Volunteers' Challenge Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Happy Valley

13:15

Date 2023-02-01

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £115,335

Winning Time 1m 50.42s (slow by 1.92s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Escape Route (IRE) Karis Teetan · J Size	143/10	Won
2nd	Rocket Spade (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	7/5F	0.05
3rd	Prime Minister (NZ) K C Leung · P F Yiu	18/1	.75
4th	Comet Splendido (IRE) Alexis Badel · C S Shum	11/1	1
5th	Tianchi Monster (NZ) Harry Bentley · W Y So	15/1	0.3
6th	Righteous Doctrine (FR) M L Yeung · C W Chang	56/1	0.05
7th	Snaffles (IRE) L Hewitson · David A Hayes	24/1	0.05
8th	Hava Nageela (IRE) Zac Purton · F C Lor	21/10	0.05
9th	Samarkand (NZ) Matthew Poon · P C Ng	67/1	.5
10th	Ensured (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · D J Hall	66/10	1.5
11th	Super Oasis (NZ) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	43/1	0.05

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Tianchi Monster Bay J:Harry Bentley T:W Y So	J:Harry Bentley T:W Y So	135	—	9528-0	80	96	-	17d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Midfield - ridden 1 1/2f out - kept on well final furlong - not going pace to threaten
2 (2)	Prime Minister Bay J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	131	—	8049-8	76	99	-	24d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Midfield - ridden inside 2f out - kept on well final furlong - not going pace to challenge
3 (9)	Comet Splendido Bay J:Alexis Badel T:C S Shum	J:Alexis Badel T:C S Shum	129	tp	1334-5	74	97	-	21d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Led - headed after 1 1/2f - tracked leaders - ridden 2f out - driven to lead narrowly 1f out - headed 150yds out - no extra final 50yds
4 (8)	Rocket Spade Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	129	t	7635-2	74	101	-	21d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Held up towards rear - ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out - driven and stayed on final 100yds - pressed winner final 50yds - just held
5 (4)	Snaffles Bay J:L Hewitson T:David A Hayes	J:L Hewitson T:David A Hayes	127	—	/040-7	72	93	-	24d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - not clear run and lost place 1f out - stayed on final 100yds - nearest finish
6 (3)	Hava Nageela Bay J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	124	b	1153-6	69	119	85	17d	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Towards rear of midfield - ridden 2f out - wide into straight - pushed along and kept on well final 100yds - nearest finish
7 (11)	Super Oasis Bay J:Angus Chung(10) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(10) T:A S Cruz	124	htb	10060-	69	97	-	81d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
Chased leader - ridden 2 1/2f out - weakened over 1f out
8 (5)	Escape Route Bay J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	122	h	26399-	67	97	-	63d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
In touch in midfield - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - driven and kept on well from over 1f out - led 150yds out - pressed final 50yds - just held on - driven out
9 (10)	Samarkand Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P C Ng	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P C Ng	117	ht	297-06	61	90	-	14d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	2.8	—	—
Prominent - led after 1 1/2f - ridden over 2f out - driven and headed 1f out - no extra final 100yds
10 (6)	Ensured Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:D J Hall	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:D J Hall	115	b	04254-	60	98	-	42d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Bumped soon after start - always in rear - wide into straight
11 (7)	Righteous Doctrine Bay J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	115	—	3211-0	60	99	-	24d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Held up in rear - ridden 2f out - good headway 1 1/2f out - kept on final furlong - not going pace to challenge

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Rocket Spade

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Tianchi Monster

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Super Oasis

6.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Escape Route

6.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Prime Minister

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Comet Splendido

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Snaffles

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ensured

OR: 2.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Hava Nageela

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Samarkand

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Righteous Doctrine

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tianchi Monster	80	96	—
Prime Minister	76	99	—
Comet Splendido	74	97	—
Rocket Spade	74	101	—
Snaffles	72	93	—
Hava Nageela	69	119	85
Super Oasis	69	97	—
Escape Route	67	97	—
Samarkand	61	90	—
Ensured	60	98	—
Righteous Doctrine	60	99	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Samarkand	14d ago	Fit
Tianchi Monster	17d ago	Fit
Hava Nageela	17d ago	Fit
Comet Splendido	21d ago	Fit
Rocket Spade	21d ago	Fit
Prime Minister	24d ago	Fit
Snaffles	24d ago	Fit
Righteous Doctrine	24d ago	Fit
Ensured	42d ago	Fit
Escape Route	63d ago	Fresh
Super Oasis	81d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Samarkand	Prominent
Tianchi Monster	Mid-Pack
Prime Minister	Mid-Pack
Escape Route	Mid-Pack
Rocket Spade	Hold Up
Snaffles	Hold Up
Hava Nageela	Hold Up
Righteous Doctrine	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 8 of 11 runners classified.