Viva Taste (AUS) Horse
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About
In the Sha Tin R4 TVB Pok Oi Charity Show Hcp (C4), Viva Taste is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Jimmy Ting in Hong Kong. He is by Dundeel out of Savvan and has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless after seven starts. In his most recent outing at Sha Tin on 21 Jan 2026, Matthew Poon rode him to a fourth‑place finish behind the winner Forever Folks.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 21-Jan-26 1800m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.620, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.250 1st Forever Folks ( Z Purton 56 ) 2nd Good Good ( B Avdulla 57 ) 2.30L 3rd Firefoot ( R Kingscote 53.5 , Cd 54 ) 2.60L 4th Viva Taste ( M Poon 54.5 ) 5.00L See full results | M Poon 54.5kg 5.00L | 4 (14) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jan-26 2000m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.580, SP: 34.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.310 1st Yiu Cheung Victory ( A Badel 53 ) 2nd Volcanic Spark ( R Kingscote 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Packing Hurricane ( D B Mcmonagle 57 ) 0.50L 10th Viva Taste ( M Poon 55.5 ) 3.00L See full results | M Poon 55.5kg 3.00L | 10 (14) |
| Happy Valley 03-Dec-25 2200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:15.710, SP: 23.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.590 1st Double Win ( H Doyle 56 ) 2nd Nearly Fine ( J Bowman 60 ) 0.10L 3rd Packing Hurricane ( H Bentley 58 ) 0.60L 9th Viva Taste ( M Guyon 56 ) 4.30L See full results | M Guyon 56kg 4.30L | 9 (12) |
| Sha Tin 15-Nov-25 2000m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:02.480, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.340 1st Double Win ( H Doyle 54 ) 2nd Supreme Mastermind ( J B Mcdonald 61 ) 0.50L 3rd Serangoon ( Z Purton 57 ) 0.60L 9th Viva Taste ( D Leung 57 ) 5.00L See full results | D Leung 57kg 5.00L | 9 (14) |
| Sha Tin 30-Oct-25 1800m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.300, SP: 81.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.850 1st Reliable Profit ( Z Purton 61 ) 2nd Viva Taste ( M Poon 56.5 ) 3.30L 3rd Supreme Agility ( J Orman 59.5 ) 3.80L See full results | M Poon 56.5kg 3.30L | 2 (13) |
| Happy Valley 18-Oct-25 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 1st Ka Ying Radiance ( K Teetan ) 2nd Sonic Pursuit ( J Bowman ) 0.10L 3rd Iron Legion ( Y L Chung ) 0.30L 10th Viva Taste ( M Poon ) 5.00L | M Poon 5.00L | 10 (10) |
| Sha Tin 05-Jul-25 1800m FIRM R8 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.320, SP: 57.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.360 1st Fortune Boy ( Z Purton 59 ) 2nd Forever Folks ( K Teetan 54 ) 0.20L 3rd Kasa Papa ( M L Yeung 53 ) 0.50L 10th Viva Taste ( M Poon 57.5 ) 6.30L See full results | M Poon 57.5kg 6.30L | 10 (13) |
| Sha Tin 28-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R9 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:21.710, SP: 158.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.760 1st Riding Together ( A Atzeni 60 ) 2nd Lucky Sam Gor ( M Chadwick 54.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Sugar Ball ( K C Leung 61 ) 1.60L 11th Viva Taste ( K Teetan 57.5 ) 4.80L See full results | K Teetan 57.5kg 4.80L | 11 (13) |
| Conghua Turf 13-Jun-25 1200m R10 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.680 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.400 1st Lightning Arrow ( M L Yeung ) 2nd Conspiracy Witness ( P N Wong ) 0.30L 3rd Dash ( J Orman ) 0.80L 7th Viva Taste ( B Thompson ) 5.50L | B Thompson 5.50L | 7 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 23-May-25 1200m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.440 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 1st Matsu Victor ( M L Yeung ) 2nd Keefy ( Z Zuriman ) 0.10L 3rd Flying Knight ( J Chau ) 0.30L 8th Viva Taste ( J Orman ) 9.30L | J Orman 9.30L | 8 (8) |
| Conghua Turf 28-Apr-25 800m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:46.210 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.900 1st Hot Air Ballon ( P N Wong ) 2nd Lakeshore Hero ( Z Zuriman ) 1.80L 3rd Magic Super ( M L Yeung ) 3.10L 7th Viva Taste ( C M Thabana ) 9.00L | C M Thabana 9.00L | 7 (8) |
| Traralgon 05-Dec-24 1430m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:30.010 1st Just Berrilliant ( J Bowditch ) 2nd Pachino ( J Stanley ) 0.80L 3rd Written By You ( J Joiner ) 1.30L 5th Viva Taste ( M Castle ) 1.80L | M Castle 1.80L | 5 (7) |