Romantic Son (AUS) Horse
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Romantic Son is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Smart Missile out of Remlaps Jewel. Trained by David Hayes and owned by 23/24 David Hayes Trainer Syndicate, the horse has started 26 times, securing five victories and three placings, accruing prize money of $1,171,752. His most recent run was at Happy Valley on 15 July 2026, where he finished 7th out of 11 runners. The latest win came at Happy Valley on 4 February 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 01-Nov-26 1207m GOOD R7 The Kwangtung Handicap Cup (Handicap), SP: 34.00 | Harry Bentley 1.25L | 2 (10) |
| 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) |
| Sha Tin 01-Apr-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/1 | Harry Bentley 61.2kg 1 length | 3 (10) |
| Happy Valley 18-Mar-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 7/1 | Harry Bentley 54.4kg Nose | 4 (10) |
| Happy Valley 04-Feb-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 28/1 | Dylan Browne McMonagle 61.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Happy Valley 28-Jan-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/2 | Dylan Browne McMonagle 57.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jan-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 20/1 | Harry Bentley 57.2kg 1/2 length | 7 (14) |
| Happy Valley 10-Dec-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 12/1 | R King 59kg Short Head | 5 (12) |
| Happy Valley 19-Nov-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 | Harry Bentley 55.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Happy Valley 02-Nov-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/1 | Harry Bentley 54.9kg Short Head | 5 (12) |
| Happy Valley 08-Oct-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 50/1 | Harry Bentley 56.2kg 1/2 length | 10 (12) |
| Happy Valley 17-Sep-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 25/1 | Harry Bentley 56.2kg 1/2 length | 8 (11) |
| Happy Valley 16-Jul-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 16/1 | L Ferraris 56.7kg 1 1/4 length | 9 (12) |
| Sha Tin 08-Jun-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 20/1 | Zac Purton 58.1kg 3l | 12 (12) |
| Happy Valley 21-May-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | L Ferraris 58.1kg 3/4 length | 4 (12) |
| Happy Valley 16-Apr-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Harry Bentley 57.6kg 2 1/4l | 6 (9) |
| Happy Valley 02-Apr-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 28/1 | Harry Bentley 59.4kg 3/4 length | 11 (12) |
| Happy Valley 05-Mar-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/2 | Harry Bentley 56.7kg | 1 (10) |
| Sha Tin 19-Jan-25 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 7/2 | Zac Purton 54.9kg 3/4 length | 6 (14) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jan-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 | Zac Purton 55.8kg 2 1/4l | 2 (12) |
| Sha Tin 22-Dec-24 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/1 | Zac Purton 54.9kg 3/4 length | 4 (14) |
| Happy Valley 20-Nov-24 1207m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 6/1 | Zac Purton 57.2kg 2 3/4l | 12 (12) |
| Happy Valley 27-Oct-24 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 33/1 | Zac Purton 54.4kg 1/2 length | 2 (12) |