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

Happy Valley

12:40

Date 2024-04-24

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £49,296

Winning Time 1m 10.61s (slow by 0.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sweet Diamond (AUS) Harry Bentley · P F Yiu	26/5	Won
2nd	Beau Gosse (NZ) Hugh Bowman · Douglas Whyte	16/5F	.5
3rd	Mr Good Vibes (NZ) Karis Teetan · D J Hall	31/5	0.3
4th	Easy Two (NZ) Angus Chung · Jimmy Ting	34/1	1.5
5th	Noble One (AUS) C Y Ho · K W Lui	29/1	.5
6th	Viva A La (NZ) Matthew Poon · K L Man	33/10	0.1
7th	Stormtrouper (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · C H Yip	11/1	.5
8th	Tactical Command (NZ) Zac Purton · Mark Newnham	56/10	0.3
9th	Wind Speeder (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · Y S Tsui	29/1	1
10th	Hero Icon (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · W K Mo	17/1	.5
11th	Millennium Falcon (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · T P Yung	20/1	.5
12th	Podium (AUS) Alexis Badel · C W Chang	43/1	4

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)	August Moon Bay J:TBC T:Jamie Richards	J: T:Jamie Richards	120	tb	-30800	25	65	-	7d	—	—	—	0.6	—	—
Showed improved form at the turn of the year but recent efforts have been underwhelming
R14 (14)	Island Surprise Black J:TBC T:P C Ng	J: T:P C Ng	123	et	74-609	28	64	-	7d	—	—	—	0	—	—
C&D win in higher grade last season but yet to seriously challenge in seven runs this term
1 (9)	Noble One Bay J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	135	b	571-97	40	58	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Beaten favourite dropped back to this class last month and Zac Purton now deserts him
2 (7)	Tactical Command Bay J:Zac Purton T:Mark Newnham	J:Zac Purton T:Mark Newnham	135	b	803174	40	56	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	5.9	—	—
Better drawn today; likely more in the locker and one to consider with Zac Purton booked
3 (4)	Beau Gosse Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	134	tb	-53335	39	62	-	21d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Knocking on the door and better drawn today; leading contender with Hugh Bowman enlisted
4 (1)	Mr Good Vibes b/br J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	133	b	-65603	38	56	-	10d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Maiden; looked back on track when narrowly beaten over this trip at Sha Tin ten days ago
5 (11)	Podium Brown J:Alexis Badel T:C W Chang	J:Alexis Badel T:C W Chang	133	tb	8-8000	38	67	-	31d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Big prices and well down the field on last three outings (7f/6f); now 0-13 in Hong Kong
6 (3)	Stormtrouper Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	133	t	95-548	38	58	-	49d	—	—	—	0	—	—
12lb below winning mark but has had plenty of recent chances and others are preferred
7 (5)	Sweet Diamond Grey J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	133	t	-28263	38	68	-	7d	—	—	—	6.5	—	—
Hinting at a return to winning ways; better drawn today and one for the shortlist
8 (12)	Wind Speeder Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:Y S Tsui	J:Matthew Chadwick T:Y S Tsui	131	—	2-7545	36	59	-	35d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Well treated on July 2022 C&D win but tricky to predict and has the worst of the draw
9 (6)	Viva A La Brown J:Matthew Poon(2) T:K L Man	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:K L Man	127	tb	-86231	32	53	-	35d	—	—	—	14.6	—	—
Recorded second C&D win five weeks ago; up 7lb but still fairly treated on best form
10 (2)	Hero Icon Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:W K Mo	J:Andrea Atzeni T:W K Mo	126	t	60-060	31	60	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
17-race maiden and yet to really threaten in seven starts this season
11 (10)	Millennium Falcon Bay J:L Hewitson T:T P Yung	J:L Hewitson T:T P Yung	122	t	9-3530	27	58	-	52d	—	—	—	0	—	—
May have been sharpened up by the short break but is becoming frustrating to follow
12 (8)	Easy Two Bay J:Angus Chung(5) T:Jimmy Ting	J:Angus Chung(5) T:Jimmy Ting	115	ht	7-0940	20	67	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Personal best when making the frame over C&D in December but yet to build on that effort

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Viva A La

14.6

OR: 0 Form: 14.6 Odds: 0

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2nd

Sweet Diamond

6.5

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Tactical Command

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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Beau Gosse

4.5

OR: 0 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Wind Speeder

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Mr Good Vibes

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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August Moon

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Island Surprise

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Noble One

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Podium

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Stormtrouper

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hero Icon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Millennium Falcon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Easy Two

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Noble One	40	58	—
Tactical Command	40	56	—
Beau Gosse	39	62	—
Mr Good Vibes	38	56	—
Podium	38	67	—
Stormtrouper	38	58	—
Sweet Diamond	38	68	—
Wind Speeder	36	59	—
Viva A La	32	53	—
Hero Icon	31	60	—
Island Surprise	28	64	—
Millennium Falcon	27	58	—
August Moon	25	65	—
Easy Two	20	67	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
August Moon	7d ago	Quick return
Island Surprise	7d ago	Quick return
Sweet Diamond	7d ago	Quick return
Mr Good Vibes	10d ago	Quick return
Tactical Command	14d ago	Fit
Easy Two	17d ago	Fit
Beau Gosse	21d ago	Fit
Noble One	24d ago	Fit
Hero Icon	24d ago	Fit
Podium	31d ago	Fit
Wind Speeder	35d ago	Fit
Viva A La	35d ago	Fit
Stormtrouper	49d ago	Fresh
Millennium Falcon	52d ago	Fresh

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.