Shan Kwong Handicap (Class 1) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Happy Valley

11:10

Date 2024-02-21

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £229,577

Winning Time 1m 40.13s (slow by 2.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mr Ascendency (IRE) Harry Bentley · P F Yiu	15/2	Won
2nd	Happy Together (IRE) Alexis Badel · F C Lor	21/10	1.25
3rd	Nordic Dragon (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · C S Shum	6/1	1
4th	Telecom Fighters (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · Y S Tsui	12/1	0.05
5th	Rising From Ashes (AUS) K De Melo · C W Chang	29/1	1
6th	La City Blanche (ARG) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	66/10	0.05
7th	Dancing Code (AUS) Karis Teetan · C Fownes	6/4F	1.5

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Telecom Fighters b/br J:L Hewitson T:Y S Tsui	J:L Hewitson T:Y S Tsui	135	—	170-79	101	112	-	17d	—	—	—	12.8	—	—
Posted career-best performance over C&D in November but mainly downhill since
2 (3)	Happy Together Bay J:Alexis Badel T:F C Lor	J:Alexis Badel T:F C Lor	134	ht	131-17	100	113	-	17d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Took form to another level when winner of 1m1f Group 3 handicap here last month
3 (2)	La City Blanche Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(5) T:A S Cruz	129	t	677-24	95	118	-	17d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Close second to Happy Together last month; now meets that rival on much better terms
4 (5)	Dancing Code b/br J:Karis Teetan T:C Fownes	J:Karis Teetan T:C Fownes	122	tb	332-84	88	116	-	31d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Jury still out as to whether this trip suits ideally but he is rarely far away
5 (1)	Nordic Dragon Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:C S Shum	J:Brenton Avdulla T:C S Shum	122	t	766-90	88	116	-	17d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Ended last season in superb form, winning three times over 6f, but little impact this term
6 (4)	Rising From Ashes Brown J:K De Melo T:C W Chang	J:K De Melo T:C W Chang	122	tb	1107-0	88	113	-	42d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Two wins to start season but downhill since; plenty to find with a couple of these rivals
7 (7)	Mr Ascendency Chestnut J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	119	t	080-43	85	116	-	28d	—	—	—	8.8	—	—
Made the frame in consecutive Class 2 handicaps last month and has won at this level

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Telecom Fighters

12.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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2nd

Happy Together

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

La City Blanche

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dancing Code

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Nordic Dragon

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rising From Ashes

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mr Ascendency

8.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Telecom Fighters	101	112	—
Happy Together	100	113	—
La City Blanche	95	118	—
Dancing Code	88	116	—
Nordic Dragon	88	116	—
Rising From Ashes	88	113	—
Mr Ascendency	85	116	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Telecom Fighters	17d ago	Fit
Happy Together	17d ago	Fit
La City Blanche	17d ago	Fit
Nordic Dragon	17d ago	Fit
Mr Ascendency	28d ago	Fit
Dancing Code	31d ago	Fit
Rising From Ashes	42d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 1m55y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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