Lavender Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

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Lavender Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £67,407

Winning Time 1m 9.78s (slow by 0.08s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jolly Ruler (GB) Antoine Hamelin · P F Yiu	7/1	Won
2nd	Telecom Power (AUS) Karis Teetan · Y S Tsui	29/10F	1.25
3rd	Fortune Whiskey (NZ) Matthew Poon · David Eustace	41/10	1.25
4th	Incredible Moment (AUS) L J Ferraris · Mark Newnham	3/1	0.3
5th	Top Peak (NZ) Hugh Bowman · T P Yung	10/1	.75
6th	Prime Mortar (AUS) James Orman · A S Cruz	11/1	0.2
7th	Swagger Bro (AUS) Zac Purton · David A Hayes	10/1	0.3
8th	Victor The Rapid (IRE) Lyle Hewitson · Douglas Whyte	104/1	0.1
9th	Sunny Darling (AUS) Ellis Wong · P C Ng	10/1	.5
10th	Wiseman (NZ) Harry Bentley · C S Shum	57/1	.5
11th	Groovy Feeling (AUS) Ben E Thompson · Jamie Richards	55/1	0.3
12th	Cosmic Spurs (AUS) M L Yeung · J Size	112/1	5

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)	Run Run Smart Bay J:TBC T:F C Lor	J: T:F C Lor	134	t	-30069	58	77	-	14d	—	—	—	2.6	—	—
Never better than third in six Hong Kong outings; poor effort last time; reserve.
R14 (14)	Lean Master Bay J:TBC T:C H Yip	J: T:C H Yip	128	tb	847383	52	79	-	10d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Only three wins in 33 career starts to go with 12 placings; place chance again; reserve.
1 (2)	Fortune Whiskey Bay J:Matthew Poon T:David Eustace	J:Matthew Poon T:David Eustace	135	tb	-13167	59	70	-	42d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	10.2	—	—
Dual C&D winner; suspicion is that the handicapper may just have his measure at present.
2 (7)	Prime Mortar Chestnut J:James Orman T:A S Cruz	J:James Orman T:A S Cruz	134	tv	-72027	58	74	-	21d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Inconsistent but has a couple of pieces of recent C&D form that give him a fair shout.
3 (11)	Swagger Bro Bay J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	134	b	-85038	58	70	-	21d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	4.1	—	—
Has just one bit of decent form (this C&D) from six career tries; top jockey now booked.
4 (3)	Top Peak Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:T P Yung	J:Hugh Bowman T:T P Yung	134	t	200-04	58	75	-	24d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Dual 7f scorer; not obviously well handicapped though ran quite well back at 6f last time.
5 (9)	Jolly Ruler Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:P F Yiu	J:Antoine Hamelin T:P F Yiu	131	t	76-003	55	79	-	42d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
On a long losing run; well weighted; better effort last time (1m); two wins at this trip.
6 (12)	Victor The Rapid Bay J:Lyle Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	J:Lyle Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	130	b	307-09	54	80	-	24d	—	—	—	1	—	—
Poor local form so far; needs to be transformed by the application of blinkers.
7 (6)	Incredible Moment Bay J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	128	—	—	52	-	-	—	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	0.5	—	—
Half-brother to a New Zealand Group 1 hero who has won two local trials; should go well.
8 (8)	Wiseman Bay J:Harry Bentley T:C S Shum	J:Harry Bentley T:C S Shum	128	t	—	52	-	-	—	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Newcomer who has struggled in six local trial races so makes little appeal.
9 (10)	Groovy Feeling Bay J:Ben E Thompson T:Jamie Richards	J:Ben E Thompson T:Jamie Richards	127	tb	3-50	51	70	-	21d	—	—	—	2.4	—	—
Close third at massive odds on his career debut but failed to build on that since
10 (5)	Sunny Darling Bay J:Ellis Wong(7) T:P C Ng	J:Ellis Wong(7) T:P C Ng	125	tb	-99978	49	76	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Was running well late last year but seems to have gone off the boil in recent months.
11 (4)	Cosmic Spurs Chestnut J:M L Yeung T:J Size	J:M L Yeung T:J Size	118	tb	00-000	42	72	-	24d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Hard to fancy onlthe back of five finishes outside the top nine.
12 (1)	Telecom Power Bay J:Karis Teetan T:Y S Tsui	J:Karis Teetan T:Y S Tsui	116	b	-75265	40	77	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	2.5	—	—
Battling for first win; beaten 3l or less in nine straight C&D runs; down another 2lb.

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Fortune Whiskey

10.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Prime Mortar

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Lean Master

OR: 0.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Swagger Bro

4.1

OR: 2 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Run Run Smart

2.6

OR: 2 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Telecom Power

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Groovy Feeling

2.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Top Peak

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Jolly Ruler

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Victor The Rapid

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Incredible Moment

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wiseman

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sunny Darling

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cosmic Spurs

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fortune Whiskey	59	70	—
Run Run Smart	58	77	—
Prime Mortar	58	74	—
Swagger Bro	58	70	—
Top Peak	58	75	—
Jolly Ruler	55	79	—
Victor The Rapid	54	80	—
Lean Master	52	79	—
Incredible Moment	52	—	—
Wiseman	52	—	—
Groovy Feeling	51	70	—
Sunny Darling	49	76	—
Cosmic Spurs	42	72	—
Telecom Power	40	77	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lean Master	10d ago	Quick return
Run Run Smart	14d ago	Fit
Telecom Power	14d ago	Fit
Prime Mortar	21d ago	Fit
Swagger Bro	21d ago	Fit
Groovy Feeling	21d ago	Fit
Top Peak	24d ago	Fit
Victor The Rapid	24d ago	Fit
Cosmic Spurs	24d ago	Fit
Sunny Darling	28d ago	Fit
Fortune Whiskey	42d ago	Fit
Jolly Ruler	42d ago	Fit
Incredible Moment	—	—
Wiseman	—	—

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.