Freesia Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

12:10

Freesia Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £50,412

Winning Time 1m 49.57s (slow by 1.07s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Leather Master (NZ) Alexis Badel · K L Man	84/10	Won
2nd	Mr Aladdin (NZ) Hugh Bowman · P C Ng	78/10	1.25
3rd	Winning Seven (AUS) K De Melo · Douglas Whyte	19/1	1.75
4th	Verbier (FR) L J Ferraris · C Fownes	23/10F	1.25
5th	Joyful Champion (GB) M L Yeung · C W Chang	15/1	1.25
6th	Apolar Fighter (AUS) Karis Teetan · David Eustace	14/1	.75
7th	Strongest Boy (AUS) K C Leung · David A Hayes	18/1	.75
8th	Super Hong Kong (AUS) Zac Purton · C H Yip	26/5	.5
9th	Flying Silver (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · C S Shum	16/1	.5
10th	Kingly Demeanor (GB) Ben E Thompson · A S Cruz	37/10	.75
11th	The Way We Win (NZ) Angus Chung · Jamie Richards	145/1	1
12th	Chilli Baba (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · P F Yiu	31/1	53

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)	Go Go Go Bay J:TBC T:W Y So	J: T:W Y So	131	et	423-79	36	61	-	98d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Won at Sha Tin (1m) and second in three of five C&D starts; performed poorly last time
R14 (14)	U S S Constitution Bay J:TBC T:J Size	J: T:J Size	134	ht	09-505	39	63	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Noted keeping on at the finish and beaten under three lengths last time (8.5f); has claims
1 (4)	Apolar Fighter Bay J:Karis Teetan T:David Eustace	J:Karis Teetan T:David Eustace	135	tp	40-408	40	59	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Well weighted on two fourths here this term; poor runs at Sha Tin since but down in grade
2 (10)	The Way We Win Bay J:Angus Chung(3) T:Jamie Richards	J:Angus Chung(3) T:Jamie Richards	135	et	0-0000	40	58	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Beaten six lengths or more in eight Hong Kong runs, and further in each of four 2025 races
3 (1)	Kingly Demeanor Brown J:Ben E Thompson T:A S Cruz	J:Ben E Thompson T:A S Cruz	134	t	662890	39	59	-	14d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
Two November wins, one here and one over trip; fairly treated but below par last three
4 (7)	Chilli Baba Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:P F Yiu	J:Antoine Hamelin T:P F Yiu	133	b	6-1770	38	57	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
He's struggled to compete since winning off 5lb lower in January; makes his course debut
5 (5)	Flying Silver Grey J:Brenton Avdulla T:C S Shum	J:Brenton Avdulla T:C S Shum	133	tp	5-7890	38	61	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Well weighted for a four-time C&D winner but his last three runs have been poor
6 (8)	Strongest Boy Bay J:K C Leung T:David A Hayes	J:K C Leung T:David A Hayes	130	tb	8-8004	35	63	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Course winner; good fourth to Verbier last time despite interference; big chance
7 (2)	Verbier Bay J:L J Ferraris T:C Fownes	J:L J Ferraris T:C Fownes	130	tv	45-731	35	56	-	14d	1W/1P 1 run	—	—	0	—	—
Made all to win here last time; 100% record of making frame here; up 6lb but claims
8 (12)	Super Hong Kong Brown J:Zac Purton T:C H Yip	J:Zac Purton T:C H Yip	129	tv	4-4424	34	65	-	17d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	0	—	—
Running well and Purton is on board for the second time; claims for this course winner
9 (11)	Mr Aladdin Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:P C Ng	J:Hugh Bowman T:P C Ng	124	het	70-835	29	68	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	0	—	—
Encouragement in each of his last three races and place hopes for this 20-race maiden
10 (9)	Leather Master Chestnut J:Alexis Badel T:K L Man	J:Alexis Badel T:K L Man	116	p	70-526	21	64	-	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Decent enough in last three runs; yet to make an impact here but has claims at the weights
11 (6)	Joyful Champion Grey J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	116	tb	-00552	20	61	-	17d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Same mark as his close second at Sha Tin; claims if better than two earlier course runs
12 (3)	Winning Seven Bay J:K De Melo T:Douglas Whyte	J:K De Melo T:Douglas Whyte	117	tb	65-007	20	64	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Ran a little better last time but needs to improve again if he is break a 17-race duck

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Joyful Champion

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Kingly Demeanor

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Go Go Go

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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U S S Constitution

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Apolar Fighter

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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The Way We Win

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Chilli Baba

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Flying Silver

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Strongest Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Verbier

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Super Hong Kong

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Mr Aladdin

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Leather Master

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Winning Seven

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Apolar Fighter	40	59	—
The Way We Win	40	58	—
U S S Constitution	39	63	—
Kingly Demeanor	39	59	—
Chilli Baba	38	57	—
Flying Silver	38	61	—
Go Go Go	36	61	—
Strongest Boy	35	63	—
Verbier	35	56	—
Super Hong Kong	34	65	—
Mr Aladdin	29	68	—
Leather Master	21	64	—
Joyful Champion	20	61	—
Winning Seven	20	64	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Way We Win	14d ago	Fit
Kingly Demeanor	14d ago	Fit
Flying Silver	14d ago	Fit
Strongest Boy	14d ago	Fit
Verbier	14d ago	Fit
Mr Aladdin	14d ago	Fit
Winning Seven	14d ago	Fit
Chilli Baba	17d ago	Fit
Super Hong Kong	17d ago	Fit
Leather Master	17d ago	Fit
Joyful Champion	17d ago	Fit
U S S Constitution	21d ago	Fit
Apolar Fighter	28d ago	Fit
Go Go Go	98d ago	Long break