Hymnbook (2022) Horse
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Hymnbook is a four-year-old bay stallion, by Acclamation out of Heavenly Note. He is trained by Caspar Fownes and owned by Mr & Mrs Stephen Ho Wai Man, Fred Ho Ka Chun and Derek Ho Ka Chung. In 17 starts he has recorded one win, placed second two times and third three times, earning $154,842 in prize money. His most recent start was at Sha Tin on 19 October 2026, finishing 6th of 14 runners. His latest victory came at Nottingham on 20 May 2025.
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Happy Valley • Sha Tin • Newmarket • Goodwood • Nottingham • Wetherby • Wolverhampton • Chelmsford CityRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 11-Nov-26 1811m GOOD R8 Fung Mo Handicap, SP: 3.50 | Harry Bentley 0.5L | 9 (12) |
| Sha Tin 19-Oct-26 1600m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp $7,516 (of $375,806) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.680, SP: 30.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Packing Fighter ( Z Purton 61 ) 2nd Shamus Storm ( H Bentley 54 ) 1.00L 3rd Complete Unknown ( K Teetan 57 ) 1.30L 6th Hymnbook ( A Atzeni 53 ) 4.00L See full results | A Atzeni 53kg 4.00L | 6 (14) |
| Sha Tin 04-Oct-26 1800m FIRM R8 CL3 Hcp $13,165 (of $376,155) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:46.710, SP: 6.90 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.490 1st Big Return ( A Badel 54.5 ) 2nd Forever Folks ( A Atzeni 53.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.50L 3rd Dreaming Together ( K Teetan 52.5 ) 3.00L 5th Hymnbook ( V Ho 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 4.30L See full results | V Ho 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 4.30L | 5 (11) |
| Happy Valley 16-Sep-26 1650m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp $42,150 (of $366,520) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.890, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.150 1st Pope Cody ( A Badel 57 ) 2nd Dazzling Fit ( Z Purton 61 ) 0.80L 3rd Hymnbook ( V Ho 53 , Cd 54 ) 1.30L See full results | V Ho 53kg, Cd 54kg 1.30L | 3 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 31-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Flying Wrote ( Y L Chung ) 2nd Hymnbook ( A Badel ) 3rd Sky Deep ( E C W Wong ) 2.80L | A Badel | 2 (10) |
| Sha Tin 12-Jul-26 1600m FIRM R10 CL3 Hcp (of $375,515) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.920, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.440 1st Complete Unknown ( K Teetan 52.5 ) 2nd Lucky Sam Gor ( J Bowman 59.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Big Return ( A Badel 53 ) 1.70L 8th Hymnbook ( K Yeung 52 ) 3.80L See full results | K Yeung 52kg 3.80L | 8 (14) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jul-26 1609m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 | K Teetan 53.1kg Neck | 3 (14) |
| Sha Tin 09-May-26 1609m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 8/1 | K Teetan 54.9kg 1/2 length | 6 (14) |
| Sha Tin 12-Apr-26 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 40/1 | K Teetan 55.3kg Nose | 5 (12) |
| Sha Tin 08-Mar-26 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 40/1 | K Teetan 55.3kg 1 1/4 length | 12 (14) |
| Sha Tin 19-Feb-26 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 28/1 | K Teetan 55.8kg Neck | 7 (13) |
| Newmarket 26-Sep-25 1811m GOOD TO FIRM CL3 Flat, SP: 12/1 Raced near side, steadied start, held up in rear, not clear run and switched right 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, took 4th towards finish | R Havlin 60.3kg 1 length | 4 (13) |
| Ascot 06-Sep-25 2004m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 18/1 Raced keenly, tracking leaders inside, pushed along turning in, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, soon weakened | Jim Crowley 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 5 (6) |
| GOODwood 31-Jul-25 1991m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 22/1 In touch in mid-division, not clear run, hampered and lost place over 2f out, switched left and no impression after | R Havlin 56.2kg 3/4 length | 10 (18) |
| Ascot 11-Jul-25 1603m GOOD TO FIRM CL3 Flat, SP: 5/1 Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, chased winner close home, kept on near finish, just failed | R Havlin 60.3kg Nose | 2 (6) |
| Nottingham 20-May-25 1678m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 1/1 Started quickly, made all, ridden over 1f out, readily | Billy Loughnane 59kg | 1 (6) |
| Wetherby 27-Apr-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 11/2 Prominent on inner, switched right over 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden to strongly press leader over 1f out and sustained duel thereafter, kept on well and every chance, just held | Billy Loughnane 58.1kg Short Head | 2 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Apr-25 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 4/1 Close up, pushed along and lost position 2f out, stayed on, no impression on front pair final furlong | R Havlin 58.1kg 2l | 3 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 09-Nov-24 1408m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 100/1 Towards rear, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, never on terms | Ben Sanderson 59kg Head | 8 (12) |