St Andrew's Challenge Quaich (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Happy Valley

13:45

Date 2023-11-29

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £69,776

Winning Time 1m 10.15s (slow by 0.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Watch Buddy (AUS) Alexis Badel · P F Yiu	16/5F	Won
2nd	Super Eagle (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · W Y So	16/1	.5
3rd	Gallant Valour (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · Jamie Richards	15/1	0.3
4th	Telecom Speed (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · Y S Tsui	23/1	.5
5th	Exuberant (AUS) Jerry Chau · C S Shum	61/10	0.3
6th	Winning Heart (IRE) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	32/1	.5
7th	Kasi Farasi (AUS) K De Melo · C H Yip	18/1	.75
8th	High Rise Soldier (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · K W Lui	69/10	0.05
9th	Hero Star (AUS) K C Leung · K L Man	17/2	1.25
10th	Regent Glory (AUS) Zac Purton · David A Hayes	7/2	2.75
11th	Happy Fat Cat (AUS) James McDonald · W K Mo	9/1	.5
12th	Sight Victory (AUS) Karis Teetan · J Size	17/1	.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
R13 (13)	Lyrical Motion Bay J:TBC T:C Fownes	J: T:C Fownes	116	t	660423	41	76	-	21d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Not the force of old but placed over C&D on both starts for new stable this season
R14 (14)	Mayhem Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	126	h	996968	51	77	-	28d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
2-2 when based in Australia but has made a quiet start to his Hong Kong career
1 (3)	Happy Fat Cat Bay J:James McDonald T:W K Mo	J:James McDonald T:W K Mo	135	tp	000818	60	71	-	35d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Rallied gamely for C&D win last month but safely held off this career-high mark since
2 (4)	High Rise Soldier Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:K W Lui	J:Andrea Atzeni T:K W Lui	133	b	958400	58	84	-	10d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Yet to hit top gear this season and ran poorly when dipping back into this grade recently
3 (1)	Watch Buddy Bay J:Alexis Badel T:P F Yiu	J:Alexis Badel T:P F Yiu	133	—	824616	58	73	-	56d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Made satisfactory seasonal debut last month; could be dangerous from the inside stall
4 (8)	Winning Heart Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(5) T:A S Cruz	132	tb	10-005	57	68	-	14d	—	—	—	1.8	—	—
Latest run was a step in the right direction but recent 2lb drop is not enough to tempt
5 (11)	Exuberant Brown J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	131	tb	647212	56	74	-	21d	—	—	—	16	—	—
Snapped losing run over C&D last month and finished well to go close here three weeks ago
6 (12)	Telecom Speed Chestnut J:L Hewitson T:Y S Tsui	J:L Hewitson T:Y S Tsui	129	—	090764	54	80	-	21d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Good fourth from stall 10 over C&D last month but drawn even wider today
7 (7)	Sight Victory Bay J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	127	h	—	52	-	-	—	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Showed only minor promise in recent trials and is probably best watched on official debut
8 (2)	Hero Star b/br J:K C Leung T:K L Man	J:K C Leung T:K L Man	125	t	069456	50	84	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Four C&D wins; only sixth here a fortnight ago but has another good draw today
9 (9)	Kasi Farasi Bay J:K De Melo T:C H Yip	J:K De Melo T:C H Yip	125	b	253484	50	85	-	21d	—	—	—	0.9	—	—
In the frame on three of his four starts this season and has each-way claims again
10 (10)	Gallant Valour Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:Jamie Richards	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Jamie Richards	124	tb	2859	49	76	-	143d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Placed in one of his four novice races; significant improvement needed on handicap debut
11 (6)	Regent Glory Bay J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	121	—	050023	46	74	-	21d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Has gone close on his last two outings and Zac Purton takes the ride today; good chance
12 (5)	Super Eagle Chestnut J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	116	t	223960	41	79	-	14d	—	—	—	1.9	—	—
Form has dipped in recent weeks and he's now 0-16 in Hong Kong

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Exuberant

OR: 1.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Watch Buddy

OR: 2 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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3rd

Happy Fat Cat

9.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Lyrical Motion

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Regent Glory

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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High Rise Soldier

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Super Eagle

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0

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Winning Heart

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Gallant Valour

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Telecom Speed

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kasi Farasi

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Sight Victory

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mayhem

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hero Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Happy Fat Cat	60	71	—
High Rise Soldier	58	84	—
Watch Buddy	58	73	—
Winning Heart	57	68	—
Exuberant	56	74	—
Telecom Speed	54	80	—
Sight Victory	52	—	—
Mayhem	51	77	—
Hero Star	50	84	—
Kasi Farasi	50	85	—
Gallant Valour	49	76	—
Regent Glory	46	74	—
Lyrical Motion	41	76	—
Super Eagle	41	79	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
High Rise Soldier	10d ago	Quick return
Winning Heart	14d ago	Fit
Hero Star	14d ago	Fit
Super Eagle	14d ago	Fit
Lyrical Motion	21d ago	Fit
Exuberant	21d ago	Fit
Telecom Speed	21d ago	Fit
Kasi Farasi	21d ago	Fit
Regent Glory	21d ago	Fit
Mayhem	28d ago	Fit
Happy Fat Cat	35d ago	Fit
Watch Buddy	56d ago	Fresh
Gallant Valour	143d ago	Long break
Sight Victory	—	—

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.