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

Happy Valley

15:50

Selkirk Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2025-06-25

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £107,160

Winning Time 1m 9.46s (fast by 0.24s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dragon Four Seas (AUS) Zac Purton · K L Man	87/20	Won
2nd	Power Koepp (GB) Alexis Badel · Mark Newnham	57/10	.75
3rd	Young Arrow (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · Douglas Whyte	9/1	0.2
4th	Storming Dragon (AUS) Ben E Thompson · Jamie Richards	18/1	1
5th	Storm Rider (AUS) Hugh Bowman · David A Hayes	5/2F	.75
6th	Happy Fat Cat (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · W K Mo	17/1	0.1
7th	Eason (AUS) K C Leung · P F Yiu	79/10	0.3
8th	Kyrus Dragon (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · D J Hall	13/1	0.05
9th	Triumphant More (AUS) James Orman · F C Lor	29/1	.75
10th	Everstar (AUS) Harry Bentley · Y S Tsui	9/1	0.3
11th	Charming Legend (AUS) Matthew Poon · C S Shum	14/1	.5
12th	Sir Charge (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · David Eustace	61/1	0.3

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)	Thriving Brothers Bay J:TBC T:C H Yip	J: T:C H Yip	118	t	03-061	63	94	-	35d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Up in grade after last month's C&D win but might have more to offer for new stable
R14 (14)	Golden Empire Bay J:TBC T:K W Lui	J: T:K W Lui	127	b	144159	72	89	-	28d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Dual C&D winner; needs to prove he can cope with a mark this high
1 (1)	Storm Rider Chestnut J:Hugh Bowman T:David A Hayes	J:Hugh Bowman T:David A Hayes	135	b	452221	80	91	-	21d	—	—	—	25	—	—
Went up 11lb for this month's emphatic C&D win but is well drawn again today
2 (8)	Happy Fat Cat Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:W K Mo	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:W K Mo	133	tp	351210	78	90	-	35d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
Dual C&D winner this year; disappointed last time; remains on career-high mark
3 (4)	Power Koepp Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	131	—	341212	76	91	-	35d	—	—	—	24	—	—
Resurgent 7yo who is 2-4 over C&D for his new stable since March; respected
4 (11)	Charming Legend Brown J:Matthew Poon T:C S Shum	J:Matthew Poon T:C S Shum	129	t	4-0759	74	94	-	59d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Recent 7f form is underwhelming; drawn wide for first sprint run
5 (10)	Kyrus Dragon Chestnut J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	J:Karis Teetan T:D J Hall	129	h	29-574	74	92	-	119d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Progressive 5yo; suited by this C&D but drawn wide on first appearance since February
6 (9)	Triumphant More Chestnut J:James Orman T:F C Lor	J:James Orman T:F C Lor	128	b	-51290	73	91	-	38d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Three 6f wins this season; has suffered a recent dip in form, though
7 (6)	Dragon Four Seas Bay J:Zac Purton T:K L Man	J:Zac Purton T:K L Man	127	b	231161	72	88	-	35d	—	—	—	24.1	—	—
Fast-improving 4yo who has already collected four 6f wins this year; major player
8 (2)	Sir Charge b/br J:Lyle Hewitson T:David Eustace	J:Lyle Hewitson T:David Eustace	121	t	11-9	66	79	-	31d	—	—	—	4	—	—
2-2 over 5f in Australia last year but made low-key Hong Kong debut over that trip in May
9 (3)	Eason Chestnut J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	J:K C Leung T:P F Yiu	120	tv	254568	64	97	-	11d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
On a long losing run but returns to turf on a tempting mark; can't be ruled out
10 (12)	Storming Dragon Bay J:Ben E Thompson T:Jamie Richards	J:Ben E Thompson T:Jamie Richards	119	tv	644732	64	95	-	21d	—	—	—	10.6	—	—
Dual 6f winner this season (once here) and in good form; probably won't be far away
11 (7)	Young Arrow Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Douglas Whyte	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Douglas Whyte	119	p	336471	64	96	-	28d	—	—	—	14.1	—	—
C&D winner last month; quickly back up in grade today but can remain competitive
12 (5)	Everstar Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Y S Tsui	J:Harry Bentley T:Y S Tsui	118	p	954153	63	89	-	14d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Two good efforts in this higher grade since clearcut C&D win in April

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Storm Rider

OR: 7.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Dragon Four Seas

24.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 18.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Power Koepp

OR: 6.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 0

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Happy Fat Cat

19.5

OR: 7 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0

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Young Arrow

14.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0

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Triumphant More

11.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Everstar

11.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Storming Dragon

10.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Golden Empire

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Charming Legend

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kyrus Dragon

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sir Charge

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Eason

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Thriving Brothers

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Storm Rider	80	91	—
Happy Fat Cat	78	90	—
Power Koepp	76	91	—
Charming Legend	74	94	—
Kyrus Dragon	74	92	—
Triumphant More	73	91	—
Golden Empire	72	89	—
Dragon Four Seas	72	88	—
Sir Charge	66	79	—
Eason	64	97	—
Storming Dragon	64	95	—
Young Arrow	64	96	—
Thriving Brothers	63	94	—
Everstar	63	89	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Eason	11d ago	Quick return
Everstar	14d ago	Fit
Storm Rider	21d ago	Fit
Storming Dragon	21d ago	Fit
Golden Empire	28d ago	Fit
Young Arrow	28d ago	Fit
Sir Charge	31d ago	Fit
Thriving Brothers	35d ago	Fit
Happy Fat Cat	35d ago	Fit
Power Koepp	35d ago	Fit
Dragon Four Seas	35d ago	Fit
Triumphant More	38d ago	Fit
Charming Legend	59d ago	Fresh
Kyrus Dragon	119d ago	Long break

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.