Horse Profile
Grand Nova
Trained by John Size at Hong Kong, Grand Nova is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Vancouver, out of the dam Longing.
He has won a total of 2 races from 13 starts for a win percentage of 15%. His career earnings are $230k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Sha Tin on December 15th in 2024 when he won $109,615 in the Lukfook Jewellery Love Is Beauty Collection Hcp (a handicap race over 1,000 metres).
Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-250.
The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $18k in those conditions.
Career Statistics
Overall
Prize Money
$230k
Starts
13
Wins
2
Second
1
Third
0
Win %
15
Place %
23
Profit
-2.5
Conditions
Good
13
2-1-0
$18k
Soft
0
0-0-0
$0k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1000m
12
2-1-0
-1.5
1200m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Happy Valley
6
1-0-0
-1.1
Sha Tin
7
1-1-0
-1.4
Race State
13
2-1-0
-2.5
Race History
Feb-19 25
4/12
3.3
$14
Happy Valley
4
1000
Tsuen Wan Hcp (C4)
$9k
$152k
B Avdulla
61
57.05
23.72
12
11
+7
Feb-5 25
6/12
2.3
$50
Happy Valley
4
1000
Mut Wah Hcp (C3)
$5k
$242k
A Atzeni
54
56.65
23.42
12
12,9
+3
Jan-26 25
12/13
10.8
$9.8
Sha Tin
4
1000
Wheelchair Fencing Hcp (C3)
$0k
$242k
A Atzeni
54½
57.41
23.16
6
6,10
-2
Jan-5 25
6/14
4.0
$5.8
Sha Tin
4
1000
Tai Tong Shan Hcp (C3)
$5k
$242k
K Teetan
55
56.32
22.27
10
10,5
-1
Dec-29 24
8/14
4.0
$12
Sha Tin
4
1000
Butterfly Bay Hcp (C3)
$0k
$242k
K Teetan
54
56.60
22.97
11
12
+4
Dec-15 24
1/14
0.3
$5.6
Sha Tin
4
1000
Lukfook Jewellery Love Is Beauty Collection Hcp (C4)
$85k
$152k
J Mc Donald
59½
56.40
22.47
4
4,4
+3
Dec-4 24
9/12
3.5
$16
Happy Valley
4
1000
Longines International Jockeys' Championship - 1st Leg (C4)
$0k
$183k
R Moore
61
57.28
23.48
11
11,9
Nov-24 24
5/14
1.5
$4.5
Sha Tin
4
1000
Chevalier Enterprise Digital Solutions Hcp (C4)
$5k
$152k
H Bowman
60½
56.82
22.59
11
11,9
+4
Oct-27 24
10/12
2.8
$5.3
Happy Valley
4
1000
The Kwangtung Cup (C4)
$0k
$152k
H Bowman
60
57.42
23.38
7
9
-1
Spell of 115 Days
Jul-4 24
1/12
0.3
$4.9
Happy Valley
4
1000
Hawthorn Hcp (C4)
$85k
$152k
H Bowman
57½
57.24
23.66
8
8,5
+4
Jun-8 24
2/14
1.5
$14
Sha Tin
4
1000
Chai Wan Road Hcp (C4)
$32k
$152k
H Bowman
56½
56.62
23.42
13
13,13
+11
Jun-2 24
6/14
3.3
$11
Sha Tin
4
1200
Shing Mun River Channel Hcp (C4)
$3k
$152k
H Bowman
58½
69.31
22.64
7
7
+1
Apr-24 24
10/12
3.8
$9.5
Happy Valley
4
1000
Daegu Hcp (C4)
$0k
$152k
H Bowman
57½
57.73
23.40
11
12
+2
