Lavender Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

14:45

Lavender Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2024-04-10

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,915

Winning Time 1m 41.74s (slow by 3.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Capital Legend (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	67/20	Won
2nd	Foremost Teddy (AUS) K De Melo · C S Shum	41/1	0.3
3rd	Gallant Valour (AUS) Zac Purton · Jamie Richards	31/10	2.25
4th	Master Tornado (AUS) Karis Teetan · W Y So	11/1	0.3
5th	Joyful Prosperity (JPN) K C Leung · C W Chang	27/10F	.5
6th	I Can (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · P C Ng	23/1	0.1
7th	Harry's Hero (GB) Matthew Poon · P F Yiu	14/1	.75
8th	Winning Seven (AUS) Harry Bentley · Douglas Whyte	46/1	0.1
9th	Win Win Fighter (IRE) Lyle Hewitson · K W Lui	24/1	2
10th	D Star (NZ) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	57/10	0.1
11th	Chater Gold (AUS) Ben E Thompson · David A Hayes	58/1	.75
12th	Dragon Pride (AUS) Alexis Badel · T P Yung	26/1	4.25

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)	Looking Cool Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	121	v	650-00	45	77	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Out of form this season, and was particularly disappointing last time; headgear switched
R14 (14)	Kyrus Unicorn Grey J:TBC T:D J Hall	J: T:D J Hall	121	b	40-435	45	79	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Competitive in this grade since Class 5 win in October but vulnerable to younger legs
1 (2)	D Star Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(5) T:A S Cruz	135	tb	7-9883	59	80	-	21d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
C&D winner off this mark in September and back in good form when third here last month
2 (3)	Capital Legend Chestnut J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	134	t	44-952	58	81	-	14d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Went close over C&D a fortnight ago and Hugh Bowman keeps the ride; high on the list
3 (7)	Win Win Fighter Bay J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	J:L Hewitson T:K W Lui	131	b	-21370	55	73	-	21d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
C&D winner in January but form has cooled lately; still on fairly tough mark
4 (1)	Gallant Valour Bay J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	130	et	1-3336	54	74	-	21d	—	—	—	8	—	—
In good form over 6f this season and placed over C&D in February; still unexposed over 1m
5 (9)	I Can Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	130	ht	-03707	54	77	-	17d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	1.9	—	—
Placed at big odds over 7f in January but three lesser efforts have followed
6 (4)	Master Tornado Bay J:Karis Teetan T:W Y So	J:Karis Teetan T:W Y So	127	et	05-289	51	75	-	31d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Safely held on both starts since going close over 7f in January and now 0-17 in Hong Kong
7 (12)	Harry's Hero Chestnut J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P F Yiu	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P F Yiu	125	h	06-604	49	80	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
Finished well for fourth over C&D a fortnight ago and continues to edge down the weights
8 (11)	Chater Gold Bay J:Ben E Thompson T:David A Hayes	J:Ben E Thompson T:David A Hayes	123	p	83-80	47	70	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Placed over 7f in December but has not fired this year; tries a new trip today
9 (6)	Foremost Teddy Bay J:K De Melo T:C S Shum	J:K De Melo T:C S Shum	122	tb	9080	46	69	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Yet to show anything more than minor promise after four starts (6f-1m)
10 (5)	Joyful Prosperity Grey J:K C Leung T:C W Chang	J:K C Leung T:C W Chang	122	—	4-6233	46	80	-	17d	1W/1P 1 run	—	—	0	—	—
Placed over 1m on last three appearances and likely to be in the shake-up again
11 (8)	Winning Seven Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	119	t	8-0600	43	70	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Unplaced all five starts (7f-1m) and seemingly on a beeline for Class 5
12 (10)	Dragon Pride b/br J:Alexis Badel T:T P Yung	J:Alexis Badel T:T P Yung	117	—	-05901	41	75	-	21d	—	—	—	10	—	—
1m1f Class 5 winner here last month; back up in grade and drawn wide 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

Dragon Pride

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Gallant Valour

OR: 1 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Win Win Fighter

6.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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D Star

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Capital Legend

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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I Can

1.9

OR: 1 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Master Tornado

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Looking Cool

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kyrus Unicorn

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Harry's Hero

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Chater Gold

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Foremost Teddy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Joyful Prosperity

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Winning Seven

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
D Star	59	80	—
Capital Legend	58	81	—
Win Win Fighter	55	73	—
Gallant Valour	54	74	—
I Can	54	77	—
Master Tornado	51	75	—
Harry's Hero	49	80	—
Chater Gold	47	70	—
Foremost Teddy	46	69	—
Joyful Prosperity	46	80	—
Looking Cool	45	77	—
Kyrus Unicorn	45	79	—
Winning Seven	43	70	—
Dragon Pride	41	75	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Capital Legend	14d ago	Fit
Harry's Hero	14d ago	Fit
Foremost Teddy	14d ago	Fit
Winning Seven	14d ago	Fit
Looking Cool	17d ago	Fit
I Can	17d ago	Fit
Chater Gold	17d ago	Fit
Joyful Prosperity	17d ago	Fit
D Star	21d ago	Fit
Win Win Fighter	21d ago	Fit
Gallant Valour	21d ago	Fit
Dragon Pride	21d ago	Fit
Master Tornado	31d ago	Fit
Kyrus Unicorn	35d ago	Fit

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 1m55y. 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.