Bustling City (AUS) Horse
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Bustling City is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by David Hayes in Hong Kong. He is by Starspangledbanner out of Dolly Fabulous. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in four starts. In his most recent start at Sha Tin on 17 May 2026, Brenton Avdulla rode him to second place, trailing the winner Lahore.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 17-May-26 1000m SOFT R2 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 00:56.430, SP: 4.30 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 1st 1st Lahore ( Z Purton 55.5 ) 2nd Bustling City ( B Avdulla 57 ) 2.50L 3rd Country Pride ( H Bowman 57.5 ) 3.80L See full results | B Avdulla 57kg 2.50L | 2 (14) |
| Sha Tin 09-May-26 1000m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:57.070, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Oneshot ( K Teetan 56 ) 2nd Master Payment ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Bustling City ( B Avdulla 56 ) 0.80L See full results | B Avdulla 56kg 0.80L | 3 (14) |
| Sha Tin 28-Apr-26 1050m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.000 1st Bustling City ( B Avdulla ) 2nd Public Attention ( K Teetan ) 1.30L 3rd Tycoon Resources ( Y L Chung ) 1.40L | B Avdulla | 1 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 10-Apr-26 1200m R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Bustling City ( B Avdulla ) 2nd Solid Car ( J Orman ) 1.30L 3rd Russet Glow ( L Hewitson ) 2.60L | B Avdulla | 1 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 30-Mar-26 800m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.100 1st Bustling City ( M Kellady ) 2nd Hyannis Star ( S Mutaza ) 0.50L 3rd Megastar Heart ( A K Chan ) 5.50L | M Kellady | 1 (5) |
| Happy Valley 25-Feb-26 1200m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.450, SP: 6.10 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.710 1st Rainbow Seven ( M Guyon 54.5 ) 2nd Argento Ocean ( J Bowman 61 ) 1.00L 3rd Autumn Vibes ( M Chadwick 52.5 ) 2.30L 10th Bustling City ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 7.30L See full results | Z Purton 57.5kg 7.30L | 10 (12) |
| Sha Tin 16-Feb-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Bustling City ( K Yeung ) 2nd Windlord ( A Atzeni ) 0.10L 3rd Cheaha ( Y L Chung ) 2.10L | K Yeung | 1 (6) |
| Sha Tin 01-Feb-26 1000m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.360, SP: 1.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.140 1st Master Lucky ( D B Mcmonagle 57.5 ) 2nd Poet's Reign ( J Orman 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Silver Spurs ( E C W Wong 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.80L 9th Bustling City ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 2.50L See full results | Z Purton 57.5kg 2.50L | 9 (14) |
| Sha Tin 20-Jan-26 1000m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Bustling City ( Z Purton ) 2nd Duke Of Orange ( J Bowman ) 1.00L 3rd Legend Star ( Y T Leung ) 1.50L | Z Purton | 1 (11) |
| Happy Valley 10-Jan-26 1000m R6 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700 1st Bustling City ( Z Purton ) 2nd Lightness Of Music ( M F Poon ) 0.20L 3rd Kwai Chung Talents ( M L Yeung ) 2.00L | Z Purton | 1 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 30-Dec-25 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 10 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000 1st Bustling City ( K Yeung ) 2nd Tycoon Resources ( Y L Chung ) 0.80L 3rd Blue Baron ( K Teetan ) 3.30L | K Yeung | 1 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 15-Dec-25 800m R9 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Bustling City ( L Hewitson ) 2nd Brilliant Winner ( J Chau ) 0.80L 3rd Thunder Blaze ( K Teetan ) 1.30L | L Hewitson | 1 (6) |