Happy Valley

13:40

Tai O Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Date 2023-09-13
Distance 6f
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £69,776

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (6)
Sight Hero
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:David A Hayes
J:Hugh Bowman
T:David A Hayes
135 tb 133220
60
77
-
77d
10
Ended last season with a lacklustre effort; capable of getting back on track today
2 (4)
Lucky Gor
Chestnut
J:L J Ferraris
T:C Fownes
J:L J Ferraris
T:C Fownes
133 tb 21-498
58
72
-
69d
2
Lightly raced 5yo; not so good when returning from a break towards the end of last season
3 (7)
Happy Soul
Bay
J:Zac Purton
T:C S Shum
J:Zac Purton
T:C S Shum
128 tp -13033
53
75
-
66d
8.8
Has only failed to make the frame once in five starts this year; highly respected
4 (3)
Joy Coming
b/br
J:M L Yeung
T:K W Lui
J:M L Yeung
T:K W Lui
128 tp 944821
53
72
-
63d
14.3
Came good on his sixth attempt last season; 5lb rise demands more on today's return
5 (5)
High Percentage
Chestnut
J:L Hewitson
T:T P Yung
J:L Hewitson
T:T P Yung
127 t 628
52
75
-
74d
4
Shaped with significant promise on both 6f starts in May; back at his preferred trip here
6 (1)
Travel Golf
Bay
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:C H Yip
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:C H Yip
127 t 928354
52
81
-
63d
3
0-11 in his debut Hong Kong season but did post some pleasing efforts; chance
7 (10)
Exuberant
Brown
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:C S Shum
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:C S Shum
123 tb 902647
48
82
-
69d
1.5
Not the most straightforward but is now 3lb below his last winning mark; not discounted
8 (2)
Wind Speeder
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:Y S Tsui
J:Karis Teetan
T:Y S Tsui
121 300852
46
85
-
63d
5
Modest strike-rate of 1-28 but did end last season with a narrow miss; may feature
9 (8)
Shinkansen
Chestnut
J:K De Melo
T:Douglas Whyte
J:K De Melo
T:Douglas Whyte
119 ht 0887
44
71
-
80d
0
Four starts last season and failed to get competitive in any; remains best watched
10 (9)
Spicy So Smart
Bay
J:Angus Chung(7)
T:P C Ng
J:Angus Chung(7)
T:P C Ng
116 p 904769
41
79
-
105d
0
Only moderate in six starts on his debut season; help from the handicapper needed

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Joy Coming
14.3
OR: 0.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0
2nd Sight Hero
10
OR: 2.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0
3rd Happy Soul
8.8
OR: 0.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0
4 Wind Speeder
5
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0
5 High Percentage
4
OR: 0.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0
6 Travel Golf
3
OR: 0.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0
7 Lucky Gor
2
OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 Exuberant
1.5
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
9 Shinkansen
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Spicy So Smart
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Sight Hero
60
77
Lucky Gor
58
72
Happy Soul
53
75
Joy Coming
53
72
High Percentage
52
75
Travel Golf
52
81
Exuberant
48
82
Wind Speeder
46
85
Shinkansen
44
71
Spicy So Smart
41
79

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Joy Coming 63d ago Fresh
Travel Golf 63d ago Fresh
Wind Speeder 63d ago Fresh
Happy Soul 66d ago Fresh
Lucky Gor 69d ago Fresh
Exuberant 69d ago Fresh
High Percentage 74d ago Fresh
Sight Hero 77d ago Fresh
Shinkansen 80d ago Fresh
Spicy So Smart 105d ago Long break

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

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