Matters Most (2021) Horse
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About
Matters Most is a 5yo bay gelding trained by C S Shum in Hong Kong. He is by Advertise out of Squash and has earned five victories in his career. On 30th Nov 2025 at Sha Tin, he secured his most important win, taking the $1860000.00 Class 3 Handicap. He has consistently delivered profit for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 183% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 09-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R8 CL3 Hcp $19,709 (of $328,476) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.710, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 4th 1st Ace Champion ( V Ho 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Tycoon Resources ( A Chung 60 , Cd 59 ) 0.20L 3rd Aurio ( Z Purton 61 ) 2.00L 4th Matters Most ( E C W Wong 56 , Cd 55 ) 2.30L See full results | E C W Wong 56kg, Cd 55kg 2.30L | 4 (12) |
| Conghua Awt 20-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Matters Most ( E C W Wong ) 2nd Bunta Baby ( M Ai ) 0.50L 3rd Dazzling Fit ( J Chau ) 1.80L | E C W Wong | 1 (6) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jul-26 1200m FIRM R11 CL3 Hcp (of $344,098) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.750, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.620 1st Motor ( K Teetan 55.5 ) 2nd Super Strong Kid ( A Atzeni 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Effortless Win ( J Chau 57.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.80L 10th Matters Most ( N Yuen 56 , Cd 51.5 ) 7.50L See full results | N Yuen 56kg, Cd 51.5kg 7.50L | 10 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 12-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:24.100 1st City Gold Banner ( J Orman ) 2nd Voyage Horizon ( K C Leung ) 2.50L 3rd Bucephalas ( M Chadwick ) 3.00L 7th Matters Most ( E C W Wong ) 5.00L | E C W Wong 5.00L | 7 (9) |
| Happy Valley 27-May-26 1200m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp $6,625 (of $331,271) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.040, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.740 1st Son Pak Fu ( P N Wong 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Gummy Gummy ( K C Leung 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Spicy Gold ( M L Yeung 53 ) 0.60L 6th Matters Most ( E C W Wong 56 , Cd 55 ) 1.50L See full results | E C W Wong 56kg, Cd 55kg 1.50L | 6 (12) |