Deauville Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

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Deauville Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Date 2025-05-07

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £118,107

Winning Time 1m 39.05s (slow by 1.05s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Keefy (AUS) Matthew Poon · F C Lor	185/10	Won
2nd	Lucky Touch (NZ) Zac Purton · Jamie Richards	9/5F	.5
3rd	Highland Rahy (USA) L J Ferraris · K W Lui	31/10	.75
4th	Quantum Patch (IRE) Andrea Atzeni · P C Ng	13/2	0.05
5th	Casa Rochester (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · Mark Newnham	66/10	1
6th	Samarkand (NZ) Karis Teetan · David A Hayes	9/1	1.5
7th	Fortunate Son (NZ) Harry Bentley · Douglas Whyte	43/5	1.25
8th	Absolute Honour (IRE) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	120/1	2.5
9th	Charity Together (IRE) Antoine Hamelin · David Eustace	136/1	1.5
10th	M Unicorn (NZ) Ellis Wong · C Fownes	16/1	.5
11th	Win Beauty Viva (AUS) Ben E Thompson · J Size	66/1	1.5
12th	Legendary Years (NZ) M L Yeung · K L Man	150/1	5.75

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)	Embraces Bay J:TBC T:W K Mo	J: T:W K Mo	127	t	-14425	72	92	-	21d	—	—	—	11	—	—
Won twice over 1m in December/January and is still in good form
R14 (14)	Northern Beast Black J:TBC T:D J Hall	J: T:D J Hall	116	v	-31300	61	90	-	14d	0W/0P 2 runs	0W/0P 2 runs	—	7.9	—	—
Class 4 C&D winner in February but has suffered alarming slump in form lately
1 (8)	M Unicorn Bay J:Ellis Wong(7) T:C Fownes	J:Ellis Wong(7) T:C Fownes	135	et	46-421	80	86	-	35d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Disappointed last month but earlier win was career-best form; good 7lb claimer booked
2 (9)	Keefy Bay J:Matthew Poon T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Poon T:F C Lor	126	—	000836	71	98	-	31d	—	—	—	7.4	—	—
Back in better form over 7f lately but has poor strike-rate in recent years
3 (2)	Legendary Years Chestnut J:M L Yeung T:K L Man	J:M L Yeung T:K L Man	123	b	51-0	68	57	-	24d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
Listed winner in New Zealand last May but a well-beaten outsider on recent Hong Kong debut
4 (5)	Samarkand Bay J:Karis Teetan T:David A Hayes	J:Karis Teetan T:David A Hayes	122	tp	-70549	67	101	-	49d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	4.3	—	—
Back on a good mark now but finished down the field last time and needs to up his game
5 (12)	Absolute Honour Bay J:Angus Chung(3) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(3) T:A S Cruz	121	t	13-980	66	94	-	17d	—	—	—	4	—	—
A very promising 2yo in Ireland last year but safely held on first three Hong Kong starts
6 (10)	Charity Together Bay J:Antoine Hamelin T:David Eustace	J:Antoine Hamelin T:David Eustace	120	tb	7111-9	65	87	-	28d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Progressive handicap in Britain last year but made low-key Hong Kong debut last month
7 (7)	Highland Rahy Bay J:L J Ferraris T:K W Lui	J:L J Ferraris T:K W Lui	121	tb	-70112	65	89	-	21d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Bang-in-form front runner; lost out only narrowly on recent hat-trick attempt; respected
8 (11)	Win Beauty Viva Bay J:Ben E Thompson T:J Size	J:Ben E Thompson T:J Size	119	—	21-	64	-	-	—	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	—	17	—	—
Won 1m maiden in Australia in November; makes Hong Kong debut after six-month absence
9 (1)	Casa Rochester b/br J:Lyle Hewitson T:Mark Newnham	J:Lyle Hewitson T:Mark Newnham	118	—	8-0561	63	86	-	28d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Off mark in HK with narrow C&D win last month; back up in grade today but well drawn
10 (3)	Lucky Touch Bay J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	J:Zac Purton T:Jamie Richards	120	tb	232234	63	88	-	21d	—	—	—	10	—	—
In the frame eight consecutive times on turf/dirt since his C&D win in November
11 (4)	Quantum Patch Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	117	t	-36462	62	96	-	28d	—	—	—	8.6	—	—
Quickly back up in grade after very close second here last month; each-way claims
12 (6)	Fortunate Son Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	116	b	-99803	61	103	-	21d	0W/0P 2 runs	0W/0P 2 runs	—	5.8	—	—
Back in good form with close third over C&D last month and remains well handicapped

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Highland Rahy

20.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

Win Beauty Viva

OR: 3.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Embraces

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Lucky Touch

OR: 3.3 Form: 6.7 Odds: 0

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Quantum Patch

8.6

OR: 3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0

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Northern Beast

7.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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M Unicorn

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Keefy

7.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Fortunate Son

5.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Legendary Years

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Samarkand

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Absolute Honour

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Charity Together

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Casa Rochester

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
M Unicorn	80	86	—
Embraces	72	92	—
Keefy	71	98	—
Legendary Years	68	57	—
Samarkand	67	101	—
Absolute Honour	66	94	—
Charity Together	65	87	—
Highland Rahy	65	89	—
Win Beauty Viva	64	—	—
Casa Rochester	63	86	—
Lucky Touch	63	88	—
Quantum Patch	62	96	—
Northern Beast	61	90	—
Fortunate Son	61	103	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Northern Beast	14d ago	Fit
Absolute Honour	17d ago	Fit
Embraces	21d ago	Fit
Highland Rahy	21d ago	Fit
Lucky Touch	21d ago	Fit
Fortunate Son	21d ago	Fit
Legendary Years	24d ago	Fit
Charity Together	28d ago	Fit
Casa Rochester	28d ago	Fit
Quantum Patch	28d ago	Fit
Keefy	31d ago	Fit
M Unicorn	35d ago	Fit
Samarkand	49d ago	Fresh
Win Beauty Viva	—	—

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Happy Valley over 1m55y. 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.