O'Brien Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

14:15

O'Brien Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-28

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £109,438

Winning Time 1m 47.79s (slow by 0.29s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	China Win (NZ) M L Yeung · David A Hayes	7/5F	Won
2nd	Liveandletlive (IRE) Matthew Chadwick · A S Cruz	7/2	0.1
3rd	Money Catcher (NZ) K C Leung · F C Lor	12/1	2.25
4th	Enthralled (USA) Alexis Badel · J Size	9/1	.5
5th	Charity Gain (IRE) Matthew Poon · David Eustace	11/1	.75
6th	Romantic Thor (USA) L J Ferraris · C S Shum	15/1	1
7th	Solid Win (AUS) Dylan Browne McMonagle · P F Yiu	17/1	.5
8th	Romantic Laos (NZ) Harry Bentley · W K Mo	87/1	.75
9th	Highland Rahy (USA) Maxime Guyon · K W Lui	15/1	.5
10th	Jumbo Legend (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	11/1	0.05
11th	I Can (NZ) Andrea Atzeni · P C Ng	19/1	5
12th	Morgan Success (IRE) Lyle Hewitson · Douglas Whyte	33/1	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)	Samarkand Bay J:TBC T:David A Hayes	J: T:David A Hayes	122	tp	3218-6	67	93	-	14d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	4.3	—	—
Reserve; has won five times here, but held off this mark at Class 3 level the last twice
R14 (14)	Perfect Team Brown J:TBC T:C Fownes	J: T:C Fownes	126	tb	7270-9	71	88	-	7d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Reserve; out of the frame in all 12 starts on turf in Hong Kong; look elsewhere
1 (5)	Jumbo Legend Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	J:Hugh Bowman T:C Fownes	134	tb	55067-	80	96	-	36d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
C&D winner; out of the frame in his last five starts but interesting now back in a Class 3
2 (1)	I Can Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	J:Andrea Atzeni T:P C Ng	132	ht	01468-	77	90	-	36d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	9.8	—	—
Still 5lb above last winning mark and has has never attempted this far before
3 (6)	Highland Rahy Bay J:Maxime Guyon T:K W Lui	J:Maxime Guyon T:K W Lui	131	tb	12705-	76	91	-	49d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Consistent run of form between March and September last year, but recent form not so good
4 (3)	Liveandletlive Bay J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	J:Matthew Chadwick T:A S Cruz	128	t	4322-0	73	90	-	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	5.8	—	—
Running consistently well here late last year but isn't the only front-runner in the field
5 (7)	Morgan Success Bay J:Lyle Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	J:Lyle Hewitson T:Douglas Whyte	126	p	2100-0	71	90	-	24d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Held since winning at Sha Tin last June; enough to prove on first visit to Happy Valley
6 (10)	Money Catcher Brown J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	J:K C Leung T:F C Lor	125	p	3083-1	70	95	-	17d	—	0W/1P 1 run	—	15	—	—
Up 6lb for latest C&D win, but he is well suited to this trip and could go well again
7 (11)	Romantic Thor Bay J:L J Ferraris T:C S Shum	J:L J Ferraris T:C S Shum	125	t	0660-9	70	95	-	17d	—	—	—	5	—	—
0-8 in Hong Kong and finished behind two of these at Sha Tin last time
8 (9)	Solid Win Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:P F Yiu	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:P F Yiu	124	—	1469-1	69	89	-	21d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
Won over 1m here three weeks ago, but up 6lb and still has stamina to prove
9 (12)	Enthralled Bay J:Alexis Badel T:J Size	J:Alexis Badel T:J Size	119	—	0545-7	64	94	-	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	3.5	—	—
Needs a solid pace to aim at over this trip but looking at the opposition that is possible
10 (2)	Charity Gain Bay J:Matthew Poon T:David Eustace	J:Matthew Poon T:David Eustace	118	t	37350-	63	95	-	36d	—	—	—	5.4	—	—
C&D winner; not proving the most consistent, but is on a good mark if producing his best
11 (8)	Romantic Laos Bay J:Harry Bentley T:W K Mo	J:Harry Bentley T:W K Mo	118	tp	4500-0	63	92	-	21d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
7lb below his last winning mark, but recent efforts have been modest
12 (4)	China Win Bay J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	J:M L Yeung T:David A Hayes	115	—	0462-1	60	87	-	17d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Off the mark at Sha Tin last time; more needed off 9lb higher and raised to Class 3 level

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Money Catcher

OR: 5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Solid Win

14.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

China Win

12.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Highland Rahy

OR: 6.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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I Can

9.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Jumbo Legend

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Liveandletlive

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Charity Gain

5.4

OR: 3.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Perfect Team

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Morgan Success

5.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Romantic Thor

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Samarkand

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Enthralled

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Romantic Laos

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jumbo Legend	80	96	—
I Can	77	90	—
Highland Rahy	76	91	—
Liveandletlive	73	90	—
Perfect Team	71	88	—
Morgan Success	71	90	—
Money Catcher	70	95	—
Romantic Thor	70	95	—
Solid Win	69	89	—
Samarkand	67	93	—
Enthralled	64	94	—
Charity Gain	63	95	—
Romantic Laos	63	92	—
China Win	60	87	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Perfect Team	7d ago	Quick return
Samarkand	14d ago	Fit
Liveandletlive	17d ago	Fit
Money Catcher	17d ago	Fit
Romantic Thor	17d ago	Fit
Enthralled	17d ago	Fit
China Win	17d ago	Fit
Solid Win	21d ago	Fit
Romantic Laos	21d ago	Fit
Morgan Success	24d ago	Fit
Jumbo Legend	36d ago	Fit
I Can	36d ago	Fit
Charity Gain	36d ago	Fit
Highland Rahy	49d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Highland Rahy	Front Runner
Liveandletlive	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 14 runners classified.