Sweet Orange Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Happy Valley

14:35

Date 2025-07-16

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £118,107

Winning Time 1m 38.34s (slow by 0.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Highland Rahy (USA) Zac Purton · K W Lui	63/20F	Won
2nd	Prestige Good (NZ) James Orman · P F Yiu	5/1	0.1
3rd	Ivy League (IRE) K De Melo · Douglas Whyte	39/1	1.25
4th	A Americ Te Specso (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · J Size	19/1	0.3
5th	Samarkand (NZ) Jerry Chau · David A Hayes	13/1	.5
6th	Rocket Spade (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	73/10	.75
7th	Good Luck Babe (AUS) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	6/1	.75
8th	Romantic Laos (NZ) Harry Bentley · W K Mo	11/2	1
9th	Definitive (NZ) Karis Teetan · David Eustace	36/5	.75
10th	Prestige Always (IRE) K C Leung · P C Ng	9/1	1.5
11th	Senor Toba (AUS) Antoine Hamelin · C H Yip	37/1	3.75
12th	The Lion King (AUS) Ellis Wong · F C Lor	133/1	6.25

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)	The Absolute Bay J:TBC T:Jimmy Ting	J: T:Jimmy Ting	120	tb	000343	61	89	-	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	7.3	—	—
In good form over 7f at Sha Tin but yet to convince stamina-wise over 1m
R14 (14)	Harmony Galaxy Chestnut J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	127	t	521193	68	88	-	21d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Career-best form when close third over C&D three weeks ago
1 (3)	Definitive Bay J:Karis Teetan T:David Eustace	J:Karis Teetan T:David Eustace	134	tb	242701	75	80	-	35d	—	—	—	17.8	—	—
2-10 in Hong Kong after last month's narrow C&D win but is very inconsistent
2 (8)	A Americ Te Specso Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	131	b	711960	72	85	-	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	10.5	—	—
Dual C&D winnr in April but didn't fire last time; current mark demands a career best
3 (4)	Rocket Spade Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	131	t	5-8275	72	89	-	32d	—	—	—	5.5	—	—
Returned from break with good effot in April but form has dipped since
4 (2)	Romantic Laos Bay J:Harry Bentley T:W K Mo	J:Harry Bentley T:W K Mo	131	tp	270572	72	97	-	21d	—	—	—	10.5	—	—
Not one to rely upon heavily nowadays but ran on well for close second over C&D last month
5 (6)	Senor Toba Grey J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	J:Antoine Hamelin T:C H Yip	129	—	906009	70	96	-	18d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Without a win since February 2023 and has been out of form lately; revival needed
6 (12)	Highland Rahy Bay J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	128	tb	011232	69	84	-	42d	—	—	—	19.4	—	—
Bang-in-form front-runner; on tough mark, though, and drawn wide today
7 (7)	Prestige Always Bay J:K C Leung T:P C Ng	J:K C Leung T:P C Ng	127	tb	-70032	68	94	-	35d	—	—	—	11.6	—	—
Placed over C&D on last two outings and not yet fully exposed over this trip
8 (5)	Prestige Good Bay J:James Orman T:P F Yiu	J:James Orman T:P F Yiu	127	v	633318	68	86	-	42d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Emphatic C&D winner in May but disappointed in this higher grade here last month
9 (9)	Ivy League Bay J:K De Melo T:Douglas Whyte	J:K De Melo T:Douglas Whyte	124	t	359410	65	89	-	42d	—	—	—	10.8	—	—
Battled well for narrow Class 4 C&D win in May; soundly beaten in this grade since
10 (10)	The Lion King Bay J:Ellis Wong(5) T:F C Lor	J:Ellis Wong(5) T:F C Lor	124	—	1-0	65	50	-	42d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	10.8	—	—
Soundly beaten over 6f here on Hong Kong debut; tries a new trip today
11 (11)	Samarkand Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:David A Hayes	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:David A Hayes	123	tp	496343	64	83	-	35d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	8	—	—
Largely consistent over 1m/1m1f here this year and has slipped to a workable mark
12 (1)	Good Luck Babe b/br J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	120	t	231004	61	86	-	15d	—	—	—	6.4	—	—
Kept on for fourth over C&D on recent stable debut; could have a say from stall 1

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

19.4

OR: 4.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 0

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2nd

Definitive

17.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Harmony Galaxy

16.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0

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Prestige Good

14.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Prestige Always

11.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Ivy League

10.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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The Lion King

10.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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A Americ Te Specso

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Romantic Laos

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Samarkand

OR: 3.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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The Absolute

7.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Good Luck Babe

6.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Rocket Spade

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Senor Toba

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Definitive	75	80	—
A Americ Te Specso	72	85	—
Rocket Spade	72	89	—
Romantic Laos	72	97	—
Senor Toba	70	96	—
Highland Rahy	69	84	—
Harmony Galaxy	68	88	—
Prestige Always	68	94	—
Prestige Good	68	86	—
Ivy League	65	89	—
The Lion King	65	50	—
Samarkand	64	83	—
The Absolute	61	89	—
Good Luck Babe	61	86	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Absolute	11d ago	Quick return
Good Luck Babe	15d ago	Fit
Senor Toba	18d ago	Fit
Harmony Galaxy	21d ago	Fit
A Americ Te Specso	21d ago	Fit
Romantic Laos	21d ago	Fit
Rocket Spade	32d ago	Fit
Definitive	35d ago	Fit
Prestige Always	35d ago	Fit
Samarkand	35d ago	Fit
Highland Rahy	42d ago	Fit
Prestige Good	42d ago	Fit
Ivy League	42d ago	Fit
The Lion King	42d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Highland Rahy	Front Runner
Ivy League	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.

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.