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Western Express
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Trained by John Size at Hong Kong, Western Express is a 2024 year old gelding by the sire Encosta De Lago, out of the dam Alsatia.

He has won a total of 11 races from 37 starts for a win percentage of 30%. His career earnings are $3.7M, with the biggest win of his career coming at Sha Tin on October 22nd in 2017 when he won $0 in the Sha Tin Trophy (a handicap race over 1,600 metres).

Western Express is a top level performer, having started 7 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1700.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $13k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$3.7M
Starts
37
Wins
11
Second
5
Third
2
Win %
30
Place %
49
Profit
-17.0
Conditions
Good
34
8-2-1
$0k
Soft
3
3-0-0
$13k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
7
0-2-0
Group 1
3
0-1-0
Group 2
3
0-1-0
Group 3
1
0-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
9
0-3-1
-9
1400m
7
4-0-0
-7
1800m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Sha Tin
17
4-3-1
-17
Race State
17
4-3-1
-4

Race History

Apr-29 18
2/9
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
Champions Mile 
$0k
$2.9M
57
0.00
-
Apr-8 18
2/10
0.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
The Chairman's Trophy 
$0k
$640k
56
93.14
-
5
7,7
+5
Mar-18 18
5/7
3.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
Rapper Dragon Handicap (C1)
$0k
$400k
60
98.74
-
2
3,2
-3
Feb-25 18
8/
3.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup 
$0k
$1.6M
57
84.66
-
10
10,10
+2
Jan-28 18
6/
1.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
The Stewards' Cup 
$0k
$1.6M
57
96.24
-
12
10,12
+6
Dec-10 17
2/14
1.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
Hong Kong Mile 
$0k
$3.7M
57
94.72
-
4
3,5
+3
Nov-19 17
8/12
2.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
The Bochk Wealth Mgmt J.C Mile 
$0k
$640k
56
96.63
-
6
7,7
-1
Nov-11 17
1/10
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
The Panasonic Cup (C1)
$0k
$400k
59½
81.58
-
8
5
+4
Oct-22 17
5/13
1.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
Sha Tin Trophy 
$0k
$640k
51½
95.06
-
6
7
+2
Oct-1 17
8/13
4.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
The Celebration Cup 
$0k
$480k
51½
85.80
-
8
9
+1
Apr-23 17
5/
1.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
The H.K.J.C. Comm. Trophy (C1)
$0k
$400k
60
83.67
-
7
8
+3
Apr-2 17
1/
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
Tolo Harbour Handicap (C2)
$0k
$280k
60½
80.86
-
8
6
+5
Mar-19 17
1/
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
Akeed Mofeed Handicap (C2)
$0k
$280k
59½
83.09
-
9
8
+7
Feb-19 17
12/
12.8
0
Sha Tin
4
1800
The Hong Kong Classic Cup
$0k
$1.6M
57
119.78
-
11
11,11
-1
Feb-5 17
1/
0.0
0
Sha Tin
4
1400
Orchid Handicap (C2)
$0k
$280k
55
81.65
-
11
11
+10
Jan-22 17
10/
5.5
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
The Hong Kong Classic Mile
$0k
$1.6M
57
100.48
-
Jan-8 17
3/
0.3
0
Sha Tin
4
1600
Violet Handicap (C2)
$0k
$280k
53½
94.71
-
10
10
+7