Matters Most
(GB)About
Matters Most is a 4yo bay gelding from the United Kingdom, trained by C S Shum. He is by the stallion Advertise out of the dam Squash. Matters Most has secured 2 wins in his career. On 25th Jul 2023 at Windsor, Matters Most achieved his most notable victory, taking the prize in the $5832 2yo Rst85 Class 4 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 06-Apr-25 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 12, SP: 156.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 800m 14th, 400m 14th | H Bentley 60 3.50L | 9 (14) |
| Sha Tin 21-Mar-25 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.110 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.000 | H Bentley 6.30L | 7 |
| Sha Tin 09-Mar-25 1200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.250, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.490 | H Bentley 61kg 5.00L | 7 (11) |
| Sha Tin 25-Feb-25 1600m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.250 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.300 | H Bentley 0.30L | 3 |
| Sha Tin 16-Feb-25 1200m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.440, SP: 125.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.060 | M Poon 52kg 9.80L | 11 (11) |
| Sha Tin 26-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.680, SP: 102.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.040 | H Bentley 56kg 4.00L | 11 (14) |
| Sha Tin 12-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.110, SP: 36.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.920 | A Atzeni 56kg 6.80L | 12 (12) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jan-25 1200m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp $37,200 (of $1,860,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.140, SP: 63.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.030 | H Bentley 56kg 5.30L | 6 (12) |
| Sha Tin 22-Dec-24 1200m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.290, SP: 22.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.160 | J Chau 56kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.50L | 11 (14) |
| Sha Tin 01-Dec-24 1000m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:56.710, SP: 39.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.920 | J Chau 55.5kg, Cd 55kg 3.00L | 7 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 21-Nov-24 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.060 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 | E C W Wong 9.50L | 6 (7) |
| Conghua Turf 15-Nov-24 800m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:47.040 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 | D Leung 0.90L | 3 (9) |
| Chester 27-Jul-24 1206m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:15.320, SP: 7.00 | H Crouch 61kg 0.30L | 2 (9) |
| Pontefract 09-Jul-24 1206m SOFT R1 CL2 Hcp $3,264 (of $13,916) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.240, SP: 4.33 Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and no extra towards finish | R Ryan 58.5kg 1.80L | 3 (7) |
| Ascot 21-Jun-24 1005m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp (of $56,694) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.600, SP: 41.00 Raced centre, held up and always towards rear, | R Ryan 59kg 10.50L | 22 (28) |
| Windsor 04-Jun-24 1206m GOOD R1 3YO RST95 CL3 Hcp $4,519 (of $9,631) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.560, SP: 15.00 Good speed from wide draw to cross over to lead on near side rail, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, edged left towards finish, kept on but held | R Ryan 61kg 0.30L | 2 (7) |
| Doncaster 28-Oct-23 1206m HEAVY R2 LR CL1 (of $32,608) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.830, SP: 21.00 Led 1f, prominent until pushed along 2f out, soon weakened | R Ryan 58.5kg 23.80L | 9 (9) |
| Newbury 23-Sep-23 1206m HEAVY R2 G2 CL1 $1,381 (of $58,014) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.290, SP: 9.00 Mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened 2f out | H Crouch 58.5kg 13.30L | 6 (8) |
| Ripon 28-Aug-23 1206m GOOD R1 LR 2YO Cls 1 Set Weight (of $22,408) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.530, SP: 9.00 Went right start, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on | B Curtis 59.5kg 1.30L | 2 (6) |
| Windsor 25-Jul-23 1206m GOOD R1 2YO RST85 CL4 Hcp $5,832 (of $5,832) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.230, SP: 3.50 Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | R Ryan 61kg | 1 (6) |
| Sandown Park 26-May-23 1005m GOOD R1 LR 2YO Cls 1 Set Weight $1,076 (of $22,684) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:00.480, SP: 13.00 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon lost position, ran on final furlong, not match leaders | R Ryan 59.5kg 8.50L | 5 (10) |
| Salisbury 04-May-23 1005m SOFT R1 CL4Nv $5,400 (of $5,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.200, SP: 2.20 Chased leader, led over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, comfortably | R Ryan 60.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Newbury 21-Apr-23 1005m SOFT R1 CL4Md $1,268 (of $5,400) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.690, SP: 3.75 Chased leaders, plugged on in well held 3rd final furlong | R Ryan 60.5kg 3.60L | 3 (8) |