Happy Valley

14:45 ✓ Result

Thistle Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2024-06-12
Distance 6f
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £104,789
Winning Time 1m 10.29s (slow by 0.59s)

Result

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
R13 (13)
King Glorioso
Bay
J:TBC
T:Douglas Whyte
J:
T:Douglas Whyte
118 11-909
62
85
-
10d
3
Soundly beaten on all three Hong Kong starts
1 (2)
Nordic Dragon
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C S Shum
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C S Shum
135 t 038046
79
99
-
21d
7.9
Yet to win this season but drops in grade after two decent efforts in Class 2; a player
2 (7)
Celestial Colours
Bay
J:Ellis Wong(7)
T:Jamie Richards
J:Ellis Wong(7)
T:Jamie Richards
133 tb 014500
77
94
-
21d
8.8
C&D winner in March but suffered worrying dip in form last month
3 (6)
Rising From Ashes
Brown
J:H T Mo(2)
T:C W Chang
J:H T Mo(2)
T:C W Chang
133 tb 507650
77
88
-
17d
6.8
Not firing on all cylinders this year and better suited by 1m+
4 (1)
Manray Honour
Chestnut
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:W K Mo
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:W K Mo
121 t 2121-0
65
61
-
10d
3.8
2-5 when trained in Australia but struggled when upped to 7f for recent Hong Kong debut
5 (10)
Astrologer
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:K L Man
J:K C Leung
T:K L Man
129 b 070978
73
95
-
10d
5.8
Regressive 5yo who is yet to be placed after eight starts for new stable this season
6 (9)
Golden Empire
Bay
J:L Hewitson
T:K W Lui
J:L Hewitson
T:K W Lui
128 b 013792
72
94
-
32d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
13.4
Ran big race in defeat at Sha Tin last month but remains on a fairly tough mark
7 (11)
Amazing Victory
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:W Y So
J:Karis Teetan
T:W Y So
127 t 453785
71
101
-
32d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
6.2
Ran quite well at Sha Tin last month but has a tough draw here and is better over 7f
8 (8)
Ace Victory
Bay
J:Ben E Thompson
T:Y S Tsui
J:Ben E Thompson
T:Y S Tsui
122 414007
66
91
-
4d
6
Didn't run badly at Sha Tin on Saturday but others appeal more all the same
9 (12)
Super Joy N Fun
Brown
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:T P Yung
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:T P Yung
122 1124
66
91
-
24d
15.5
Progressive 3yo with 2-4 strike-rate; outside draw the obvious negative today
10 (4)
Young Arrow
Bay
J:K De Melo
T:Douglas Whyte
J:K De Melo
T:Douglas Whyte
119 3-1
63
-
-
15.4
5.5f AW maiden winner in Singapore in January; makes Hong Kong debut today
11 (3)
California Deeply
Bay
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:A S Cruz
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:A S Cruz
118 tp 442835
62
96
-
10d
6.6
No win since 2022 but largely in good form in recent months; well drawn; shortlisted
12 (5)
Lucky Archangel
Bay
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:F C Lor
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:F C Lor
117 b 670890
61
93
-
7d
2.8
Dual C&D winner in early part of season but has been in the doldrums for a while now

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Super Joy N Fun
15.5
OR: 4 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0
2nd Young Arrow
15.4
OR: 3.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0
3rd Golden Empire
13.4
OR: 5.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0
4 Celestial Colours
8.8
OR: 6.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0
5 Nordic Dragon
7.9
OR: 7.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0
6 Rising From Ashes
6.8
OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 California Deeply
6.6
OR: 3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0
8 Amazing Victory
6.2
OR: 5.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0
9 Ace Victory
6
OR: 4 Form: 2 Odds: 0
10 Astrologer
5.8
OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Manray Honour
3.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 King Glorioso
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Lucky Archangel
2.8
OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Nordic Dragon
79
99
Celestial Colours
77
94
Rising From Ashes
77
88
Astrologer
73
95
Golden Empire
72
94
Amazing Victory
71
101
Ace Victory
66
91
Super Joy N Fun
66
91
Manray Honour
65
61
Young Arrow
63
King Glorioso
62
85
California Deeply
62
96
Lucky Archangel
61
93

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Ace Victory 4d ago Quick return
Lucky Archangel 7d ago Quick return
King Glorioso 10d ago Quick return
Manray Honour 10d ago Quick return
Astrologer 10d ago Quick return
California Deeply 10d ago Quick return
Rising From Ashes 17d ago Fit
Nordic Dragon 21d ago Fit
Celestial Colours 21d ago Fit
Super Joy N Fun 24d ago Fit
Golden Empire 32d ago Fit
Amazing Victory 32d ago Fit
Young Arrow

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

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