The Perfect Match (NZ)
The Perfect Match won the Goal Handicap at Happy Valley over 6f to 7f on good ground in Jul 2026 off a mark of 48. The gelding has one win and one place from four starts on turf all at 6f to 7f. He finished fifth of 12 in the Tsim Sha Tsui Handicap at Happy Valley in Sep 2026. By Complacent out of Thunderchine he has reached an official rating of 51.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 51Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 10 runs since May 2026 (2 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +40 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +15 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2026 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley (HK) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Happy Valley | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Chau | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Lyle Hewitson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | −2.00 |
| None | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||
| 09 Sep 26+63d | Happy Valley (HK) | Tsim Sha Tsui Handicap | 5/12 | 1¼ | 9-1 | — | Jerry Chau | — |
| 08 Jul 26+35d | Happy Valley | Goal Handicap | 1/12 | 8-10 | 48 | Jerry Chau | — | |
| 03 Jun 26+7d | Happy Valley (HK) | Wong Nai Chung Gap Handicap (Course C) (Turf) (Div II) Towards rear - raced wide on turn under 2f out - good headway up the centre from over 1f out - went fourth towards finish | 4/12 | ¼ | 8-13 | 49 | Lyle Hewitson | 26/1 |
| 27 May 26 | Happy Valley (HK) | Ciron Handicap (Course B) (Turf) (Div I) | 5/12 | ¼ | 8-13 | 51 | Jerry Chau | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Perfect Match won?
- The Perfect Match (NZ) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains The Perfect Match?
- The Perfect Match (NZ) is trained by C S Shum, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 September 2026.
- Who is The Perfect Match's sire?
- The Perfect Match (NZ) is by Complacent (AUS) out of Thunderchine (AUS), whose sire is Thunder Gulch.
- What is The Perfect Match's official rating?
- The Perfect Match (NZ)'s highest official rating on record is 51.
- What is The Perfect Match's sire's record?
- Complacent (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 10 runs since May 2026 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.