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

Happy Valley

11:05

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

Date 2025-03-19

Distance 5f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £107,160

Winning Time 56.26s (fast by 0.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	SP	Btn
1st	Colourful King (AUS) 3yo	Andrea Atzeni / David Eustace	—	109/20	0
2nd	Youthful Spirits (AUS) 5yo	L J Ferraris / Mark Newnham	—	9/10F	0.05
3rd	Celestial Colours (AUS) 5yo	Hugh Bowman / Jamie Richards	—	6/1	1.25
4th	Watch This One (AUS) 3yo	Matthew Poon / P C Ng	—	15/1	1
5th	Heroic Master (AUS) 6yo	Matthew Chadwick / F C Lor	—	10/1	1.5
6th	Giddy Up (AUS) 5yo	Ellis Wong / Jamie Richards	—	66/10	0.3
7th	Sparkling Fellow (AUS) 4yo	Brenton Avdulla / D J Hall	—	11/1	4.25
8th	Carroll Street (AUS) 7yo	Declan McDonogh / Douglas Whyte	—	42/1	0.3
9th	Sal (AUS) 4yo	M L Yeung / C W Chang	—	77/1	1.75

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (3)	Celestial Colours b J:Hugh Bowman T:Jamie Richards	J:Hugh Bowman T:Jamie Richards	135	tv	00324-	77	91	-	143d	—	—	—	11.8	—
Knocking on the door in three runs this term; can make his presence felt once again
2 (7)	Youthful Spirits b J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	135	tv	2-3426	77	89	-	7d	—	—	—	10.3	—
Has been strongly hinting at his second local win in recent months; chance
3 (1)	Colourful King b J:Andrea Atzeni T:David Eustace	J:Andrea Atzeni T:David Eustace	126	t	1215-5	68	83	-	31d	—	—	—	4.5	—
Made a solid start to his HK career with a creditable fifth last month; place chance
4 (4)	Carroll Street b J:Declan McDonogh T:Douglas Whyte	J:Declan McDonogh T:Douglas Whyte	124	b	6675-8	66	90	-	52d	—	—	—	4	—
Has shown little in seven outings this term but has slipped to a dangerous mark
5 (9)	Sparkling Fellow ch J:Brenton Avdulla T:D J Hall	J:Brenton Avdulla T:D J Hall	124	—	747-34	66	85	-	31d	—	—	—	4	—
Plenty to like about his two outings since arriving in HK; can strike in this grade
6 (6)	Watch This One b J:Matthew Poon T:P C Ng	J:Matthew Poon T:P C Ng	122	t	1-	64	-	-	—	—	—	—	13.5	—
Maiden winner in AUS who has performed nicely in recent barrier trials; consult market
7 (8)	Heroic Master ch J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	120	tb	232-36	62	91	-	21d	—	—	—	3	—
On a lengthy losing run but has strongly hinted at snapping that sequence this season
8 (5)	Sal b J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	120	—	422-00	62	70	-	10d	—	—	—	3	—
Well beaten in both local starts and looks easily opposed in this company
9 (2)	Giddy Up b J:Ellis Wong(7) T:Jamie Richards	J:Ellis Wong(7) T:Jamie Richards	118	t	74069-	60	90	-	122d	—	—	—	2.5	—
7f winner last season but has failed to recapture that form; question marks over this trip

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Watch This One

13.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Celestial Colours

11.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Youthful Spirits

10.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Colourful King

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Carroll Street

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sparkling Fellow

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Heroic Master

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sal

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Giddy Up

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Celestial Colours Top Rated	77	91	—
Youthful Spirits	77	89	—
Colourful King	68	83	—
Carroll Street	66	90	—
Sparkling Fellow	66	85	—
Watch This One	64	—	—
Heroic Master	62	91	—
Sal	62	70	—
Giddy Up	60	90	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Youthful Spirits	7d ago	Quick return
Sal	10d ago	Quick return
Heroic Master	21d ago	Fit
Colourful King	31d ago	Fit
Sparkling Fellow	31d ago	Fit
Carroll Street	52d ago	Fresh
Giddy Up	122d ago	Long break
Celestial Colours	143d ago	Long break
Watch This One	—	—