Horse Details

Gracious Express (IRE)

29 Runs 6 Wins (20.7%) 9 Places (31.0%)

Owner: Bunny Chan Chung Bun Silks

Bunny Chan Chung Bun Trainer: P F Yiu

5 years old b IRE

Sire: Churchill (IRE)

Dam: Polly Perkins (IRE)

Damsire: Pivotal

Past Runs (29 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
20/12/25 10:15	Sha Tin (HK)	10	1m	Brenton Avdulla	P F Yiu	6	1:35.55	.75	79	9-9	43/1	In touch - slightly hampered under 2f out - no impression final furlong In touch - slightly hampered under 2f out - no impression final furlong
23/11/25 07:10	Sha Tin (HK)	1	7f	Ellis Wong	P F Yiu	6	1:21.90	0.1	79	9-4	17/2	Midfield - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders Midfield - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders
19/10/25 10:20	Sha Tin (HK)	14	7f	Matthew Poon	P F Yiu	1st	1:20.93	Won	72	9-1	27/1	Midfield on outside - ridden 2f out - driven and good headway from 1 1/2f out - led 1f out - kept on well final furlong - readily Midfield on outside - ridden 2f out - driven and good headway from 1 1/2f out - led 1f out - kept on well final furlong - readily
08/10/25 15:15	Happy Valley (HK)	10	6f	James Orman	P F Yiu	5	1:9.72	.75	72	9-4	31/1	Towards rear of midfield - pushed along on outer over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on down outer inside final furlong - nearest finish Towards rear of midfield - pushed along on outer over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on down outer inside final furlong - nearest finish
09/07/25 15:50	Happy Valley (HK)	2	6f	James Orman	P F Yiu	2nd	1:9.63	1.25	71	9-2	11/2	Raced in mid-division on inner - pushed along and making headway on inner when short of room 1 1/2f out - ridden 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - took second near finish Raced in mid-division on inner - pushed along and making headway on inner when short of room 1 1/2f out - ridden 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - took second near finish
28/05/25 15:50	Happy Valley (HK)	9	6f	K C Leung	P F Yiu	1st	1:9.71	Won	64	8-9	101/10	Midfield - asked for effort over 2f out - ridden over 1 1/2f out - progress entering final furlong - ran on well - led final 50yds Midfield - asked for effort over 2f out - ridden over 1 1/2f out - progress entering final furlong - ran on well - led final 50yds
06/04/25 08:40	Sha Tin (HK)	4	6f	James Orman	P F Yiu	11	1:10.06	0.3	66	8-11	79/10	Midfield - ridden and lost place under 2f out - weakened final furlong Midfield - ridden and lost place under 2f out - weakened final furlong
09/03/25 08:35	Sha Tin (HK)	3	7f	James Orman	P F Yiu	7	1:22.25	0.1	68	9-1	71/10	In touch - tracked leaders going well 2 1/2f out - ridden under 2f out - driven and weakened inside final furlong In touch - tracked leaders going well 2 1/2f out - ridden under 2f out - driven and weakened inside final furlong
09/02/25 07:35	Sha Tin (HK)	8	7f	Hugh Bowman	P F Yiu	10	1:22.32	0.1	70	9-3	54/10	Led - ridden and headed under 2f out - weakened over 1f out Led - ridden and headed under 2f out - weakened over 1f out
19/01/25 07:35	Sha Tin (HK)	13	7f	James McDonald	P F Yiu	5	1:21.89	.75	72	9-3	76/10	Chased leader - ridden 2f out - driven and kept on at same pace final furlong - short of room and squeezed out 50yds out - coasted closing stages Chased leader - ridden 2f out - driven and kept on at same pace final furlong - short of room and squeezed out 50yds out - coasted closing stages
26/12/24 14:50	Happy Valley (HK)	1	1m	Brenton Avdulla	P F Yiu	7	1:40.08	.75	74	9-8	37/10	Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - kept on at same pace from 1 1/2f out - no extra final 100yds Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - kept on at same pace from 1 1/2f out - no extra final 100yds
01/12/24 09:50	Sha Tin (HK)	9	7f	Hugh Bowman	P F Yiu	4	1:21.83	2.25	75	9-9	11/1	Chased leaders - shaken up 2f out - unable to quicken immediately - kept on steadily from 1f out without threatening Chased leaders - shaken up 2f out - unable to quicken immediately - kept on steadily from 1f out without threatening
17/11/24 09:15	Sha Tin (HK)	7	7f	Hugh Bowman	P F Yiu	4	1:21.87	.5	75	9-7	37/10	Led early on - soon settled just behind leaders - ridden in traffic 2f out and outpaced - rallied inside final furlong - closing at finish Led early on - soon settled just behind leaders - ridden in traffic 2f out and outpaced - rallied inside final furlong - closing at finish
13/10/24 10:20	Sha Tin (HK)	11	7f	K C Leung	P F Yiu	3rd	1:21.83	0.3	74	9-3	59/10	Midfield on outside - ridden under 2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - nearest finish Midfield on outside - ridden under 2f out - driven and stayed on final furlong - nearest finish
01/10/24 10:15	Sha Tin (HK)	2	6f	Brenton Avdulla	P F Yiu	4	1:9.94	1.75	74	9-5	26/5	Towards rear of midfield - not clear run from 2f out - switched over 1f out - not clear run inside final furlong - stayed on final 125yds Towards rear of midfield - not clear run from 2f out - switched over 1f out - not clear run inside final furlong - stayed on final 125yds
06/07/24 13:10	Sha Tin (HK)	3	7f	Brenton Avdulla	P F Yiu	3rd	1:21.23	0.3	72	9-5	14/1	Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - driven and every chance over 1f out - kept on final furlong - not quite able to challenge Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - driven and every chance over 1f out - kept on final furlong - not quite able to challenge
15/06/24 11:30	Sha Tin (HK)	9	6f	Brenton Avdulla	P F Yiu	2nd	1:11.63	6.5	72	9-3	69/10	Chased leader - ridden 2 1/2f out - kept on well from 1 1/2f out - no chance with winner Chased leader - ridden 2 1/2f out - kept on well from 1 1/2f out - no chance with winner
11/05/24 10:45	Sha Tin (HK)	11	6f	Brenton Avdulla	P F Yiu	1st	1:9.55	Won	67	9-0	73/10	Chased leader - ridden and challenged 2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - led narrowly final 100yds - driven out Chased leader - ridden and challenged 2f out - driven and kept on well final furlong - led narrowly final 100yds - driven out
28/04/24 10:55	Sha Tin (HK)	2	6f	Harry Bentley	P F Yiu	5	1:10.47	.5	67	9-0	84/10	In touch - ridden and kept on from over 2f out - chased leaders 1f out - no extra final 50yds In touch - ridden and kept on from over 2f out - chased leaders 1f out - no extra final 50yds
07/04/24 06:45	Sha Tin (HK)	1	6f	Harry Bentley	P F Yiu	2nd	1:9.15	1	66	8-13	22/5	Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - driven and chased leader over 2f out - kept on well final furlong - no impression on winner Tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - driven and chased leader over 2f out - kept on well final furlong - no impression on winner
10/03/24 08:40	Sha Tin (HK)	13	5f	Harry Bentley	P F Yiu	4	0:57.16	.75	66	8-10	11/1	Midfield - took clear order over 2f out - ridden under 2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge Midfield - took clear order over 2f out - ridden under 2f out - driven and kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge
29/07/23 15:25	Newmarket (July)	1	6f	Connor Planas	Richard Hughes	1st	1:10.93	Won	82	8-5	9/2	Prominent - pressed leader 5f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on - ran in this and all previous races as Sharp Power(op 10/3) Prominent - pressed leader 5f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on - ran in this and all previous races as Sharp Power(op 10/3)
11/07/23 16:15	Wolverhampton (AW)	10	6f	William Buick	Richard Hughes	1st	1:13.62	Won	75	9-9	8/11F	Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on
02/07/23 14:20	Windsor	3	6f	Connor Planas	Richard Hughes	1st	1:10.44	Won	75	9-10	7/4F	Raced in second - switched left over 1f out - soon led - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong(op 15/8 tchd 13/8) Raced in second - switched left over 1f out - soon led - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong(op 15/8 tchd 13/8)
22/06/23 20:00	Lingfield (AW)	8	7f	Pat Cosgrave	Richard Hughes	2nd	1:25.60	2.5	74	9-6	11/8F	Pulled hard - midfield - outpaced over 2f out - raced wide home turn - ridden and ran on inside final furlong - went second towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/8) Pulled hard - midfield - outpaced over 2f out - raced wide home turn - ridden and ran on inside final furlong - went second towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 15/8)
06/05/23 13:20	Goodwood	7	7f	George Rooke	Richard Hughes	5	1:36.09	0.1	75	8-8	12/1	Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1) Visibility reduced by fog - prominent - ridden and kept on inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1)
31/03/23 15:00	Lingfield (AW)	6	7f	William Buick	Richard Hughes	2nd	1:24.72	1.25	–	9-1	EvensF	Led - ridden 2f out - headed 1f out - kept on(op 5/4) Led - ridden 2f out - headed 1f out - kept on(op 5/4)
16/03/23 18:40	Southwell (AW)	2	6f	Finley Marsh	Richard Hughes	3rd	1:14.50	.75	–	9-3	3/1	Led - headed but prominent after 1f - shaken up when pressed leader from under 2f out - soon ridden - kept on inside final furlong(op 5/2) Led - headed but prominent after 1f - shaken up when pressed leader from under 2f out - soon ridden - kept on inside final furlong(op 5/2)
15/02/23 17:30	Kempton (AW)	12	6f	Jamie Spencer	Richard Hughes	2nd	1:13.84	1.75	–	9-1	18/1	Prominent on outer - pushed along 2f out - ridden briefly 1f out - ran green but kept on inside final furlong - eyecatcher(tchd 22/1) Prominent on outer - pushed along 2f out - ridden briefly 1f out - ran green but kept on inside final furlong - eyecatcher(tchd 22/1)