Mercury Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

10:40

Mercury Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2025-12-23

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £50,412

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)	Rich Horse Bay J:Reserve T:D J Hall	J:Reserve T:D J Hall	129	—	760090	34	57	-	20d	—	—	—	0	—	—
R14 (14)	Podium Brown J:Reserve T:David Eustace	J:Reserve T:David Eustace	132	tb	080314	37	53	-	13d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	8.5	—	—
1 (8)	Blazing Beam Bay J:L J Ferraris T:Jimmy Ting	J:L J Ferraris T:Jimmy Ting	135	tb	089900	40	54	-	27d	—	—	—	0	—	—
2 (11)	General Smart Brown J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	135	tp	000096	40	53	-	20d	—	—	—	0	—	—
3 (2)	Nebraskan Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	J:Brenton Avdulla T:J Size	135	tb	730337	40	56	-	34d	—	—	—	4.2	—	—
4 (6)	Robot Knight Chestnut J:Ellis Wong(5) T:K L Man	J:Ellis Wong(5) T:K L Man	135	t	033007	40	56	-	23d	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
5 (12)	Happy Boys Brown J:Zac Purton T:Mark Newnham	J:Zac Purton T:Mark Newnham	133	—	586765	38	58	-	20d	—	—	—	0	—	—
6 (4)	Sky Song Brown J:Lyle Hewitson T:C Fownes	J:Lyle Hewitson T:C Fownes	131	tv	535024	36	56	-	6d	—	—	—	4.1	—	—
7 (5)	Team Happy Bay J:Karis Teetan T:P C Ng	J:Karis Teetan T:P C Ng	129	tb	356028	34	55	-	23d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3.5	—	—
8 (1)	Woodfire Champ Bay J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	129	v	848140	34	51	-	62d	—	—	—	5	—	—
9 (7)	Brilliant Fire Chestnut J:David Probert T:Douglas Whyte	J:David Probert T:Douglas Whyte	127	tb	-09709	32	53	-	27d	—	—	—	0	—	—
10 (3)	Concorde Star Bay J:James Orman T:Y S Tsui	J:James Orman T:Y S Tsui	124	t	0-0809	29	54	-	65d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
11 (10)	Sonic Boom Brown J:Harry Bentley T:W K Mo	J:Harry Bentley T:W K Mo	119	tv	352733	24	58	-	27d	—	—	—	6.6	—	—
12 (9)	Ever Smart Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:F C Lor	J:Hollie Doyle T:F C Lor	115	t	595773	20	59	-	20d	—	—	—	3	—	—

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Podium

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Sonic Boom

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Woodfire Champ

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Nebraskan

4.2

OR: 0 Form: 4.2 Odds: 0

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Sky Song

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0

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Team Happy

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Ever Smart

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Robot Knight

1.5

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Rich Horse

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Blazing Beam

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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General Smart

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Happy Boys

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Brilliant Fire

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Concorde Star

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Blazing Beam	40	54	—
General Smart	40	53	—
Nebraskan	40	56	—
Robot Knight	40	56	—
Happy Boys	38	58	—
Podium	37	53	—
Sky Song	36	56	—
Rich Horse	34	57	—
Team Happy	34	55	—
Woodfire Champ	34	51	—
Brilliant Fire	32	53	—
Concorde Star	29	54	—
Sonic Boom	24	58	—
Ever Smart	20	59	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sky Song	6d ago	Quick return
Podium	13d ago	Quick return
Rich Horse	20d ago	Fit
General Smart	20d ago	Fit
Happy Boys	20d ago	Fit
Ever Smart	20d ago	Fit
Robot Knight	23d ago	Fit
Team Happy	23d ago	Fit
Blazing Beam	27d ago	Fit
Brilliant Fire	27d ago	Fit
Sonic Boom	27d ago	Fit
Nebraskan	34d ago	Fit
Woodfire Champ	62d ago	Fresh
Concorde Star	65d ago	Fresh

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.