Cochrane Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

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Cochrane Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2024-05-08

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £49,296

Winning Time 1m 10.64s (slow by 0.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hero Star (AUS) Angus Chung · K L Man	69/20	Won
2nd	My Intelligent (AUS) Zac Purton · W Y So	16/5	1.25
3rd	Same To You (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · Mark Newnham	52/1	.75
4th	Double Show (NZ) L J Ferraris · Douglas Whyte	12/5F	0.05
5th	General Ace (NZ) C Y Ho · K W Lui	11/1	0.3
6th	Alloy King (AUS) Harry Bentley · Jimmy Ting	22/1	.5
7th	Vamos (AUS) Hugh Bowman · D J Hall	11/1	0.05
8th	H Z Tourbillon (AUS) Ben E Thompson · T P Yung	9/1	2.25
9th	Woodfire Champ (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · C W Chang	15/1	0.05
10th	The Concentration (AUS) K C Leung · P F Yiu	61/1	2
11th	Fire Ball (NZ) Antoine Hamelin · C H Yip	14/1	2.5

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)	Cheer For South Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	134	—	4-8246	39	64	-	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
0-11 but has been competitive in Class 4 company; warrants respect if getting a run today
R14 (14)	Dashing Glory Bay J:TBC T:Y S Tsui	J: T:Y S Tsui	115	—	-80005	20	61	-	7d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Took a minor step forward a week ago; still needs to find plenty more to stand any chance
1 (10)	My Intelligent Bay J:Zac Purton T:W Y So	J:Zac Purton T:W Y So	135	tv	652423	40	57	-	21d	—	—	—	8	—	—
Has proved competitive in better company this season; leading contender in this grade
2 (8)	Youth Power Bay J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	134	tb	096900	39	55	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Yet to make any significant impact; today's ease in grade is still not enough to tempt
3 (7)	The Concentration br/bl J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	133	e/s	9-8900	38	53	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Safely held in his seven starts and can't be recommended despite today's ease in class
4 (6)	Woodfire Champ Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:C W Chang	J:Andrea Atzeni T:C W Chang	133	t	8-7596	38	63	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has shown moderate improvement since the turn of the year; capable at this level
5 (9)	Alloy King Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Jimmy Ting	J:Harry Bentley T:Jimmy Ting	132	v	-28000	37	58	-	21d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Close second in a Class 4 event in February but has struggled to get involved since
6 (4)	Hero Star b/br J:Angus Chung(3) T:K L Man	J:Angus Chung(3) T:K L Man	132	t	-78544	37	65	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Yet to put in a bad shift this season; dangerous to dismiss off current career-low mark
7 (5)	Fire Ball Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	131	p	4-1400	36	64	-	38d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Disappointing since his New Year's Day win; has scored off higher mark than this
8 (12)	Same To You Brown J:Brenton Avdulla T:Mark Newnham	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Mark Newnham	131	het	000886	36	52	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Appears to be getting the hang of things; possible place contender
9 (3)	General Ace Grey J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	J:C Y Ho T:K W Lui	129	p	-81060	34	54	-	24d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Caused a minor upset in February but has been safely held off his revised mark since
10 (1)	Double Show b/br J:L J Ferraris T:Douglas Whyte	J:L J Ferraris T:Douglas Whyte	127	tb	8-3428	32	58	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Made belated breakthrough in December and has remained in decent nick since; chance
11 (2)	H Z Tourbillon Bay J:Ben E Thompson T:T P Yung	J:Ben E Thompson T:T P Yung	127	t	377-57	32	62	-	63d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Losing run dates back to March 2021; should be showing more off current mark
12 (11)	Vamos Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:D J Hall	J:Hugh Bowman T:D J Hall	127	b	2339-0	32	61	-	122d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Often snatches defeat from the jaws of victory; plenty of questions to answer currently

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

My Intelligent

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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2nd

General Ace

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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3rd

Alloy King

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 0

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Cheer For South

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Dashing Glory

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Youth Power

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Concentration

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Woodfire Champ

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hero Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Fire Ball

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Same To You

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Double Show

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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H Z Tourbillon

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Vamos

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
My Intelligent	40	57	—
Cheer For South	39	64	—
Youth Power	39	55	—
The Concentration	38	53	—
Woodfire Champ	38	63	—
Alloy King	37	58	—
Hero Star	37	65	—
Fire Ball	36	64	—
Same To You	36	52	—
General Ace	34	54	—
Double Show	32	58	—
H Z Tourbillon	32	62	—
Vamos	32	61	—
Dashing Glory	20	61	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dashing Glory	7d ago	Quick return
Cheer For South	21d ago	Fit
My Intelligent	21d ago	Fit
Alloy King	21d ago	Fit
Hero Star	21d ago	Fit
Same To You	21d ago	Fit
Youth Power	24d ago	Fit
General Ace	24d ago	Fit
Woodfire Champ	28d ago	Fit
The Concentration	35d ago	Fit
Double Show	35d ago	Fit
Fire Ball	38d ago	Fit
H Z Tourbillon	63d ago	Fresh
Vamos	122d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 6f. Darker = more wins.

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