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2026 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
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Sha Tin tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races in Hong Kong section for links to these.
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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 2025 when the race had an over-round of 117%. The race in 2024 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 123%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Chairman's Sprint Prize, the over-round has been 122%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £122 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Chairman's Sprint Prize Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Chairman's Sprint Prize Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Chairman's Sprint Prize over the last 10 renewals:
- Ka Ying Rising (1:07.88) in 2025
- Wellington (1:08.09) in 2022
- Beat The Clock (1:08.26) in 2019
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 10 renewals, 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 8 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +2.70. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Chairman's Sprint Prize remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 10 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2024 renewal when Invincible Sage from D J Hall under the guidance of Hugh Bowman, won in a time of 1:09.33, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Ka Ying Rising, trained by David A Hayes and ridden by Zac Purton set the quickest time of 1:07.88 in the 2025 renewal.
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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Chairman's Sprint Prize are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:07.88 | Ka Ying Rising (NZ) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 13) 1/20F | Zac Purton David A Hayes (HK) |
| 2024 1:09.33 | Invincible Sage (AUS) 4yo 9-0 (5 of 11) 59/10 | Hugh Bowman D J Hall (HK) |
| 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) |
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 19 placings from 89 runners
- AUS: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- JPN: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 10 runners
- GB: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners
- USA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- NZ: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Chairman's Sprint Prize Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Chairman's Sprint Prize over the last 10 renewals, with both J Size and Richard Gibson, who have both won the race two times. J Size winners have been with Ivictory (2018) and Beat The Clock (2019). Richard Gibson winners have been with Wellington (2021 & 2022).
Here are some of the top Chairman's Sprint Prize trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals (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 | 23-2-7 | -17.85 | -9.04 |
| Richard Gibson | 7-2-4 | -0.15 | +0.34 |
| F C Lor | 7-1-1 | +14.90 | +6.54 |
| K W Lui | 5-1-2 | -1.35 | -1.58 |
| D J Hall | 4-1-2 | +2.90 | +3.54 |
| K L Man | 3-1-2 | -1.80 | +1.42 |
| David A Hayes | 3-1-1 | -1.95 | -1.97 |
| Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 1-1-1 | +1.80 | +1.08 |
| John Moore | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -2.77 |
| A S Cruz | 6-0-2 | -6.00 | -3.06 |
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 three times, with those three winners coming from Ivictory (2018), Lucky Sweynesse (2023) and Ka Ying Rising (2025). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Chairman's Sprint Prize are Hugh Bowman (2 wins) and Alexis Badel (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Chairman's Sprint Prize jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals (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 | 8-3-3 | -3.05 | -3.83 |
| Hugh Bowman | 5-2-4 | +5.55 | +10.13 |
| Alexis Badel | 3-2-3 | +3.85 | +3.05 |
| Joao Moreira | 9-1-4 | -6.55 | -4.00 |
| Karis Teetan | 8-1-1 | +13.90 | +5.54 |
| Tommy Berry | 3-1-2 | -0.20 | +0.98 |
| K C Leung | 6-0-0 | -6.00 | -6.00 |
| James McDonald | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| Neil Callan | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | +18.20 |
| Matthew Chadwick | 4-0-3 | -4.00 | +4.00 |
2026 Chairman's Sprint Prize Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 6, 1, 1, 2, 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 Oost in terms of previous runs, etc.
- 10 / 10 (45%) - No bigger than 29/1 (Career)
- 10 / 10 (46%) - Within the first 5 of the market
- 10 / 10 (48%) - No bigger than 209/10
- 10 / 10 (55%) - No bigger than 89/20 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (56%) - Beaten no more -2½l (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (62%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Place)
- 10 / 10 (67%) - No bigger than 18/1 (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (70%) - Ran in 7 - 25 races (Career)
- 10 / 10 (70%) - Highest Won is not G3/LST
- 10 / 10 (72%) - Achieved an RPR of 105+ (LTO)
- 10 / 10 (75%) - Not in a G3/LST (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Ran in 3 - 7 races (180 Days)
- 10 / 10 (79%) - Off a break of 20 - 52 days
- 10 / 10 (80%) - Had 6 - 20 placings (Career)
- 10 / 10 (83%) - Had 3 - 12 wins (Career)
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. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Chairman's Sprint Prize Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +10.80, is when runners had 3 season starts.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 place in the past 90 days, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-41.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 4 (6,13) [13 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 5 (7,9) [11 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 6 (4,2) [8 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 8 (1,6) [10 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 (7,1) [13 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Chairman's Sprint Prize is Sha Tin, there have been a total 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 4 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 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 4 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Chairman's Sprint Prize, head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best 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.
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.
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