Happy Valley

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

Date 2024-10-16
Distance 6f
Class
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £104,789
Winning Time 1m 9.65s (fast by 0.05s)

Result

Runners (14)

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)
Phoenix Light
Bay
J:TBC
T:C H Yip
J:
T:C H Yip
120 h 885500
63
93
-
10d
3.3
Has made a quiet start to the new campaign and needs to up his game
R14 (14)
Harmony Fire
Bay
J:TBC
T:Douglas Whyte
J:
T:Douglas Whyte
124 tp 212408
67
94
-
15d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
7.8
Five-time 5f course winner; opposable over this trip
1 (12)
Nordic Dragon
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C S Shum
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C S Shum
135 tb 804636
78
82
-
104d
9.1
Ended last season in good form but has tough draw on this reappearance outing
2 (11)
Sugar Sugar
Brown
J:Ellis Wong(7)
T:C Fownes
J:Ellis Wong(7)
T:C Fownes
130 tb 466584
73
93
-
24d
5.8
Sound effort when fourth at Sha Tin last month; wide draw an obvious negative today
3 (10)
Power Koepp
Bay
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:K L Man
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:K L Man
128 b 8-8529
71
95
-
28d 0W/1P 2 runs 0W/1P 2 runs
5.3
Made very underwhelming seasonal debut and has double-digit draw today
4 (8)
Eason
Chestnut
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:P F Yiu
126 -90808
69
94
-
182d
4.8
Out of form during light campaign last season; makes stable debut from dangerous mark
5 (2)
Kyrus Dragon
Chestnut
J:Zac Purton
T:D J Hall
J:Zac Purton
T:D J Hall
125 h 542321
68
89
-
112d
21
Ready C&D winner in June; well drawn today and Zac Purton takes the ride
6 (7)
Gustosisimo
Chestnut
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:A S Cruz
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:A S Cruz
124 t 111-69
67
89
-
158d
4.3
Made quite encouraging HK debut in April but didn't build on that the following month
7 (1)
Sweet Briar
Bay
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:K W Lui
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:K W Lui
123 tv 234061
66
92
-
28d
14.6
Stayed on strongly for Class 4 C&D win last month; quickly back up in grade today
8 (6)
Young Arrow
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:Douglas Whyte
J:Karis Teetan
T:Douglas Whyte
123 3-1933
66
96
-
28d
6.1
Unexposed; placed over C&D on two of three starts; could still have a bigger run in him
9 (9)
Armour Eagle
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Jamie Richards
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Jamie Richards
121 tb 480427
64
90
-
21d
7
Back up to optimum trip today and can be dangerous if he gets a decent pace to aim at
10 (4)
Tale Of Perth
Brown
J:Ben E Thompson
T:Mark Newnham
J:Ben E Thompson
T:Mark Newnham
120 b 72261-
63
-
-
17.3
5.5f maiden winner in Australia last December; makes Hong Kong debut after long layoff
11 (3)
Our Lucky Glory
Chestnut
J:Alexis Badel
T:W Y So
J:Alexis Badel
T:W Y So
119 t 211408
62
89
-
102d 0W/1P 1 run
8
Dual C&D winner last season but found things tougher when upped to this grade
12 (5)
Viva Chaleur
Bay
J:K De Melo
T:P C Ng
J:K De Melo
T:P C Ng
119 5-0096
62
83
-
31d
3
Just a respectable sixth on last month's seasonal debut (6f, dirt) and now 0-14 in HK

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Kyrus Dragon
21
OR: 4.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0
2nd Tale Of Perth
17.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 14 Odds: 0
3rd Sweet Briar
14.6
OR: 4 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0
4 Nordic Dragon
9.1
OR: 7 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
5 Our Lucky Glory
8
OR: 3 Form: 5 Odds: 0
6 Harmony Fire
7.8
OR: 4.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0
7 Armour Eagle
7
OR: 3.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0
8 Young Arrow
6.1
OR: 4 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
9 Sugar Sugar
5.8
OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Power Koepp
5.3
OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Eason
4.8
OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Gustosisimo
4.3
OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Phoenix Light
3.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Viva Chaleur
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Nordic Dragon
78
82
Sugar Sugar
73
93
Power Koepp
71
95
Eason
69
94
Kyrus Dragon
68
89
Harmony Fire
67
94
Gustosisimo
67
89
Sweet Briar
66
92
Young Arrow
66
96
Armour Eagle
64
90
Phoenix Light
63
93
Tale Of Perth
63
Our Lucky Glory
62
89
Viva Chaleur
62
83

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Phoenix Light 10d ago Quick return
Harmony Fire 15d ago Fit
Armour Eagle 21d ago Fit
Sugar Sugar 24d ago Fit
Power Koepp 28d ago Fit
Sweet Briar 28d ago Fit
Young Arrow 28d ago Fit
Viva Chaleur 31d ago Fit
Our Lucky Glory 102d ago Long break
Nordic Dragon 104d ago Long break
Kyrus Dragon 112d ago Long break
Gustosisimo 158d ago Long break
Eason 182d ago Long break
Tale Of Perth

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.