Longines International Jockeys' Championship - 4th Leg (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Happy Valley

14:10

Date 2024-12-04

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £125,746

Winning Time 1m 9.50s (fast by 0.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Aurora Lady (AUS) Mickael Barzalona · P C Ng	59/10	Won
2nd	Kyrus Dragon (AUS) Colin Keane · D J Hall	12/1	1.75
3rd	Super Joy N Fun (NZ) C Y Ho · T P Yung	14/1	1
4th	Storming Dragon (AUS) Rachel King · Jamie Richards	9/1	.5
5th	Denfield (AUS) William Buick · C S Shum	30/1	1
5th	Spicy Gold (AUS) Yuga Kawada · Mark Newnham	61/10	0
7th	Chateauneuf (AUS) James McDonald · David A Hayes	3/1F	0.05
8th	Gustosisimo (AUS) Hugh Bowman · A S Cruz	26/5	0.1
9th	Sugar Sugar (AUS) Karis Teetan · C Fownes	45/1	0.3
10th	Lucky Eight (AUS) Ryan Moore · P F Yiu	14/1	0.05
11th	Goko Win (AUS) Hollie Doyle · Douglas Whyte	20/1	1.75
12th	Giant Leap (AUS) Zac Purton · P F Yiu	77/10	1

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)	Wonderstar Bay J:TBC T:P C Ng	J: T:P C Ng	135	b	118050	78	87	-	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	9	—	—
Dual 6f winner in Macau but unplaced all four Hong Kong starts; others look stronger
R14 (14)	Nordic Dragon Bay J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	133	t	463659	76	94	-	28d	—	—	—	7.4	—	—
Didn't fire last time but is largely consistent and has slipped to a good mark
1 (9)	Sugar Sugar Brown J:Karis Teetan T:C Fownes	J:Karis Teetan T:C Fownes	134	tb	658481	77	89	-	35d	—	—	—	16.8	—	—
C&D winner in October but this exposed 6yo looks vulnerable off career-high mark today
2 (3)	Gustosisimo Chestnut J:Hugh Bowman T:A S Cruz	J:Hugh Bowman T:A S Cruz	132	t	-69241	75	89	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	18.8	—	—
Opened Hong Kong account over C&D last month and might still have a bigger run in him
3 (2)	Kyrus Dragon Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:D J Hall	J:Colin Keane T:D J Hall	131	h	423211	74	87	-	49d	—	—	—	27.4	—	—
Led close home on seasonal debut in October and now bids to complete C&D hat-trick
4 (6)	Super Joy N Fun Brown J:C Y Ho T:T P Yung	J:C Y Ho T:T P Yung	129	t	453166	72	89	-	35d	—	—	—	11.4	—	—
Scored on seasonal debut and has performed well from wide stalls twice since
5 (4)	Chateauneuf Bay J:James McDonald T:David A Hayes	J:James McDonald T:David A Hayes	126	tb	435216	69	90	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	14.9	—	—
Quite progressive 4yo; not beaten far from tough draw here last month; likely contender
6 (11)	Lucky Eight Bay J:Ryan Moore T:P F Yiu	J:Ryan Moore T:P F Yiu	124	—	580514	67	93	-	28d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Good fourth from stall 11 last month but has the same tough draw again today
7 (5)	Denfield Chestnut J:William Buick T:C S Shum	J:William Buick T:C S Shum	123	t	755213	66	92	-	14d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Placed in this higher grade since Class 4 C&D win in October; each-way claims at least
8 (12)	Aurora Lady Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:P C Ng	J:Mickael Barzalona T:P C Ng	121	tp	334154	64	92	-	10d	—	—	—	9.1	—	—
Holding his own since upped to this grade but faces tough task from stall 12 today
9 (7)	Spicy Gold Bay J:Yuga Kawada T:Mark Newnham	J:Yuga Kawada T:Mark Newnham	121	ht	725111	64	88	-	49d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	26.5	—	—
Completed C&D hat-trick with ready win in October; moves up in grade today
10 (1)	Giant Leap Chestnut J:Zac Purton T:P F Yiu	J:Zac Purton T:P F Yiu	120	b	421991	63	89	-	28d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	17.3	—	—
C&D winner under very positive ride last month; up in grade today but has ideal draw
11 (10)	Goko Win Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Douglas Whyte	J:Hollie Doyle T:Douglas Whyte	120	b	674582	63	100	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	8.3	—	—
Regressive 6yo; second over C&D last month but drawn much wider today; others preferred
12 (8)	Storming Dragon Bay J:Rachel King T:Jamie Richards	J:Rachel King T:Jamie Richards	120	tv	423221	63	87	-	14d	0W/2P 2 runs	0W/2P 2 runs	—	21.2	—	—
Up in grade after cosy C&D win last month but might use that success as a springboard

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

27.4

OR: 6 Form: 21.4 Odds: 0

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2nd

Spicy Gold

26.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 23 Odds: 0

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3rd

Storming Dragon

21.2

OR: 3.3 Form: 17.9 Odds: 0

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Gustosisimo

18.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Giant Leap

17.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 14 Odds: 0

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Sugar Sugar

16.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Denfield

16.5

OR: 4 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Chateauneuf

14.9

OR: 4.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0

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Super Joy N Fun

11.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 0

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Lucky Eight

11.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Aurora Lady

9.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0

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Wonderstar

OR: 7 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Goko Win

8.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Nordic Dragon

7.4

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wonderstar	78	87	—
Sugar Sugar	77	89	—
Nordic Dragon	76	94	—
Gustosisimo	75	89	—
Kyrus Dragon	74	87	—
Super Joy N Fun	72	89	—
Chateauneuf	69	90	—
Lucky Eight	67	93	—
Denfield	66	92	—
Aurora Lady	64	92	—
Spicy Gold	64	88	—
Giant Leap	63	89	—
Goko Win	63	100	—
Storming Dragon	63	87	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wonderstar	10d ago	Quick return
Aurora Lady	10d ago	Quick return
Gustosisimo	14d ago	Fit
Denfield	14d ago	Fit
Storming Dragon	14d ago	Fit
Nordic Dragon	28d ago	Fit
Chateauneuf	28d ago	Fit
Lucky Eight	28d ago	Fit
Giant Leap	28d ago	Fit
Goko Win	28d ago	Fit
Sugar Sugar	35d ago	Fit
Super Joy N Fun	35d ago	Fit
Kyrus Dragon	49d ago	Fresh
Spicy Gold	49d ago	Fresh

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.