Romantic Son (AUS) Horse
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Romantic Son is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia who is trained by David Hayes. He is by Smart Missile out of Remlaps Jewel and has recorded five victories to date. On 4th Feb 2026 at Happy Valley he secured his biggest triumph, winning the $1860000.00 Class 3 Handicap. The horse has been a rewarding pick for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 53% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 15-Jul-26 1200m GOOD R8 CL2 Hcp (of $2,840,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.840, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Crimson Flash ( A Atzeni 60.5 ) 2nd Lucky With You ( L Ferraris 61 ) 0.20L 3rd Turquoise Velocity ( K Teetan 53 ) 0.50L 7th Romantic Son ( K Yeung 53.5 ) 3.30L See full results | K Yeung 53.5kg 3.30L | 7 (11) |
| Sha Tin 27-Jun-26 1000m GOOD R8 CL1 Hcp $223,200 (of $3,720,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:55.400, SP: 43.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.180 1st Colourful King ( A Atzeni 56.5 ) 2nd Magic Control ( A Badel 52.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Bottomuptogether ( P N Wong 58 , Cd 55 ) 1.30L 4th Romantic Son ( K Yeung 52 ) 1.80L See full results | K Yeung 52kg 1.80L | 4 (11) |
| Sha Tin 31-May-26 1200m GOOD R9 G3 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $4,200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:07.940, SP: 63.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.420 1st Patch Of Stars ( K Teetan 55 ) 2nd Raging Blizzard ( B Avdulla 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Tomodachi Kokoroe ( H Bentley 57 ) 1.40L 7th Romantic Son ( K Yeung 52 ) 2.50L See full results | K Yeung 52kg 2.50L | 7 (10) |
| Sha Tin 06-May-26 1200m GOOD R9 CL3 Hcp (of $1,860,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.880, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.480 1st Blazing Wind ( Z Purton 55.5 ) 2nd Victory Sky ( H Y Yuen 61 , Cd 56.5 ) 5.80L 3rd Aurora Patch ( J Bowman 59 ) 6.10L 11th Romantic Son ( H Bentley 61 ) 16.80L See full results | H Bentley 61kg 16.80L | 11 (12) |
| Sha Tin 30-Apr-26 1050m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700 1st Cap Liner ( L Hewitson ) 2nd Romantic Son ( H Bentley ) 3rd Trendy Rush ( B Avdulla ) 2.10L | H Bentley | 2 (4) |