Happy Valley

12:45 ✓ Result

Island Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Date 2023-10-04
Distance 6f
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £52,183
Winning Time 1m 9.41s (fast by 0.29s)

Result

Runners (14)

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
R13 (13)
Spicy So Smart
Bay
J:TBC
T:P C Ng
J:
T:P C Ng
134 b 047690
39
61
-
21d
0
Scope for improvement; drop in grade and the first-blinkers offer hope if getting a run
R14 (14)
Modest Gentleman
Chestnut
J:TBC
T:K W Lui
J:
T:K W Lui
132 367249
37
62
-
84d
2.5
Hong Kong maiden but dip in grade and the return to 6f are positives; claims if lining up
1 (9)
Fingers Crossed
b/br
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:J Size
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:J Size
135 tb 258108
40
59
-
21d
5
Struggled siince 5lb rise for 6f Sha Tin win in July and yet to place here in eight starts
2 (2)
My Intelligent
Bay
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:W Y So
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:W Y So
133 tv 990070
38
65
-
80d
0
C&D winner off a higher mark in March; dips in grade and respected for his new trainer
3 (3)
Vamos
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:D J Hall
J:Hugh Bowman
T:D J Hall
132 864242
37
63
-
21d
7.5
Longstanding maiden often runs well in defeat; place claims at least off a career-low mark
4 (11)
Easy Two
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:Jimmy Ting
J:K C Leung
T:Jimmy Ting
131 htb 080005
36
63
-
21d
0
Showed more in first-time blinkers latest and he has scope for improvement at this level
5 (4)
Fighting Star
Bay
J:Alexis Badel
T:C H Yip
J:Alexis Badel
T:C H Yip
131 b 600703
36
66
-
24d
3
Poor strike-rate (1-31); showed promise on his return and well treated on his best form
6 (8)
Dragon Kingdom
gr/b
J:Angus Chung(7)
T:Y S Tsui
J:Angus Chung(7)
T:Y S Tsui
130 602795
35
67
-
93d
1.5
Dual 6f winner in the past; inconsistent but was second over C&D off 2lb higher in April
7 (6)
Our Class Act
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:W K Mo
J:Karis Teetan
T:W K Mo
130 ht 555398
35
66
-
80d
1.5
Won on seasonal debut last year off 7lb higher; not easily overlooked for his new trainer
8 (1)
Miracles
Brown
J:Zac Purton
T:K L Man
J:Zac Purton
T:K L Man
129 b 788269
34
60
-
17d
2.5
Has gone close on numerous occasions; leading contender from the plum inside draw
9 (10)
Peak To Peak
b/br
J:C Y Ho
T:David A Hayes
J:C Y Ho
T:David A Hayes
127 ht 039079
32
65
-
101d
0.6
Over a year since he won but on a handy mark for his shewd trainer; first-time hood
10 (7)
Valhalla
Bay
J:K De Melo
T:C Fownes
J:K De Melo
T:C Fownes
126 t 846551
31
59
-
21d
10
Impressive first win over C&D and 7lb penalty not a concern on his best form; respected
11 (12)
Day Day Rich
Brown
J:L Hewitson
T:T P Yung
J:L Hewitson
T:T P Yung
123 tb 423018
28
56
-
24d
8.9
Just the one win in 30 plus attempts; current mark and outside gate dissuade enthusiasm
12 (5)
Happy Matador
br/bl
J:H T Mo(2)
T:C W Chang
J:H T Mo(2)
T:C W Chang
115 b 8-0090
20
55
-
17d
0
Races off a career-low mark but he will need to show much more before he can be fancied

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Valhalla
10
OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0
2nd Day Day Rich
8.9
OR: 0 Form: 8.9 Odds: 0
3rd Vamos
7.5
OR: 0 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0
4 Fingers Crossed
5
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0
5 Fighting Star
3
OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0
6 Modest Gentleman
2.5
OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0
7 Miracles
2.5
OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0
8 Dragon Kingdom
1.5
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
9 Our Class Act
1.5
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
10 Peak To Peak
0.6
OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0
11 Spicy So Smart
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 My Intelligent
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Easy Two
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Happy Matador
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Fingers Crossed
40
59
Spicy So Smart
39
61
My Intelligent
38
65
Modest Gentleman
37
62
Vamos
37
63
Easy Two
36
63
Fighting Star
36
66
Dragon Kingdom
35
67
Our Class Act
35
66
Miracles
34
60
Peak To Peak
32
65
Valhalla
31
59
Day Day Rich
28
56
Happy Matador
20
55

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Miracles 17d ago Fit
Happy Matador 17d ago Fit
Spicy So Smart 21d ago Fit
Fingers Crossed 21d ago Fit
Vamos 21d ago Fit
Easy Two 21d ago Fit
Valhalla 21d ago Fit
Fighting Star 24d ago Fit
Day Day Rich 24d ago Fit
My Intelligent 80d ago Fresh
Our Class Act 80d ago Fresh
Modest Gentleman 84d ago Fresh
Dragon Kingdom 93d ago Long break
Peak To Peak 101d 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 11 12 13 14

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