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

Happy Valley

14:15

Date 2025-11-05

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £107,160

Winning Time 1m 9.36s (fast by 0.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Regal Gem (GB) K C Leung · F C Lor	77/20	Won
2nd	Spicy Gold (AUS) Alexis Badel · Mark Newnham	10/1	.75
3rd	Prestige Always (IRE) Harry Bentley · P C Ng	16/1	0.1
4th	Wonderstar (AUS) Britney Wong · Y S Tsui	11/1	.5
5th	Cheaha (AUS) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	52/1	0.3
6th	Forza Toro (GB) Ellis Wong · C Fownes	39/10	.5
7th	Devas Twelve (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · W Y So	19/1	1
8th	Never Too Soon (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · D J Hall	21/1	0.1
9th	Young Arrow (AUS) Hollie Doyle · Douglas Whyte	19/1	2.25
10th	Bienvenue (AUS) Zac Purton · David A Hayes	17/10F	0.1
11th	Super Legends (AUS) Richard Kingscote · C S Shum	84/1	1
12th	Copartner Fleet (AUS) Karis Teetan · K W Lui	27/1	4.75

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)	Lifeline Express Bay J:TBC T:J Size	J: T:J Size	135	—	212584	76	86	-	123d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	10	—	—
Ended last season with good fourth at Sha Tin but remains on career-high mark
R14 (14)	Bigtime Generation Bay J:TBC T:P F Yiu	J: T:P F Yiu	123	t	219	64	75	-	24d	—	—	—	13	—	—
Never a factor on last month's Hong Kong debut at Sha Tin
1 (4)	Regal Gem Bay J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	135	—	600121	76	84	-	28d	—	—	—	25	—	—
Narrow C&D winner last month and now 2-7 in Hong Kong; one to consider
2 (12)	Wonderstar Bay J:Britney Wong(7) T:Y S Tsui	J:Britney Wong(7) T:Y S Tsui	133	b	164217	74	89	-	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	15.5	—	—
Scored over 5f last month; 6f also suits but outside draw a big negative today
3 (3)	Spicy Gold Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	132	et	162606	73	90	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	7.3	—	—
Did quite well to finish sixth over C&D last month (raced wide); better drawn today
4 (9)	Cheaha Bay J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	131	t	15-38	72	-	-	—	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	5.5	—	—
Group 3-placed sprinter in New Zealand; makes Hong Kong debut after seven-month break
5 (6)	Bienvenue Bay J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	127	b	216212	68	85	-	28d	—	—	—	21	—	—
C&D winner from stall 12 on seasonal debut and ran big race in defeat off new mark since
6 (5)	Prestige Always Bay J:Harry Bentley T:P C Ng	J:Harry Bentley T:P C Ng	126	tb	003208	67	93	-	35d	—	—	—	7.7	—	—
Placed over over 1m here last season but safely held when dropped back to 6f last month
7 (1)	Forza Toro Bay J:Ellis Wong(5) T:C Fownes	J:Ellis Wong(5) T:C Fownes	124	t	41-8	65	80	-	115d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Made just a mildly encouraging Hong Kong debut in July but has favourable draw here
8 (7)	Never Too Soon Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:D J Hall	J:Andrea Atzeni T:D J Hall	124	p	207192	65	87	-	28d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Lost out only narrowly when finishing well here last month; each-way claims at least
9 (11)	Young Arrow Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Douglas Whyte	J:Hollie Doyle T:Douglas Whyte	124	p	471370	65	89	-	28d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Narrow C&D winner in Class 4 in May; tough task from stall 11 in this grade
10 (2)	Devas Twelve Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	123	t	031764	64	87	-	24d	—	—	—	7.1	—	—
Gained all four wins over 7f+ but ran well from wide stall over 6f last month; a possible
11 (10)	Super Legends Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:C S Shum	J:Richard Kingscote T:C S Shum	122	tb	570709	63	84	-	21d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Won three times at Sha Tin last season but seems to have lost his way
12 (8)	Copartner Fleet Brown J:Karis Teetan T:K W Lui	J:Karis Teetan T:K W Lui	120	—	21059	61	84	-	17d	—	—	—	6.8	—	—
Class 4 winner in June and still lightly raced but needs to kick on again today

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Regal Gem

OR: 6.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Bienvenue

OR: 4.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Wonderstar

15.5

OR: 6 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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Never Too Soon

13.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Bigtime Generation

OR: 3.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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Lifeline Express

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Young Arrow

8.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 0

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Prestige Always

7.7

OR: 4.3 Form: 3.4 Odds: 0

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Spicy Gold

7.3

OR: 5.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Devas Twelve

7.1

OR: 3.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0

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Copartner Fleet

6.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 4 Odds: 0

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Cheaha

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Forza Toro

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Super Legends

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lifeline Express	76	86	—
Regal Gem	76	84	—
Wonderstar	74	89	—
Spicy Gold	73	90	—
Cheaha	72	—	—
Bienvenue	68	85	—
Prestige Always	67	93	—
Forza Toro	65	80	—
Never Too Soon	65	87	—
Young Arrow	65	89	—
Bigtime Generation	64	75	—
Devas Twelve	64	87	—
Super Legends	63	84	—
Copartner Fleet	61	84	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wonderstar	10d ago	Quick return
Copartner Fleet	17d ago	Fit
Super Legends	21d ago	Fit
Bigtime Generation	24d ago	Fit
Devas Twelve	24d ago	Fit
Regal Gem	28d ago	Fit
Spicy Gold	28d ago	Fit
Bienvenue	28d ago	Fit
Never Too Soon	28d ago	Fit
Young Arrow	28d ago	Fit
Prestige Always	35d ago	Fit
Forza Toro	115d ago	Long break
Lifeline Express	123d ago	Long break
Cheaha	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Wonderstar	Mid-Pack
Forza Toro	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.

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.