-3 Rated 94) C Y Ho (10 ran)
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Chill Chibi (NZ)1
12th Jun 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Yellowfin (AUS) 2nd (5.5 8-7 Rated 84) L Hewitson .00L in front of Chill Chibi (NZ) 5th (3.6 8-10 Rated 86) C L Chau (10 ran)
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2313
Berlin Tango (GB) 7,b g 8-13

Dansili (GB)-Fantasia(Sadler's Wells)

bl+tt+(17) cd1 (Siu Pak Kwan)
Rated 85 Won When Rated 92

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Berlin Tango (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Turin Mascot (IRE)2
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 2nd (6.8 8-13 Rated 75) K Teetan .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (10 9-2 Rated 78) M Chadwick (13 ran)
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13th Mar 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 5th (8.6 9-9 Rated 80) Z Purton .00L in front of Turin Mascot (IRE) 9th (6.6 9-4 Rated 75) K Teetan (12 ran)
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Woodfire Bro (NZ)2
29th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 1st (5.4 9-9 Rated 80) B Avdulla .00L in front of Woodfire Bro (NZ) 4th (3.4 9-8 Rated 79) K C Leung (14 ran)
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11th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Woodfire Bro (NZ) 2nd (8.7 9-7 Rated 78) K C Leung .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 3rd (7.8 9-8 Rated 79) B Avdulla (9 ran)
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Adefill (AUS)2
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 3rd (3.9 9-5 Rated 81) H Bowman .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (10 9-2 Rated 78) M Chadwick (13 ran)
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3rd Mar 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (14 8-4 Rated 80) M Chadwick .00L in front of Adefill (AUS) 7th (2.9 8-6 Rated 81) A Hamelin (10 ran)
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Yellowfin (AUS)1
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (10 9-2 Rated 78) M Chadwick .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 6th (6.3 9-2 Rated 78) L Hewitson (13 ran)
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Helene Feeling (IRE)2
10th Jan 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 3rd (2.4 8-5 Rated 94) C Y Ho .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 9th (66 8-3 Rated 86) M F Poon (12 ran)
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20th Sep 2023 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Helene Feeling (IRE) 1st (5.9 8-5 Rated 82) K Teetan .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 11th (12 8-13 Rated 90) H Bowman (12 ran)
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8663
Turin Mascot (IRE) 5,gr g 8-5

Caravaggio (USA)-Longing(Galileo)

pc+tt+(17) cd2 (Dr Sheldon Tse Hiu Tung, Ken Huang Jian Hua & Tsoi Huk Yam)
Rated 77 Won When Rated 88

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Turin Mascot (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Berlin Tango (GB)2
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 2nd (6.8 8-13 Rated 75) K Teetan .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 4th (10 9-2 Rated 78) M Chadwick (13 ran)
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13th Mar 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 5th (8.6 9-9 Rated 80) Z Purton .00L in front of Turin Mascot (IRE) 9th (6.6 9-4 Rated 75) K Teetan (12 ran)
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Woodfire Bro (NZ)1
23rd Jun 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 3rd (9.3 9-5 Rated 76) H Bowman .00L in front of Woodfire Bro (NZ) 9th (15 9-8 Rated 79) K C Leung (14 ran)
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Adefill (AUS)1
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 2nd (6.8 8-13 Rated 75) K Teetan .00L in front of Adefill (AUS) 3rd (3.9 9-5 Rated 81) H Bowman (13 ran)
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Yellowfin (AUS)1
3rd Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 2nd (6.8 8-13 Rated 75) K Teetan .00L in front of Yellowfin (AUS) 6th (6.3 9-2 Rated 78) L Hewitson (13 ran)
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Universal Horizon (AUS)2
23rd Jun 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 3rd (9.3 9-5 Rated 76) H Bowman .00L in front of Universal Horizon (AUS) 8th (9.7 9-5 Rated 76) C Y Ho (14 ran)
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10th Jan 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 5th (6.7 9-5 Rated 75) C Y Ho .00L in front of Universal Horizon (AUS) 10th (10 9-0 Rated 70) A Atzeni (12 ran)
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Chill Chibi (NZ)1
20th Apr 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Chill Chibi (NZ) 4th (3.0 8-10) C L Chau .00L in front of Turin Mascot (IRE) 8th (24 8-2) M F Poon (13 ran)
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0249
Woodfire Bro (NZ) 6,br g 8-5

Echoes Of Heaven (AUS)-Pico Turquino(Teofilo)

tt+(17) d4 (Kelvin Cheung Hoi Kay)
Rated 77

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Woodfire Bro (NZ) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Berlin Tango (GB)2
29th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Berlin Tango (GB) 1st (5.4 9-9 Rated 80) B Avdulla .00L in front of Woodfire Bro (NZ) 4th (3.4 9-8 Rated 79) K C Leung (14 ran)
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11th May 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Woodfire Bro (NZ) 2nd (8.7 9-7 Rated 78) K C Leung .00L in front of Berlin Tango (GB) 3rd (7.8 9-8 Rated 79) B Avdulla (9 ran)
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Turin Mascot (IRE)1
23rd Jun 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 3rd (9.3 9-5 Rated 76) H Bowman .00L in front of Woodfire Bro (NZ) 9th (15 9-8 Rated 79) K C Leung (14 ran)
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Universal Horizon (AUS)1
23rd Jun 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Universal Horizon (AUS) 8th (9.7 9-5 Rated 76) C Y Ho .00L in front of Woodfire Bro (NZ) 9th (15 9-8 Rated 79) K C Leung (14 ran)
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102
0728
Universal Horizon (AUS) 6,b c 8-4

Shalaa (IRE)-Aurora's Star(Medaglia D'oro)

bl8(17) d3 (Alexander Wong)
Rated 76

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Universal Horizon (AUS) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Turin Mascot (IRE)2
23rd Jun 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 3rd (9.3 9-5 Rated 76) H Bowman .00L in front of Universal Horizon (AUS) 8th (9.7 9-5 Rated 76) C Y Ho (14 ran)
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10th Jan 2024 Happy Valley(, Flat Hcap, ) Turin Mascot (IRE) 5th (6.7 9-5 Rated 75) C Y Ho .00L in front of Universal Horizon (AUS) 10th (10 9-0 Rated 70) A Atzeni (12 ran)
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Woodfire Bro (NZ)1
23rd Jun 2024 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Universal Horizon (AUS) 8th (9.7 9-5 Rated 76) C Y Ho .00L in front of Woodfire Bro (NZ) 9th (15 9-8 Rated 79) K C Leung (14 ran)
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Adefill (AUS)1
16th Oct 2022 Sha Tin(, Flat Hcap, ) Adefill (AUS) 5th (13 8-13 Rated 50) K C Leung .00L in front of Universal Horizon (AUS) 9th (6.4 9-7 Rated 58) C Y Ho (14 ran)
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