Southorn Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf) (Div I) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

13:45

Southorn Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf) (Div I)

Date 2026-01-28

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £99,295

Winning Time 1m 9.32s (fast by 0.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Romantic Son (AUS) Dylan Browne McMonagle · David A Hayes	9/2	Won
2nd	Lucky Planet (AUS) Matthew Poon · W K Mo	41/5	.5
3rd	Perfect General (AUS) C Y Ho · C Fownes	42/10	.5
4th	Symbol Of Strength (IRE) L J Ferraris · F C Lor	12/1	.25
5th	Spirit Of Peace (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · J Size	17/5F	0.05
6th	Another Zonda (AUS) Maxime Guyon · Y S Tsui	19/5	.75
7th	Wings Of War (IRE) Brenton Avdulla · Douglas Whyte	14/1	.5
8th	Beauty Glory (GB) Angus Chung · A S Cruz	66/1	.25
9th	Gracious Express (IRE) Ellis Wong · P F Yiu	12/1	.75
10th	Gazeley (GB) Lyle Hewitson · K W Lui	63/1	.25
11th	Goldentronicmighty (AUS) M L Yeung · Jamie Richards	22/1	1.25
12th	Double Money (AUS) H T Mo · C S Shum	61/1	10.5

Runners (13)

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)	Tourbillon Prince Brown J:TBC T:C W Chang	J: T:C W Chang	128	tp	8000-7	72	90	-	10d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	5.5	—	—
Reserve; all five Hong Kong wins have come over 7f/1m; plenty to prove down at this trip
1 (11)	Gracious Express Bay J:Ellis Wong(6) T:P F Yiu	J:Ellis Wong(6) T:P F Yiu	134	tv	25166-	79	88	-	39d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
C&D winner; return to this trip shouldn't be a problem but his wide draw is
2 (5)	Wings Of War Grey J:Brenton Avdulla T:Douglas Whyte	J:Brenton Avdulla T:Douglas Whyte	128	b	5468-6	72	89	-	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	5.5	—	—
3lb below last winning mark and better drawn than his has been of late; each-way shout
3 (1)	Romantic Son Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:David A Hayes	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:David A Hayes	127	p	0515-7	71	91	-	27d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Has the inside stall as he did when winning over C&D in November; one for the shortlist
4 (4)	Symbol Of Strength Bay J:L J Ferraris T:F C Lor	J:L J Ferraris T:F C Lor	127	—	0405-6	71	88	-	14d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	—	5.3	—	—
2-4 in Britain but unplaced in all six Hong Kong starts; others make greater appeal
5 (10)	Lucky Planet Bay J:Matthew Poon T:W K Mo	J:Matthew Poon T:W K Mo	124	tb	3063-1	68	86	-	14d	0W/0P 2 runs	0W/0P 2 runs	—	14.5	—	—
Four wins have all come at Class 4 level; has something to prove and is drawn wide
6 (6)	Perfect General Bay J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	J:C Y Ho T:C Fownes	124	het	5614-1	68	84	-	21d	—	—	—	14.5	—	—
Has won two of his last three starts over C&D; should again make his presence felt
7 (9)	Double Money Bay J:H T Mo(2) T:C S Shum	J:H T Mo(2) T:C S Shum	123	—	141-	67	-	-	362d	—	—	—	19.3	—	—
2-3 in Australia; satisfactory in a recent barrier trial; plenty more will be needed
8 (2)	Another Zonda Brown J:Maxime Guyon T:Y S Tsui	J:Maxime Guyon T:Y S Tsui	120	b	836-06	64	88	-	7d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	3.5	—	—
Reserve; won twice last year but has something to prove back over this trip
9 (12)	Beauty Glory Bay J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Angus Chung(2) T:A S Cruz	118	t	4817-0	62	87	-	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3	—	—
Well held at this level the last twice; has plenty on back in trip from the outside stall
10 (3)	Gazeley Bay J:Lyle Hewitson T:K W Lui	J:Lyle Hewitson T:K W Lui	118	—	1/09-	62	80	-	211d	—	—	—	10	—	—
1-1 in Britain but well held in both Hong Kong starts last year; enough to prove
11 (8)	Goldentronicmighty Brown J:M L Yeung T:Jamie Richards	J:M L Yeung T:Jamie Richards	118	tb	189-24	62	88	-	10d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	3	—	—
Three wins at Sha Tin last year, but visits Happy Valley for the first time
12 (7)	Spirit Of Peace Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	118	—	6309-4	62	91	-	21d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Mostly seen over further since winning over C&D a year ago, but ran well over 6f last time

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Double Money

19.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 15 Odds: 0

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2nd

Lucky Planet

14.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Perfect General

14.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Gracious Express

13.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 6 Odds: 0

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Gazeley

OR: 3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Tourbillon Prince

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wings Of War

5.5

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Romantic Son

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Symbol Of Strength

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Another Zonda

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Beauty Glory

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Goldentronicmighty

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Spirit Of Peace

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gracious Express	79	88	—
Tourbillon Prince	72	90	—
Wings Of War	72	89	—
Romantic Son	71	91	—
Symbol Of Strength	71	88	—
Lucky Planet	68	86	—
Perfect General	68	84	—
Double Money	67	—	—
Another Zonda	64	88	—
Beauty Glory	62	87	—
Gazeley	62	80	—
Goldentronicmighty	62	88	—
Spirit Of Peace	62	91	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Another Zonda	7d ago	Quick return
Tourbillon Prince	10d ago	Quick return
Goldentronicmighty	10d ago	Quick return
Symbol Of Strength	14d ago	Fit
Lucky Planet	14d ago	Fit
Wings Of War	21d ago	Fit
Perfect General	21d ago	Fit
Beauty Glory	21d ago	Fit
Spirit Of Peace	21d ago	Fit
Romantic Son	27d ago	Fit
Gracious Express	39d ago	Fit
Gazeley	211d ago	Long break
Double Money	362d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Lucky Planet	Front Runner
Beauty Glory	Front Runner
Gracious Express	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 13 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

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