Russell Handicap (Div I) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Happy Valley

13:45

Date 2023-03-08

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £104,712

Winning Time 1m 8.98s (fast by 0.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Brave Star (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	21/10F	Won
2nd	Gummy Gummy (AUS) Jerry Chau · T P Yung	12/1	.75
3rd	Solid Impact (NZ) Hugh Bowman · D J Hall	63/10	1.5
4th	Humble Star (AUS) Alexis Badel · P C Ng	23/1	0.3
5th	Excellent Peers (NZ) Matthew Chadwick · F C Lor	56/10	1.75
6th	Goodban Banbanbang (BRZ) Matthew Poon · C S Shum	128/1	0.3
7th	Yo Beauty (IRE) L J Ferraris · A S Cruz	7/1	0.05
8th	Savvy Delight (IRE) Antoine Hamelin · J Size	81/10	0.3
9th	Stormtrouper (AUS) Harry Bentley · C H Yip	74/10	.5
10th	Golden Warsteed (GB) V Borges · W Y So	57/1	0.3
11th	Bundle Of Charm (AUS) Karis Teetan · J Size	13/1	0.3
12th	Cape Breton (AUS) L Hewitson · Douglas Whyte	23/1	5.25

Runners (14)

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
R13 (13)	Everyones Victory Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	116	ht	0950-0	61	77	-	7d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Finished well down the field over C&D on a rare turf start last week
R14 (14)	Harmony Fire Bay J:TBC T:Douglas Whyte	J: T:Douglas Whyte	121	t	950-28	66	97	-	7d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	4	—	—
Second over 5f here last month but well down the field on both previous 6f attempts
1 (7)	Excellent Peers Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	135	h	112-65	80	96	-	28d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
In good form throughout this season; likely contender once again
2 (1)	Yo Beauty Bay J:L J Ferraris T:A S Cruz	J:L J Ferraris T:A S Cruz	131	htp	221-60	76	92	-	35d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Speedy front-runner; has the perfect draw but still looks vulnerable off current mark
3 (12)	Bundle Of Charm Chestnut J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	127	—	473-04	72	95	-	35d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Finished well for fourth from stall 10 here last month; drawn even wider today
4 (10)	Solid Impact Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:D J Hall	J:Hugh Bowman T:D J Hall	127	—	2445-1	72	91	-	21d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Opened HK account over C&D last month; 5lb higher now and has wide draw today
5 (8)	Humble Star Bay J:Alexis Badel T:P C Ng	J:Alexis Badel T:P C Ng	126	t	11-580	71	93	-	28d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Awarded C&D race on HK debut in December but yet to build on that performance
6 (6)	Cape Breton Bay J:L Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	J:L Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	120	tp	39-880	65	96	-	24d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Placed at big odds on HK debut in November but subsequent form very underwhelming
7 (11)	Gummy Gummy Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	121	b	726-70	64	91	-	31d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Soundly beaten on first three Hong Kong starts and has tough draw today
8 (9)	Goodban Banbanbang Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:C S Shum	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:C S Shum	118	t	4/00-0	63	84	-	43d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
2-5 when trained in Brazil but unable to get seriously competitive on first three HK runs
9 (4)	Golden Warsteed Bay J:V Borges T:W Y So	J:V Borges T:W Y So	117	t	00300-	62	95	-	80d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Placed at big odds over 5f in November but well beaten twice since; stable debut
10 (3)	Savvy Delight Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	J:Antoine Hamelin T:J Size	118	et	107-53	62	92	-	14d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Back up in grade after last month's close third over C&D but is well drawn
11 (5)	Stormtrouper Bay J:Harry Bentley T:C H Yip	J:Harry Bentley T:C H Yip	117	t	63-483	62	98	-	14d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Consistent 6yo who was placed over C&D off today's mark a fortnight ago; in the mix again
12 (2)	Brave Star Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	118	—	271-87	61	91	-	35d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Twice held in this higher grade since breakthrough win but still has low mileage

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Solid Impact

15.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Excellent Peers

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Yo Beauty

6.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bundle Of Charm

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Humble Star

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Warsteed

4.5

OR: 3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Harmony Fire

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cape Breton

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Gummy Gummy

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Goodban Banbanbang

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Savvy Delight

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Stormtrouper

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Everyones Victory

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Brave Star

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Excellent Peers	80	96	—
Yo Beauty	76	92	—
Bundle Of Charm	72	95	—
Solid Impact	72	91	—
Humble Star	71	93	—
Harmony Fire	66	97	—
Cape Breton	65	96	—
Gummy Gummy	64	91	—
Goodban Banbanbang	63	84	—
Golden Warsteed	62	95	—
Savvy Delight	62	92	—
Stormtrouper	62	98	—
Everyones Victory	61	77	—
Brave Star	61	91	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Everyones Victory	7d ago	Quick return
Harmony Fire	7d ago	Quick return
Savvy Delight	14d ago	Fit
Stormtrouper	14d ago	Fit
Solid Impact	21d ago	Fit
Cape Breton	24d ago	Fit
Excellent Peers	28d ago	Fit
Humble Star	28d ago	Fit
Gummy Gummy	31d ago	Fit
Yo Beauty	35d ago	Fit
Bundle Of Charm	35d ago	Fit
Brave Star	35d ago	Fit
Goodban Banbanbang	43d ago	Fit
Golden Warsteed	80d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Yo Beauty	Front Runner
Humble Star	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 6f. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.