Tathong Channel Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Happy Valley

13:15

Date 2023-05-17

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,559

Winning Time 1m 40.46s (slow by 2.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Hulk (AUS) Luke Currie · C Fownes	149/10	Won
2nd	Nice Birdie (IRE) Jerry Chau · C S Shum	9/1	2.25
3rd	Management Folks (IRE) Matthew Poon · D J Hall	21/1	0.05
4th	Holy Power (NZ) Zac Purton · Jamie Richards	11/10F	0.3
5th	Beau Gosse (NZ) L Hewitson · Douglas Whyte	16/1	.75
6th	Happy Angel (IRE) Alexis Badel · P C Ng	6/1	0.3
7th	Win Win Fighter (IRE) C Y Ho · K W Lui	11/1	0.3
8th	Right Honourable (IRE) Antoine Hamelin · Richard Gibson	33/1	0.3
9th	V Chevaliers (NZ) Matthew Chadwick · K L Man	68/10	2
10th	Ultra Express (NZ) Ruan Maia · A T Millard	54/1	0.3
11th	King's Capital (AUS) Hugh Bowman · David A Hayes	13/1	0.05
12th	Copartner Era (AUS) Karis Teetan · W Y So	63/1	2.75

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)	Vantastic Choice Bay J:TBC T:C H Yip	J: T:C H Yip	119	b	66-059	43	76	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Hint of promise without seriously threatening in six starts to date; now goes up in trip
R14 (14)	Emerging Bay J:TBC T:Richard Gibson	J: T:Richard Gibson	131	htb	8-0390	55	69	-	38d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
Only one start of note in his first seven local outings; percentage call is to oppose
1 (3)	Holy Power Bay J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	135	tb	1-3824	59	75	-	35d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
A 6f debut winner earlier in the season and runner-up over C&D two runs ago; chance
2 (9)	Win Win Fighter Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	133	—	-00000	57	80	-	21d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Dual C&D winner in this grade but arrives here under a bit of a cloud; risky
3 (8)	Kings Capital Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:David A Hayes	J:Hugh Bowman T:David A Hayes	132	—	-43009	56	86	-	24d	—	—	—	2.4	—	—
Infrequent winner who has been below his best in recent starts; others look stronger
4 (4)	The Hulk Bay J:Luke Currie T:C Fownes	J:Luke Currie T:C Fownes	132	—	759918	56	82	-	24d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Took advantage of sliding mark with C&D win two runs ago; 5lb higher now and beaten since
5 (6)	Ultra Express Bay J:Ruan Maia T:A T Millard	J:Ruan Maia T:A T Millard	127	tb	000-09	51	71	-	38d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Happy Valley debut; down to an attractive-looking mark but recent form does not inspire
6 (11)	Copartner Era Chestnut J:Karis Teetan T:W Y So	J:Karis Teetan T:W Y So	125	b	997087	49	84	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
C&D winner from 2lb lower last year; mixed returns since but has some each-way appeal
7 (12)	Happy Angel Grey J:Alexis Badel T:P C Ng	J:Alexis Badel T:P C Ng	125	b	362624	49	81	-	14d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Long-term local maiden but recent efforts demand respect; wide draw the chief concern
8 (2)	Nice Birdie Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	125	tb	-26030	49	77	-	38d	—	—	—	3.1	—	—
Switches to turf for the first time after six goes on dirt; failed to beat a rival latest
9 (5)	Beau Gosse Bay J:L Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	J:L Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	121	h	400-68	45	74	-	32d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Happy Valley debut; well held in five starts at up to 7f at Sha Tin; plenty more needed
10 (7)	Management Folks Brown J:Matthew Poon(2) T:D J Hall	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:D J Hall	121	—	81-523	45	76	-	77d	0W/1P 1 run	—	—	0	—	—
A 1m3f winner in December; plenty of good runs since but this trip looks on the sharp side
11 (1)	V Chevaliers Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:K L Man	J:Matthew Chadwick T:K L Man	121	tb	-53328	45	76	-	21d	—	—	—	5.9	—	—
Placed three consecutive times over C&D prior to tame run latest; not ruled out
12 (10)	Right Honourable Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:Richard Gibson	J:Antoine Hamelin T:Richard Gibson	120	htp	-07463	44	87	-	21d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Has bounced back from a lean spell and now looks well-handicapped; each-way claims

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Holy Power

9.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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2nd

The Hulk

8.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

V Chevaliers

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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Happy Angel

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Nice Birdie

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.1 Odds: 0

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Right Honourable

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Kings Capital

2.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Win Win Fighter

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Emerging

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ultra Express

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Vantastic Choice

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Copartner Era

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Beau Gosse

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Management Folks

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Holy Power	59	75	—
Win Win Fighter	57	80	—
Kings Capital	56	86	—
The Hulk	56	82	—
Emerging	55	69	—
Ultra Express	51	71	—
Copartner Era	49	84	—
Happy Angel	49	81	—
Nice Birdie	49	77	—
Beau Gosse	45	74	—
Management Folks	45	76	—
V Chevaliers	45	76	—
Right Honourable	44	87	—
Vantastic Choice	43	76	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Happy Angel	14d ago	Fit
Win Win Fighter	21d ago	Fit
V Chevaliers	21d ago	Fit
Right Honourable	21d ago	Fit
Vantastic Choice	24d ago	Fit
Kings Capital	24d ago	Fit
The Hulk	24d ago	Fit
Copartner Era	24d ago	Fit
Beau Gosse	32d ago	Fit
Holy Power	35d ago	Fit
Emerging	38d ago	Fit
Ultra Express	38d ago	Fit
Nice Birdie	38d ago	Fit
Management Folks	77d ago	Fresh

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 1m55y. 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.