Hung Luen Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Happy Valley

12:10

Date 2025-10-15

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £67,407

Winning Time 1m 39.89s (slow by 1.89s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Celtic Times (IRE) Karis Teetan · K L Man	30/1	Won
2nd	Chain Of Gold (AUS) K C Leung · W K Mo	11/1	1.5
3rd	Samarkand (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · David A Hayes	16/5	0.1
4th	Northern Beast (AUS) Zac Purton · D J Hall	2/1F	1.75
5th	Glorious Journey (NZ) Matthew Chadwick · F C Lor	44/5	1.5
6th	Prince Alex (AUS) Hugh Bowman · Douglas Whyte	13/1	1
7th	Handsome Bomb (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · W Y So	32/5	0.1
8th	Metal King (AUS) Matthew Poon · Jimmy Ting	10/1	0.1
9th	Perpetual Power (GB) M L Yeung · C W Chang	69/1	2
10th	No Other Choice (AUS) David Probert · C Fownes	19/1	5.25
11th	Without Delay (AUS) James Orman · David Eustace	14/1	2.75
12th	Massive Fire (IRE) Jerry Chau · C S Shum	66/1	1

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)	Setanta Bay J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	125	tb	856440	48	72	-	7d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Lengthy losing spell but ran a creditable fourth on return; not the easiest to catch right
R14 (14)	Rainbow Seven Bay J:TBC T:K W Lui	J: T:K W Lui	128	—	23358	51	74	-	14d	0W/1P 1 run	—	—	3.7	—	—
Return effort was low-key but that should have blown away the cobwebs; not dismissed
1 (7)	Samarkand Bay J:Lyle Hewitson T:David A Hayes	J:Lyle Hewitson T:David A Hayes	135	tp	343509	58	72	-	28d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	2.9	—	—
Ended last season in decent form but both starts this term have been underwhelming
2 (1)	Northern Beast Black J:Zac Purton T:D J Hall	J:Zac Purton T:D J Hall	134	b	000250	57	72	-	14d	0W/0P 2 runs	0W/0P 2 runs	—	4.3	—	—
Shaped with promise when fifth over C&D on reappearance; failed to build on that last time
3 (12)	Chain Of Gold Bay J:K C Leung T:W K Mo	J:K C Leung T:W K Mo	132	htb	550936	55	76	-	35d	—	—	—	3.4	—	—
Winless last season but often thereabouts in defeat; enters calculations based on return
4 (2)	Without Delay Chestnut J:James Orman T:David Eustace	J:James Orman T:David Eustace	130	tb	000797	53	71	-	24d	—	—	—	0.8	—	—
Largely disappointing last season but wasn't disgraced on reappearance; more still needed
5 (4)	Massive Fire Chestnut J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C S Shum	129	tp	—	52	-	-	—	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Has offered very little in recent barrier trials; can't be recommended on debut
6 (10)	Glorious Journey Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Chadwick T:F C Lor	128	t	603075	51	75	-	24d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	1.2	—	—
Without a win last season and offered only modest hope on return; 9lb below winning mark
7 (11)	Prince Alex b/br J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	128	tp	-00567	51	72	-	28d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Scored back-to-back C&D wins last season; hasn't fired this term but remains of interest
8 (3)	Metal King Bay J:Matthew Poon T:Jimmy Ting	J:Matthew Poon T:Jimmy Ting	120	tp	940079	43	71	-	35d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Minor promise in five starts last term and finished down the field again on return
9 (6)	No Other Choice Black J:David Probert T:C Fownes	J:David Probert T:C Fownes	120	het	096030	43	72	-	14d	—	—	—	2.1	—	—
Seemingly took a step forward last month but was soon back in the doldrums
10 (9)	Celtic Times Chestnut J:Karis Teetan T:K L Man	J:Karis Teetan T:K L Man	119	tb	005100	42	67	-	11d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Signed off last season with a win but hasn't beaten many home in two starts this term
11 (8)	Perpetual Power Bay J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	119	—	0-0750	42	73	-	109d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
Well beaten in all five runs last season and returns with something to prove
12 (5)	Handsome Bomb Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:W Y So	J:Andrea Atzeni T:W Y So	118	tb	740750	41	73	-	14d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Shaped as if badly needing the run on reappearance; drop in grade may be on the cards

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Celtic Times

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Northern Beast

4.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Rainbow Seven

3.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 3.4 Odds: 0

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Chain Of Gold

3.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Samarkand

2.9

OR: 2 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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No Other Choice

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Glorious Journey

1.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

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Without Delay

0.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Massive Fire

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Prince Alex

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Setanta

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Metal King

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Perpetual Power

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Handsome Bomb

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Samarkand	58	72	—
Northern Beast	57	72	—
Chain Of Gold	55	76	—
Without Delay	53	71	—
Massive Fire	52	—	—
Rainbow Seven	51	74	—
Glorious Journey	51	75	—
Prince Alex	51	72	—
Setanta	48	72	—
Metal King	43	71	—
No Other Choice	43	72	—
Celtic Times	42	67	—
Perpetual Power	42	73	—
Handsome Bomb	41	73	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Setanta	7d ago	Quick return
Celtic Times	11d ago	Quick return
Rainbow Seven	14d ago	Fit
Northern Beast	14d ago	Fit
No Other Choice	14d ago	Fit
Handsome Bomb	14d ago	Fit
Without Delay	24d ago	Fit
Glorious Journey	24d ago	Fit
Samarkand	28d ago	Fit
Prince Alex	28d ago	Fit
Chain Of Gold	35d ago	Fit
Metal King	35d ago	Fit
Perpetual Power	109d ago	Long break
Massive Fire	—	—

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.