Chairman's Sprint Prize Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

Horse Racing stats man, Andy has contributed to OLBG for 18 years - An Ipswich fan and F1 fanatic, he also contributes EFL football and Motor Sport opinion.

2024 Chairman's Sprint Prize Preview

Established in 1979, the Chairman's Sprint Prize is a Group 1 race run in either late April or early May at the Sha Tin racetrack.

The race is open to runners who are aged three or older and is contested over 1,200m (Six furlongs) with the race acting as round four of the Global Sprint Challenge.

Chairman's Sprint Prize Information:

Chairman's Sprint Prize Past Winners
Chairman's Sprint Prize Trainer Statistics
Chairman's Sprint Prize Jockey Statistics

We also have a dedicated Sha Tin tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Sha Tin Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Chairman's Sprint Prize market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2023 when the race had an over-round of 121%. The race in 2015 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 124%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Chairman's Sprint Prize, the over-round has been 123%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £123 which is bet.

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Chairman's Sprint Prize next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +1.70. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2024 Chairman's Sprint Prize.

When looking over the past 10 renewals, a time of 1:08.09 was set by Wellington in 2022, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Richard Gibson and ridden by Alexis Badel. The slowest winning time was set in 2014 when Lucky Nine won in a time of 1:09.37, booked to ride was Brett Prebble by the trainer C Fownes.

These are the top three quickest-run Chairman's Sprint Prize over the last 10 renewals:

Wellington (1:08.09) in 2022
Beat The Clock (1:08.26) in 2019
Lucky Sweynesse (1:08.38) in 2023

Chairman's Sprint Prize Past Winners

Here are the Chairman's Sprint Prize past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Chairman's Sprint Prize as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Year	Horse (Drawn)	Info
2023 1:08.38	Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) 4yo 9-0 (6 of 8) 1/5F	Zac Purton K L Man (HK)
2022 1:08.09	Wellington (AUS) 5yo 9-0 (8 of 10) 19/10F	Alexis Badel Richard Gibson (HK)
2021 1:08.64	Wellington (AUS) 4yo 9-0 (3 of 13) 59/20	Alexis Badel Richard Gibson (HK)
2020 1:08.40	Mr Stunning (AUS) 7yo 9-0 (7 of 11) 209/10	Karis Teetan F C Lor (HK)
2019 1:08.26	Beat The Clock (AUS) 5yo 9-0 (5 of 9) 29/20	Joao Moreira J Size (HK)
2018 1:08.63	Ivictory (AUS) 4yo 9-0 (7 of 9) 17/10	Zac Purton J Size (HK)
2017 1:08.96	Lucky Bubbles (AUS) 5yo 9-0 (3 of 10) 53/20	Hugh Bowman K W Lui (HK)
2016 1:08.69	Chautauqua (AUS) 5yo 9-0 (6 of 14) 9/5F	Tommy Berry Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes (AUS)
2015 1:08.79	Gold-Fun (IRE) 6yo 9-0 (1 of 12) 705/100	Christophe Soumillon Richard Gibson (HK)
2014 1:09.37	Lucky Nine (IRE) 7yo 9-0 (5 of 10) 5/1	Brett Prebble C Fownes (HK)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Chairman's Sprint Prize have been based:

HK: 9 winners with an additional 20 placings from 94 runners
AUS: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
JPN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
NZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Chairman's Sprint Prize Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Chairman's Sprint Prize over the last 10 renewals is J Size who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Ivictory (2018) and Beat The Clock (2019).

Here are the Chairman's Sprint Prize trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals for trainers who have entries in the 2024 renewal, those not listed have not had a runner. (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Trainer	R-W-P	Win	EW
J Size	21-2-6	-15.85	-11.24
F C Lor	5-1-1	+16.90	+8.54
A S Cruz	9-0-1	-9.00	-6.70
D J Hall	1-0-1	-1.00	+2.00
David A Hayes	1-0-0	-1.00	-1.00
P C Ng	1-0-0	-1.00	-1.00

Chairman's Sprint Prize Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Chairman's Sprint Prize over the last 10 renewals is Zac Purton who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Ivictory (2018) and Lucky Sweynesse (2023).

Here are the Chairman's Sprint Prize jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals for jockeys who have entries in the 2024 renewal, those not listed have not had a runner. (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Jockey	R-W-P	Win	EW
Zac Purton	8-2-3	-4.10	-4.24
Karis Teetan	6-1-1	+15.90	+7.54
Hugh Bowman	4-1-2	-0.35	+2.39
K C Leung	5-0-0	-5.00	-5.00
Blake Shinn	3-0-3	-3.00	+0.91
James McDonald	3-0-0	-3.00	-3.00
Damian Lane	1-0-0	-1.00	-1.00

2024 Chairman's Sprint Prize Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 6, 1, 1

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.

10 / 10 (47%) - Within the first 5 of the market
10 / 10 (50%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career)
10 / 10 (52%) - No bigger than 209/10
10 / 10 (57%) - Highest Placed is not G2-3/LST
10 / 10 (61%) - Achieved an RPR of 113+ (Last Win)
10 / 10 (63%) - Highest Won is not G3/LST/Cl4
10 / 10 (67%) - No bigger than 18/1 (LTO)
10 / 10 (69%) - Beaten no more -3½l (LTO)
10 / 10 (71%) - Made 3 - 6 starts (180 Days)
10 / 10 (73%) - Achieved an RPR of 105+ (LTO)
10 / 10 (75%) - Had 6 - 21 placings (Career)
10 / 10 (75%) - Not in a G3/Cl4 (Last Win)
10 / 10 (76%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Career Place)
10 / 10 (76%) - Ran over 6f - 7f (Last Win)
10 / 10 (80%) - Not in a G1/G3/Cl4-6 (Debut)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Sha Tin racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Chairman's Sprint Prize. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.

Are you already a member? If not, then why not? With over £6,000 given away each month in the tipster competition, why not get involved? Remember, It is completely FREE! So, head over to the registration page to sign up today! If you are already a member, then share your thoughts on the Chairman's Sprint Prize by adding a tip on the race here.

Chairman's Sprint Prize Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +18.75 is when runners had 3 season starts. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a highest class placed of Class 1 (G2), when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-29.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

2023: Winner in 6 (4,2) [8 Runners]
2022: Winner in 8 (1,6) [10 Runners]
2021: Winner in 3 (7,1) [13 Runners]
2020: Winner in 7 (9,11) [11 Runners]
2019: Winner in 5 (8,3) [9 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Chairman's Sprint Prize is Sha Tin, there has been a total number of 8 winners of this race who ran at Sha Tin last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 10 winners from a total of 104 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 2 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Chairman's Sprint Prize, that stallion All Too Hard has produced 2 winners (2022,2021).

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Chairman's Sprint Prize, that stallion is Dandy Man who has failed to produce a winner from 5 runners.

Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Mr Stunning in 2020, winning for F C Lor at odds of 209/10 under the guidance of Karis Teetan. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Remember to bookmark the best racing tipsters page so you can get easy access to the best OLBG racing tipsters. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.

Chairman's Sprint Prize Trend Shortlist

Sha Tin will host the 2024 renewal of the Chairman's Sprint Prize which will be run at 7:50 am on Sunday 28th April 2024 and these are the runners who perform best based on the trends along with the trainer and jockey and their record in the race (Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP):

15/15 California Spangle (11/5)
- A S Cruz (9-0-1 -9.00 / -6.70)
- Brenton Avdulla (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
14/15 Mad Cool (7/2)
- Manabu Ikezoe (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
- Ryusei Sakai (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)

Others: Howdeepisyourlove (13/15), Victor The Winner (13/15), Flying Ace (11/15), Invincible Sage (11/15), Mugen (11/15), Lucky With You (9/15), Sunrise Ronaldo (8/15), Little Brose (7/15) and Believing (5/15).

*Trainer & Jockey numbers are Runs-Wins-Places Win LSP / EW LSP, Runners, Odds and Trends Passed/Failed correct at the time of posting (11:56 am Thursday 25th April 2024), if no odds were available at the time of posting then forecasted odds are used.

Chairman's Sprint Prize Scoring Trends

If you want a more in-depth way of using the Chairman's Sprint Prize trends from previous renewals then the scoring trends may be the ones for you, these are calculated by looking at over 100 factors including aspects of breeding, horse factors, things like runs, wins and places during their career, under certain circumstances like over the trip or on the ground and many more.

Using all of this information we can assign each horse a score based on how past runners in the Chairman's Sprint Prize performed when running under the same factors, we assign 80% of the score for the win statistics and 20% of the score for place statistics. Here are the top two scoring runners in the 2024 Chairman's Sprint Prize based on the information above, why not compare those to what the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping?

Here are the top 3 scorers at the time of posting (11:56 am Thursday 25th April 2024):

🥇 California Spangle (11/5)
- A S Cruz (9-0-1 -9.00 / -6.70)
- Brenton Avdulla (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
🥈 Victor The Winner (7/2)
- C S Shum (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)
- K C Leung (5-0-0 -5.00 / -5.00)
🥉 Lucky With You (20/1)
- F C Lor (5-1-1 +16.90 / +8.54)
- Andrea Atzeni (0-0-0 0.00 / 0.00)

Others: Mad Cool, Mugen, Howdeepisyourlove, Flying Ace, Invincible Sage, Sunrise Ronaldo, Little Brose and Believing.

Other Principal races at Sha Tin Racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Sha Tin racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in January (Hong Kong Triple Crown)

Hong Kong Stewards Cup

Races in February (Hong Kong Triple Crown)

Hong Kong Gold Cup

Races in April

Races in May (Hong Kong Triple Crown)

Champions & Chater Cup

Races in November

Races in December (Hong Kong International Races)

Article Contributor Information

We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Chairman's Sprint Prize Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy, a seasoned horse racing analyst with over 15 years of experience, delves into the intricacies of international horse racing, meticulously analyzing complex statistical data to uncover hidden trends. He spearheads the creation and management of OLBG's international horse racing trend blogs, providing valuable insights for bettors worldwide.

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