Happy Valley

12:05 ✓ Result

Yacht Club Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-14
Distance 1m55y
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £62,459
Winning Time 1m 39.98s (slow by 1.98s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Fortune Star (NZ)
51/10 Won
2nd
Incanto Star (NZ)
41/5 1.25
3rd
California Banner (IRE)
9/2F .25
4th
Smart City (AUS)
17/1 1.75
5th
Good Luck Win (AUS)
14/1 .25
6th
Noble Pursuit (NZ)
17/1 .5
7th
Glorious Journey (NZ)
26/5 1
8th
Northern Fire Ball (AUS)
20/1 .25
9th
Conspiracy Witness (AUS)
5/1 .25
10th
Harmony Galaxy (BRZ)
15/1 1.25
11th
Shinkansen (AUS)
9/1 1.75
12th
Forerunner (FR)
17/1 1.5

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (10)
Harmony Galaxy
Chestnut
J:Richard Kingscote
T:C S Shum
J:Richard Kingscote
T:C S Shum
135 t 7409-9
60
76
-
10d 0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run
2.5
Dual course winner; current wellbeing is a bit of an issue and stall 10 is not ideal
2 (11)
Noble Pursuit
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C Fownes
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C Fownes
133 t 77005-
58
74
-
22d
2
Never well positioned here last time and that could be the case again from stall 11
3 (2)
Glorious Journey
Bay
J:C Y Ho
T:F C Lor
J:C Y Ho
T:F C Lor
131 t 55412-
56
75
-
28d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
13.5
In-form 6yo who has won off a higher mark and has again dropped lucky with the draw
4 (8)
California Banner
Chestnut
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:W K Mo
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:W K Mo
121 tb 0259-0
46
74
-
13d
0
Non-runner
5 (6)
Forerunner
Chestnut
J:Maxime Guyon
T:W K Mo
J:Maxime Guyon
T:W K Mo
128 t 23960-
53
75
-
63d 0W/0P 1 run
2.7
Dual Sha Tin winner; opposable on what he's achieved in his last three races
6 (9)
Fortune Star
Grey
J:L J Ferraris
T:Mark Newnham
J:L J Ferraris
T:Mark Newnham
123 tb 22420-
48
73
-
28d 0W/0P 2 runs 0W/0P 2 runs
6
Trailed home last four weeks ago but had been knocking loudly on the door prior to that
7 (12)
Good Luck Win
Bay
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:Jimmy Ting
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:Jimmy Ting
123 tb 00095-
48
75
-
28d
0
Definite signs of returning to form last time but he's boxed even wider now
8 (4)
Incanto Star
Bay
J:Zac Purton
T:D J Hall
J:Zac Purton
T:D J Hall
122 4783-
47
67
-
35d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
3
Lacked the gears for sprinting but ran better upped to 1m here a month ago
9 (1)
Smart City
b/br
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
121 p 47780-
46
76
-
28d
0
C&D winner last summer but now struggling; in trouble when hampered last time
10 (7)
Northern Fire Ball
Brown
J:Ellis Wong(5)
T:C H Yip
J:Ellis Wong(5)
T:C H Yip
130 ht 6609-6
55
75
-
10d
1.3
Both wins have been here but over 6f and he didn't convince over 7f last time
11 (5)
Conspiracy Witness
Brown
J:Harry Bentley
T:David A Hayes
J:Harry Bentley
T:David A Hayes
118 6250-8
43
72
-
13d 0W/0P 1 run
0
Still a maiden but threatened that status when second over C&D in October when 3lb higher
12 (3)
Shinkansen
Chestnut
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Douglas Whyte
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Douglas Whyte
117 tp 57612-
41
73
-
22d
12
Second in a Class 4 here just before Christmas and that was after a layoff

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Glorious Journey
13.5
OR: 1.5 Form: 12 Odds: 0
2nd Shinkansen
12
OR: 0 Form: 12 Odds: 0
3rd Fortune Star
6
OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 0
4 Incanto Star
3
OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0
5 Forerunner
2.7
OR: 0.8 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0
6 Harmony Galaxy
2.5
OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 Noble Pursuit
2
OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 Northern Fire Ball
1.3
OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
9 California Banner
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Good Luck Win
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Smart City
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Conspiracy Witness
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Harmony Galaxy
60
76
Noble Pursuit
58
74
Glorious Journey
56
75
Northern Fire Ball
55
75
Forerunner
53
75
Fortune Star
48
73
Good Luck Win
48
75
Incanto Star
47
67
California Banner
46
74
Smart City
46
76
Conspiracy Witness
43
72
Shinkansen
41
73

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Harmony Galaxy 10d ago Quick return
Northern Fire Ball 10d ago Quick return
California Banner 13d ago Quick return
Conspiracy Witness 13d ago Quick return
Noble Pursuit 22d ago Fit
Shinkansen 22d ago Fit
Glorious Journey 28d ago Fit
Fortune Star 28d ago Fit
Good Luck Win 28d ago Fit
Smart City 28d ago Fit
Incanto Star 35d ago Fit
Forerunner 63d ago Fresh

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

Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.