Sports Club Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Class 4) (Handicap) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Happy Valley

13:40

Date 2026-04-08

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £62,459

Winning Time 1m 9.93s (slow by 0.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Smart Fighter (NZ) Zac Purton · P F Yiu	3/1	Won
2nd	Bright Day (AUS) Britney Wong · K L Man	43/10	.5
3rd	Free Pony (AUS) James Orman · C W Chang	9/1	.75
4th	Forerunner (FR) Alexis Badel · W K Mo	16/1	.25
5th	Same To You (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · Mark Newnham	32/1	.25
6th	Find My Love (GB) Harry Bentley · Douglas Whyte	10/1	.25
7th	Monarch County (NZ) Joao Moreira · C Fownes	6/4F	.25
8th	Marvel And Gold (NZ) Jerry Chau · C H Yip	160/1	0.05
9th	A Time For Us (AUS) Brenton Avdulla · K W Lui	31/1	.25
10th	Star Figure (AUS) Andrea Atzeni · Jamie Richards	16/1	1.5
11th	Joker Orbit (AUS) Hugh Bowman · C S Shum	50/1	.75
12th	Flying Christie (AUS) Richard Kingscote · P C Ng	222/1	1.75

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)	Northern Fire Ball Brown J:TBC T:C H Yip	J: T:C H Yip	134	t	684140	60	71	-	10d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Twice close up at this track before an excusable defeat back over 5f at Sha Tin
R14 (14)	Aquaman b/br J:TBC T:C W Chang	J: T:C W Chang	118	tp	0-0037	43	69	-	38d	—	—	—	0	—	—
His third over 7f at Sha Tin two runs back is his standout piece of form
1 (10)	A Time For Us Bay J:Brenton Avdulla T:K W Lui	J:Brenton Avdulla T:K W Lui	135	tb	4-8803	60	70	-	14d	0W/1P 2 runs	0W/1P 2 runs	—	2.5	—	—
Appreciated the drop to a Class 4 last time but now has a wider draw to contend with
2 (4)	Monarch County Bay J:Joao Moreira T:C Fownes	J:Joao Moreira T:C Fownes	134	tb	779-28	59	73	-	73d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	2.3	—	—
Dual winner, once over C&D; consistent and was hampered by a wide draw last time
3 (12)	Joker Orbit Chestnut J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	J:Hugh Bowman T:C S Shum	132	tb	00-074	57	68	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	1.8	—	—
Fourth here last time but was no threat to the principals that day
4 (6)	Find My Love Bay J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	J:Harry Bentley T:Douglas Whyte	131	tb	57-648	56	71	-	38d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	1.5	—	—
Has edged his way down to a good mark and was close up on his last visit here
5 (1)	Bright Day Bay J:Britney Wong(7) T:K L Man	J:Britney Wong(7) T:K L Man	127	tv	9-0849	52	73	-	24d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	0.5	—	—
Hardly progressive and his only win in 19 came at 7f, which seems more his trip
6 (2)	Free Pony b/br J:James Orman T:C W Chang	J:James Orman T:C W Chang	127	e/s	7-7073	52	75	-	21d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	0.5	—	—
C&D winner in December off 1lb lower and latest third here was his best run for a while
7 (8)	Forerunner Chestnut J:Alexis Badel T:W K Mo	J:Alexis Badel T:W K Mo	125	tp	0-0852	50	76	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
Exposed but was a very close second over C&D four weeks ago and only 2lb higher now
8 (11)	Marvel And Gold Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C H Yip	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:C H Yip	125	t	08-806	50	67	-	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
2-2 in New Zealand but struggling in Hong Kong and was behind Free Pony the last time
9 (5)	Smart Fighter Bay J:Zac Purton T:P F Yiu	J:Zac Purton T:P F Yiu	125	—	0-9020	50	75	-	24d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	—	0	—	—
One effort of note in five runs after a break but that was here and Zac Purton rides
10 (7)	Star Figure Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:Jamie Richards	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Jamie Richards	123	—	2538-6	48	74	-	59d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
No wins in seven and has been getting going too late in his races, from 6f to 1m
11 (9)	Same To You Brown J:Lyle Hewitson T:Mark Newnham	J:Lyle Hewitson T:Mark Newnham	120	het	-74603	45	77	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3	—	—
He did well to make the frame here last time from an unpromising position
12 (3)	Flying Christie Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:P C Ng	J:Richard Kingscote T:P C Ng	117	htv	00-000	42	58	-	10d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
Well down the field in all his official races and very opposable at the minute

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Northern Fire Ball

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Same To You

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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3rd

A Time For Us

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Monarch County

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Joker Orbit

1.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Find My Love

1.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bright Day

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Free Pony

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Aquaman

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Forerunner

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Marvel And Gold

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Smart Fighter

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Star Figure

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Flying Christie

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Northern Fire Ball	60	71	—
A Time For Us	60	70	—
Monarch County	59	73	—
Joker Orbit	57	68	—
Find My Love	56	71	—
Bright Day	52	73	—
Free Pony	52	75	—
Forerunner	50	76	—
Marvel And Gold	50	67	—
Smart Fighter	50	75	—
Star Figure	48	74	—
Same To You	45	77	—
Aquaman	43	69	—
Flying Christie	42	58	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Northern Fire Ball	10d ago	Quick return
Flying Christie	10d ago	Quick return
A Time For Us	14d ago	Fit
Free Pony	21d ago	Fit
Marvel And Gold	21d ago	Fit
Bright Day	24d ago	Fit
Smart Fighter	24d ago	Fit
Joker Orbit	28d ago	Fit
Forerunner	28d ago	Fit
Same To You	28d ago	Fit
Aquaman	38d ago	Fit
Find My Love	38d ago	Fit
Star Figure	59d ago	Fresh
Monarch County	73d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Northern Fire Ball	Prominent
A Time For Us	Prominent
Find My Love	Prominent

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.