Wong Chuk Hang Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Happy Valley

12:10

Date 2024-09-18

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £65,915

Winning Time 1m 9.56s (fast by 0.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Perfect General (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	7/2	Won
2nd	Chateauneuf (AUS) Zac Purton · David A Hayes	13/10F	0.3
3rd	Shinkansen (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · Douglas Whyte	19/1	2.5
4th	Gimme Five (NZ) Karis Teetan · F C Lor	11/1	1
5th	Telecom Power (AUS) K De Melo · Y S Tsui	136/1	1
6th	Happy Day (NZ) C Y Ho · Jamie Richards	20/1	0.05
7th	Judy's Great (NZ) Angus Chung · C S Shum	57/1	0.05
8th	Yoda's Choice (AUS) Matthew Poon · P C Ng	27/1	1
9th	Giant Leap (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · P F Yiu	2/1	2.25

Runners (9)

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
1 (2)	Happy Day Chestnut J:C Y Ho T:Jamie Richards	J:C Y Ho T:Jamie Richards	135	tb	16-709	60	74	-	115d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
C&D winner early last season but three poor runs this year; absent since May.
2 (1)	Chateauneuf Bay J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	134	tb	18435	59	73	-	74d	—	—	—	6.4	—	—
Regular Purton ride who has failed to build on 6f Sha Tin debut win; blinkers applied.
3 (3)	Giant Leap Chestnut J:Antoine Hamelin T:P F Yiu	J:Antoine Hamelin T:P F Yiu	131	b	408421	56	73	-	70d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	15	—	—
Won on his only Happy Valley run in July (6f); off since and now 8lb higher.
4 (7)	Judy's Great Bay J:Angus Chung(3) T:C S Shum	J:Angus Chung(3) T:C S Shum	130	t	915-90	55	66	-	87d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
By far his best run was a Sha Tin success in December (6f); still 3lb higher here.
5 (5)	Perfect General Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	127	t	5	52	73	-	79d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Close fifth on only run to date (5f Sha Tin); should improve.
6 (8)	Telecom Power Bay J:K De Melo T:Y S Tsui	J:K De Melo T:Y S Tsui	126	b	000009	51	67	-	79d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Dual Australian winner but all his HK form has been moderate.
7 (6)	Gimme Five Chestnut J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	119	—	003027	44	75	-	70d	—	—	—	4.4	—	—
Merits consideration on form of two placed C&D runs; other six runs were less encouraging.
8 (4)	Shinkansen Chestnut J:Matthew Chadwick T:Douglas Whyte	J:Matthew Chadwick T:Douglas Whyte	118	ht	106370	43	74	-	95d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
C&D winner now 2lb higher; went well on seasonal debut last term.
9 (9)	Yoda's Choice Grey J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P C Ng	J:Matthew Poon(2) T:P C Ng	117	tp	294597	42	73	-	7d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Modest reappearance last week; placed just once in nine career outings.

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Giant Leap

OR: 1.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Chateauneuf

6.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

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3rd

Gimme Five

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 4.4 Odds: 0

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Happy Day

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Shinkansen

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Judy's Great

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Perfect General

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Telecom Power

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Yoda's Choice

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Happy Day	60	74	—
Chateauneuf	59	73	—
Giant Leap	56	73	—
Judy's Great	55	66	—
Perfect General	52	73	—
Telecom Power	51	67	—
Gimme Five	44	75	—
Shinkansen	43	74	—
Yoda's Choice	42	73	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yoda's Choice	7d ago	Quick return
Giant Leap	70d ago	Fresh
Gimme Five	70d ago	Fresh
Chateauneuf	74d ago	Fresh
Perfect General	79d ago	Fresh
Telecom Power	79d ago	Fresh
Judy's Great	87d ago	Fresh
Shinkansen	95d ago	Long break
Happy Day	115d ago	Long break

Draw Bias

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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