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Horse profile

Chancheng Sparkle (USA)

3yo gelding · Trainer K W Lui · Owner Chancheng Racing Syndicate
by Practical Joke (USA) out of Ailish (USA) (Twirling Candy)
4 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 23 Sep 2026
KTB Profile

Chancheng Sparkle is a gelding by Practical Joke out of the Twirling Candy mare Ailish. He is yet to win from four starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when second of seven at Sha Tin in Jun 2026. He last ran in the Deep Water Bay Handicap at Happy Valley in Sep 2026.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Practical Joke (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 2.9% of 34 runs since Jul 2021 (9 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−2.9—
Good700%−2.90 from 3
Good to Soft5120%+17.1—
Soft400%−2.90 from 1
Heavy200%−2.9—
Standard (AW)1300%−2.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−2.90 from 1
6f – 7f1300%−2.90 from 3
1m – 1m1f7114.3%+11.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−2.9—
1m5f – 2m200%−2.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2021 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ailish (USA) (Twirling Candy)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sha Tin (HK) 3 0 0% −3.00
Happy Valley (HK) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jerry Chau 3 0 0% −3.00
Lyle Hewitson 1 0 0% —

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
23 Sep 26+81d Happy Valley (HK) Deep Water Bay Handicap 6f · Good · 10 ran —/10 — 9-2 Lyle Hewitson —
04 Jul 26+21d Sha Tin (HK) Purves Quaich Griffin Plate (Course C) (Turf) 6f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 1 8-12 Jerry Chau 24/1
13 Jun 26+13d Sha Tin (HK) Sunbird Griffin Plate (Maiden) (Course C+3) (Turf) 5f · Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 4½ 8-12 Jerry Chau 9/1
31 May 26 Sha Tin (HK) Hong Kong Wu Hua General Association Cup Griffin Plate (Course B) (Turf) 6f · Good · 14 ran Midfield on inner - waiting for room under 2f out - switched left 1f out - good headway inside final furlong - nearest finish 5/14 1¼ 8-12 Jerry Chau 47/10

Quick answers

How many races has Chancheng Sparkle won?
Chancheng Sparkle (USA) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Chancheng Sparkle?
Chancheng Sparkle (USA) is trained by K W Lui, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
Who is Chancheng Sparkle's sire?
Chancheng Sparkle (USA) is by Practical Joke (USA) out of Ailish (USA), whose sire is Twirling Candy.
What is Chancheng Sparkle's sire's record?
Practical Joke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 2.9% of 34 runs since Jul 2021 (9 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.