Kings Falcon Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Happy Valley

13:15

Date 2023-07-12

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,559

Winning Time 56.78s (fast by 0.22s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fast Serve (NZ) L J Ferraris · D J Hall	3/4F	Won
2nd	Savvy Delight (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · J Size	17/1	3
3rd	King Eccellente (AUS) Hugh Bowman · Douglas Whyte	11/2	.5
4th	Ace Talent (NZ) C Y Ho · C Fownes	37/10	.5
5th	Millennium Falcon (NZ) Jerry Chau · T P Yung	74/1	1
6th	Diamond Soars (AUS) Angus Chung · P F Yiu	40/1	0.3
7th	Flying Dragon (NZ) Antoine Hamelin · C H Yip	11/1	0.3
8th	Above All (AUS) Karis Teetan · A T Millard	59/1	0.3
9th	Modest Gentleman (IRE) M L Yeung · L Ho	16/1	0.3
10th	Strive For Glory (USA) Matthew Chadwick · W Y So	51/1	.5

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
NR (1)	Kowloon East Star Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:K L Man	J:NON-RUNNER T:K L Man	121	ht	700210	45	74	-	112d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Back to form with C&D win in March but has been sidelined with injury woes since
R13 (13)	Awesome Treasure Bay J:TBC T:David A Hayes	J: T:David A Hayes	130	t	052547	54	78	-	11d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
C&D winner earlier in career; lean times since but is now back down to that winning mark
R14 (14)	My Intelligent Bay J:TBC T:L Ho	J: T:L Ho	117	tv	199007	41	81	-	6d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has not run over this trip since debut and has underwhelmed since winning here in March
1 (1)	Flying Dragon Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	135	b	079602	59	82	-	11d	—	—	—	7.3	—	—
Triple dirt winner but went close to opening turf account latest; unchanged mark here
2 (10)	Savvy Delight Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	135	et	752983	59	77	-	6d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
C&D winner last year and on a fair mark again; good effort latest but wide draw not ideal
3 (2)	Fast Serve Chestnut J:L J Ferraris T:D J Hall	J:L J Ferraris T:D J Hall	134	—	1	58	72	-	28d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Backed before making winning debut over C&D last month; 6lb higher now but leading claims
4 (8)	King Eccellente Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	132	b	360393	56	76	-	14d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Dual course winner over 6f and in good nick recently; worth another go at this trip
5 (4)	King Invincible Brown J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	J:Zac Purton T:F C Lor	128	t	54439	52	74	-	14d	—	—	—	2.6	—	—
Winless in five tries but competitive most starts; excuses over 6f latest; not ruled out
6 (5)	Ace Talent Bay J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	125	het	574512	49	74	-	42d	—	—	—	12	—	—
Off the mark when scoring over C&D two runs ago; good effort since; in the mix
8 (6)	Diamond Soars Bay J:Angus Chung(7) T:P F Yiu	J:Angus Chung(7) T:P F Yiu	119	het	015650	43	74	-	42d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Dirt/turf winner this term but has struggled of late; possibly needs a drop in the weights
9 (3)	Millennium Falcon Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:T P Yung	121	t	000400	43	72	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Dual 7f winner with moderate record at this trip; recent efforts not encouraging
10 (11)	Strive For Glory Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	117	et	304125	41	77	-	28d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
C&D winner in April; has remained on good terms with himself since; place claims
11 (7)	Above All Bay J:Karis Teetan T:A T Millard	J:Karis Teetan T:A T Millard	116	h	003700	40	81	-	6d	—	—	—	0.9	—	—
Won three here last season but is not in the same form now; major revival needed
12 (9)	Modest Gentleman Chestnut J:M L Yeung T:L Ho	J:M L Yeung T:L Ho	116	et	336724	40	77	-	14d	—	—	—	4.1	—	—
0-14 in HK but getting closer over 6f recently; remains to be seen if this trip can suit

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Fast Serve

OR: 2 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Ace Talent

OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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3rd

Kowloon East Star

9.5

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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Strive For Glory

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Flying Dragon

7.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Savvy Delight

6.8

OR: 2.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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King Eccellente

OR: 1.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Modest Gentleman

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

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King Invincible

2.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Awesome Treasure

2.5

OR: 1 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Diamond Soars

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Above All

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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My Intelligent

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Millennium Falcon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flying Dragon	59	82	—
Savvy Delight	59	77	—
Fast Serve	58	72	—
King Eccellente	56	76	—
Awesome Treasure	54	78	—
King Invincible	52	74	—
Ace Talent	49	74	—
Kowloon East Star	45	74	—
Diamond Soars	43	74	—
Millennium Falcon	43	72	—
My Intelligent	41	81	—
Strive For Glory	41	77	—
Above All	40	81	—
Modest Gentleman	40	77	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
My Intelligent	6d ago	Quick return
Savvy Delight	6d ago	Quick return
Above All	6d ago	Quick return
Awesome Treasure	11d ago	Quick return
Flying Dragon	11d ago	Quick return
King Eccellente	14d ago	Fit
King Invincible	14d ago	Fit
Millennium Falcon	14d ago	Fit
Modest Gentleman	14d ago	Fit
Fast Serve	28d ago	Fit
Strive For Glory	28d ago	Fit
Ace Talent	42d ago	Fit
Diamond Soars	42d ago	Fit
Kowloon East Star	112d ago	Long break