Chater Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

14:50

Chater Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2024-01-17

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £104,789

Winning Time 1m 10.21s (slow by 0.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Watch Buddy (AUS) Harry Bentley · P F Yiu	13/2	Won
2nd	Raging Blizzard (NZ) Karis Teetan · J Size	7/10F	0.2
3rd	Sugar Sugar (AUS) L J Ferraris · C Fownes	71/10	1.5
4th	Armour Eagle (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · Jamie Richards	40/1	1
5th	Prince Of Porty (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · D J Hall	21/1	0.1
6th	Togepi (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · W K Mo	18/1	0.3
7th	Golden Samurai (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	24/1	0.3
8th	Street Conqueror (AUS) M L Yeung · A S Cruz	16/1	0.1
9th	Beauty Champ (FR) Matthew Chadwick · Douglas Whyte	81/1	.5
10th	Lucky Archangel (AUS) Matthew Poon · F C Lor	73/1	1.75
11th	Bon's A Pearla (AUS) Zac Purton · P C Ng	71/10	2.25
12th	Only U (NZ) H T Mo · T P Yung	153/1	.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)	Tomodachi Kokoroe b/br J:TBC T:David A Hayes	J: T:David A Hayes	135	t	1215-5	78	90	-	13d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Dual C&D winner; recent efforts suggest his improvement has levelled off
R14 (14)	Solar Up Chestnut J:TBC T:C W Chang	J: T:C W Chang	120	b	7310-	63	79	-	22d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Made low-key start to Hong Kong career when down the field at Sha Tin (5f) three weeks ago
1 (10)	Bon's A Pearla Bay J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	135	b	6042-1	78	91	-	13d	—	—	—	17	—	—
Reinvented as a sprinter in recent weeks and stayed on strongly to win over C&D this month
2 (8)	Armour Eagle Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Jamie Richards	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Jamie Richards	131	tb	34071-	74	95	-	19d	—	—	—	16.6	—	—
C&D winner last month but doesn't have much margin for error after recent 5lb rise
3 (12)	Lucky Archangel Bay J:Matthew Poon(2) T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:F C Lor	130	b	11106-	73	91	-	19d	—	—	—	15.8	—	—
Three C&D wins this season; on tough mark now, though, and has stall 12 today
4 (7)	Prince Of Porty Chestnut J:Brenton Avdulla T:D J Hall	J:Brenton Avdulla T:D J Hall	124	t	1295-5	67	91	-	16d	—	—	—	4.3	—	—
Began this season with two very respectable runs and is not yet fully exposed
5 (3)	Raging Blizzard Bay J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	124	—	2141-	67	87	-	22d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Just held on to win at Sha Tin last month and now 2-4; well drawn here; shortlisted
6 (1)	Sugar Sugar Brown J:L J Ferraris T:C Fownes	J:L J Ferraris T:C Fownes	122	t	2586-8	65	98	-	16d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Second twice here in early part of season and has not enjoyed much luck since; interesting
7 (9)	Street Conqueror Chestnut J:M L Yeung T:A S Cruz	J:M L Yeung T:A S Cruz	120	t	14803-	63	95	-	19d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Good third over C&D last month but drawn wider today; others preferred
8 (2)	Watch Buddy Bay J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	120	—	61614-	63	94	-	19d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Dual C&D winner in 2023; close fourth here when upped in grade last month; well drawn
9 (5)	Golden Samurai Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	119	tb	1459-7	62	93	-	16d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Safely held on last two outings (7f/1m1f); drops back to 6f with questions to answer
10 (6)	Beauty Champ Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:Douglas Whyte	J:Matthew Chadwick T:Douglas Whyte	118	ht	5500-7	61	97	-	7d	—	—	—	2.8	—	—
Out of form this season and best suited by 7f/1m; look elsewhere
11 (11)	Only U Bay J:H T Mo(2) T:T P Yung	J:H T Mo(2) T:T P Yung	118	tb	24177-	61	88	-	22d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	8.8	—	—
Ran okay on Hong Kong debut but took backward step last time and is drawn wide today
12 (4)	Togepi Bay J:L Hewitson T:W K Mo	J:L Hewitson T:W K Mo	117	tb	30515-	60	91	-	19d	—	—	—	10.1	—	—
Narrow C&D winner last month but held off today's mark since and up in grade today

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Raging Blizzard

20.8

OR: 4.3 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Bon's A Pearla

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Armour Eagle

16.6

OR: 6 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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Lucky Archangel

15.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Watch Buddy

13.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Solar Up

11.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Togepi

10.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0

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Only U

8.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0

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Street Conqueror

8.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Tomodachi Kokoroe

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Prince Of Porty

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sugar Sugar

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Golden Samurai

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Beauty Champ

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tomodachi Kokoroe	78	90	—
Bon's A Pearla	78	91	—
Armour Eagle	74	95	—
Lucky Archangel	73	91	—
Prince Of Porty	67	91	—
Raging Blizzard	67	87	—
Sugar Sugar	65	98	—
Solar Up	63	79	—
Street Conqueror	63	95	—
Watch Buddy	63	94	—
Golden Samurai	62	93	—
Beauty Champ	61	97	—
Only U	61	88	—
Togepi	60	91	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beauty Champ	7d ago	Quick return
Tomodachi Kokoroe	13d ago	Quick return
Bon's A Pearla	13d ago	Quick return
Prince Of Porty	16d ago	Fit
Sugar Sugar	16d ago	Fit
Golden Samurai	16d ago	Fit
Armour Eagle	19d ago	Fit
Lucky Archangel	19d ago	Fit
Street Conqueror	19d ago	Fit
Watch Buddy	19d ago	Fit
Togepi	19d ago	Fit
Solar Up	22d ago	Fit
Raging Blizzard	22d ago	Fit
Only U	22d ago	Fit

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.