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

Happy Valley

14:50

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

Date 2025-11-05

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £118,107

Winning Time 1m 39.04s (slow by 1.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Uranus Star (AUS) Zac Purton · K W Lui	32/5	Won
2nd	Silvery Breeze (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · David Eustace	27/10J	0.3
3rd	A Americ Te Specso (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · J Size	15/1	.5
4th	Sturdy Ruby (AUS) C Y Ho · K L Man	20/1	0.3
5th	Ivy League (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Douglas Whyte	89/10	.5
6th	Victory Sky (AUS) Hollie Doyle · P F Yiu	27/10J	0.1
7th	Storming Dragon (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · Jamie Richards	38/1	1.25
8th	Cambridge (IRE) L J Ferraris · P C Ng	26/1	0.1
9th	Embraces (NZ) Jerry Chau · W K Mo	71/10	0.3
10th	Noble Pursuit (NZ) Alexis Badel · C Fownes	41/1	.75
11th	Lovero (JPN) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	27/1	0.3
12th	Top Gun (NZ) Karis Teetan · F C Lor	10/1	2.75

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)	Mondial Chestnut J:TBC T:Mark Newnham	J: T:Mark Newnham	131	b	73-000	75	97	-	217d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Soundly beaten on first three Hong Kong starts; makes stable debut after seven-month break
R14 (14)	Precision Goal Bay J:TBC T:David A Hayes	J: T:David A Hayes	121	tb	832117	65	87	-	6d	—	—	—	17.9	—	—
Dual dirt winner this term; safely held in this grade on Thursday; opposable back on turf
1 (11)	Cambridge Bay J:L J Ferraris T:P C Ng	J:L J Ferraris T:P C Ng	135	t	912396	79	89	-	21d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Not quite un peak form on either start this season and has awkward draw today
2 (1)	Embraces Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:W K Mo	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:W K Mo	135	t	518447	79	90	-	28d	—	—	—	9.3	—	—
Fourth here on seasonal debut but didn't build on that last month; others better treated
3 (9)	Storming Dragon Bay J:Lyle Hewitson T:Jamie Richards	J:Lyle Hewitson T:Jamie Richards	131	tv	242148	75	88	-	14d	0W/2P 2 runs	—	—	12.8	—	—
Good 6f winner in September but safely held since and has stamina to prove today
4 (12)	A Americ Te Specso Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	128	b	960462	72	89	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	10.5	—	—
Largely consistent 7yo who ran on strongly for second over C&D a fortnight ago
5 (5)	Silvery Breeze Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:David Eustace	J:Brenton Avdulla T:David Eustace	128	tp	53B492	72	91	-	35d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	11.1	—	—
Went close over 7f on seasonal debut and may still have untapped potential over 1m
6 (10)	Sturdy Ruby Grey J:C Y Ho T:K L Man	J:C Y Ho T:K L Man	123	tb	485441	67	89	-	28d	—	—	—	14.3	—	—
Clearcut C&D winner last month but rise in grade might leave him vulnerable today
7 (6)	Lovero Bay J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	122	t	038900	66	93	-	14d	—	—	—	4.6	—	—
Out of form at end of last season and returned with another disappointing run last month
8 (4)	Ivy League Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Douglas Whyte	J:Richard Kingscote T:Douglas Whyte	121	t	941033	65	92	-	14d	—	—	—	11.9	—	—
Placed over C&D off today's mark on last two outings; obvious each-way claims
9 (7)	Top Gun Bay J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	J:Karis Teetan T:F C Lor	121	v	087858	65	94	-	35d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Not beaten far on either 7f start this season and today's return to 1m won't be a problem
10 (2)	Uranus Star Brown J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	121	—	218	65	80	-	24d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
1m winner in Australia; unplaced favourite on Hong Kong debut but Zac Purton booked again
11 (8)	Noble Pursuit Bay J:Alexis Badel T:C Fownes	J:Alexis Badel T:C Fownes	120	t	907077	64	99	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3.5	—	—
Began last season with a C&D win but has not been firing on all cylinders for a good while
12 (3)	Victory Sky Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:P F Yiu	J:Hollie Doyle T:P F Yiu	119	t	232043	63	94	-	28d	—	—	—	8.4	—	—
Began season with two good 6f runs; has stamina to prove on first 1m attempt

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Precision Goal

17.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 14.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Sturdy Ruby

14.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Uranus Star

13.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 0

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Storming Dragon

12.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Cambridge

12.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Ivy League

11.9

OR: 3.8 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0

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Silvery Breeze

11.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0

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A Americ Te Specso

10.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Embraces

9.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Victory Sky

8.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 5.1 Odds: 0

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Mondial

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lovero

4.6

OR: 4 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Top Gun

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Noble Pursuit

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cambridge	79	89	—
Embraces	79	90	—
Mondial	75	97	—
Storming Dragon	75	88	—
A Americ Te Specso	72	89	—
Silvery Breeze	72	91	—
Sturdy Ruby	67	89	—
Lovero	66	93	—
Precision Goal	65	87	—
Ivy League	65	92	—
Top Gun	65	94	—
Uranus Star	65	80	—
Noble Pursuit	64	99	—
Victory Sky	63	94	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Precision Goal	6d ago	Quick return
Storming Dragon	14d ago	Fit
A Americ Te Specso	14d ago	Fit
Lovero	14d ago	Fit
Ivy League	14d ago	Fit
Noble Pursuit	14d ago	Fit
Cambridge	21d ago	Fit
Uranus Star	24d ago	Fit
Embraces	28d ago	Fit
Sturdy Ruby	28d ago	Fit
Victory Sky	28d ago	Fit
Silvery Breeze	35d ago	Fit
Top Gun	35d ago	Fit
Mondial	217d ago	Long break

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.