Monaco Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

13:05

Monaco Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-14

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £62,459

Winning Time 1m 9.84s (slow by 0.14s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Winning Money (AUS) Zac Purton · K W Lui	17/5	Won
2nd	Dan Attack (AUS) Hugh Bowman · Douglas Whyte	14/5F	0.3
3rd	Great Spirit (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · C H Yip	74/10	0.3
4th	Same To You (AUS) Alexis Badel · Mark Newnham	32/1	.5
5th	Sky Cap (AUS) Ellis Wong · C Fownes	19/1	0.05
6th	Rewarding Buddy (AUS) K C Leung · F C Lor	47/10	.75
7th	Free Pony (AUS) James Orman · C W Chang	13/1	1.25
8th	Packing King (NZ) L J Ferraris · P C Ng	31/5	1
9th	Thousand Cups (AUS) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	39/1	1.5
10th	Leather Goods (NZ) Jerry Chau · K L Man	22/1	1.75
11th	Sky Phoenix (AUS) Karis Teetan · Brett Crawford	38/1	0.3
12th	Awesome Treasure (NZ) Lyle Hewitson · David A Hayes	19/1	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)	Win Method Bay J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	123	tb	00717-	47	70	-	35d	1W/1P 1 run	—	—	7	—	—
C&D winner in November and didn't run badly from tough draw last month
R14 (14)	Fortune Whiskey Bay J:TBC T:David Eustace	J: T:David Eustace	133	tb	0203-8	56	72	-	7d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	1.5	—	—
Placed on two of five starts this season but has become inconsistent
1 (5)	Free Pony b/br J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	133	e/s	94317-	56	69	-	22d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	10	—	—
Came good in Hong Kong last month and had tough draw when midfield off new mark
2 (9)	Sky Cap Chestnut J:Ellis Wong(5) T:C Fownes	J:Ellis Wong(5) T:C Fownes	133	tb	87300-	56	72	-	18d	1W/2P 2 runs	1W/2P 2 runs	—	3	—	—
Well down the field on both starts this season and needs to turn things around
3 (4)	Leather Goods Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:K L Man	129	tb	7-	52	62	-	63d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	0.5	—	—
Made fairly encouraging debut over C&D in November but needs a step forward today
4 (1)	Packing King Bay J:L J Ferraris T:P C Ng	J:L J Ferraris T:P C Ng	129	—	V6-	52	64	-	25d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Shaped well over 7f on debut and has the plum inside draw today
5 (2)	Sky Phoenix Bay J:Karis Teetan T:Brett Crawford	J:Karis Teetan T:Brett Crawford	129	—	0-	52	22	-	87d	—	—	—	0.5	—	—
Always in rear when a 69-1 outsider for debut at Sha Tin in October; now with new stable
6 (6)	Awesome Treasure Bay J:Lyle Hewitson T:David A Hayes	J:Lyle Hewitson T:David A Hayes	128	t	08541-	51	69	-	22d	—	—	—	10.3	—	—
Made all to exploit much reduced mark last month but is patently not the force of old
7 (3)	Rewarding Buddy Bay J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	127	—	72522-	50	68	-	22d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Runner-up over C&D on three of his last four appearances; likely contender from stall 3
8 (8)	Dan Attack Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	J:Hugh Bowman T:Douglas Whyte	126	—	31413-	49	69	-	49d	—	—	—	13.6	—	—
Resurgent 7yo who has won twice over C&D this season; probably in the mix again
9 (7)	Great Spirit Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:C H Yip	J:Andrea Atzeni T:C H Yip	126	p	78424-	49	73	-	25d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	3.5	—	—
Made the frame three consecutive times over this trip at Sha Tin towards end of last year
10 (10)	Same To You Brown J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	J:Alexis Badel T:Mark Newnham	126	het	1694-7	49	71	-	13d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has not kicked on from Sha Tin win in September and has wide draw today
11 (12)	Winning Money Bay J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	J:Zac Purton T:K W Lui	126	h	20233-	49	71	-	22d	—	—	—	8.6	—	—
Placed three times in a row over C&D in late 2025; outside draw a big negative today
12 (11)	Thousand Cups b/br J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	118	t	09603-	41	70	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3	—	—
Ran big race from the front over C&D last month but wide draw makes things awkward

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Dan Attack

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 13.6 Odds: 0

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2nd

Awesome Treasure

10.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Free Pony

OR: 1.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Rewarding Buddy

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Winning Money

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 8.6 Odds: 0

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Win Method

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Great Spirit

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Sky Cap

OR: 1.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Thousand Cups

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Fortune Whiskey

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Leather Goods

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Packing King

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Sky Phoenix

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Same To You

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fortune Whiskey	56	72	—
Free Pony	56	69	—
Sky Cap	56	72	—
Leather Goods	52	62	—
Packing King	52	64	—
Sky Phoenix	52	22	—
Awesome Treasure	51	69	—
Rewarding Buddy	50	68	—
Dan Attack	49	69	—
Great Spirit	49	73	—
Same To You	49	71	—
Winning Money	49	71	—
Win Method	47	70	—
Thousand Cups	41	70	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fortune Whiskey	7d ago	Quick return
Same To You	13d ago	Quick return
Sky Cap	18d ago	Fit
Free Pony	22d ago	Fit
Awesome Treasure	22d ago	Fit
Rewarding Buddy	22d ago	Fit
Winning Money	22d ago	Fit
Packing King	25d ago	Fit
Great Spirit	25d ago	Fit
Thousand Cups	28d ago	Fit
Win Method	35d ago	Fit
Dan Attack	49d ago	Fresh
Leather Goods	63d ago	Fresh
Sky Phoenix	87d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Free Pony	Mid-Pack
Leather Goods	Mid-Pack
Same To You	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 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.