Happy Valley

12:10 ✓ Result

Freesia Handicap (Class 5) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2026-04-22
Distance 1m55y
Class
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £46,711
Winning Time 1m 39.66s (slow by 1.66s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Podium (AUS)
4/1 Won
2nd
Soaring Bronco (NZ)
17/10F .75
3rd
Smiling Emperor (AUS)
16/1 1.5
4th
Verbier (FR)
27/10 2
5th
Noble Fans (AUS)
27/1 .5
6th
Casa Legend (NZ)
22/1 1.5
7th
Lucky Blessing (AUS)
66/1 0.05
8th
Sparkle And Gold (GB)
25/1 1.25
9th
Double Show (NZ)
19/1 3.75
10th
Telecom Power (AUS)
87/10 1.25
11th
Atomic Beauty (FR)
22/1 .5

Runners (14)

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
R13 (13)
Oriental Surprise
Chestnut
J:TBC
T:David A Hayes
J:
T:David A Hayes
119 tb 692598
23
55
-
7d
1.5
0-24 and best form has come over sprint trips; well held in both attempts over C&D
R14 (14)
Frantanck
Bay
J:TBC
T:P C Ng
J:
T:P C Ng
135 t 060054
39
51
-
7d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
0
On a very long losing run, but would be making his debut at Class 5 level if getting in
1 (12)
Lucky Blessing
Bay
J:Ellis Wong(3)
T:W K Mo
J:Ellis Wong(3)
T:W K Mo
133 tp 10-870
37
50
-
35d
0
Made all over C&D in November, but not matched that form since and has the outside stall
2 (9)
Soaring Bronco
Bay
J:James Orman
T:Mark Newnham
J:James Orman
T:Mark Newnham
133 050-01
37
60
-
35d
0
Dead-heated on stable debut over C&D five weeks ago, but that doesn't look strong form
3 (7)
Noble Fans
Chestnut
J:Richard Kingscote
T:J Size
J:Richard Kingscote
T:J Size
132 tb -60090
36
57
-
16d
0
Placed three times from 13 starts; plenty to prove racing beyond 7f for the first time
4 (10)
Telecom Power
Bay
J:Ethan Brown
T:Y S Tsui
J:Ethan Brown
T:Y S Tsui
132 b -63257
36
57
-
21d
3.4
1-31 in Hong Kong; should appreciate return to turf, but doesn't have the best of draws
5 (5)
Sparkle And Gold
Grey
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:C H Yip
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:C H Yip
130 t 0-0509
34
58
-
14d 0W/0P 1 run
0
Unplaced all 12 starts and yet to race beyond 7f; look elsewhere
6 (4)
Double Bingo
Bay
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
128 158-42
32
50
-
7d
0
Beaten a short head over C&D a week ago; a similar performance would give him every chance
7 (1)
Podium
Brown
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:David Eustace
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:David Eustace
128 tb 4-8467
32
54
-
14d 0W/0P 1 run
0
Both HK wins over 6f, but he has gone close over C&D on a few occasions; high on list
8 (2)
Verbier
Bay
J:Joao Moreira
T:C Fownes
J:Joao Moreira
T:C Fownes
128 tb 6-9193
32
56
-
21d
0
Course winner over 6f and 1m; has a good draw and likely to go well
9 (6)
Double Show
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:Brett Crawford
J:Karis Teetan
T:Brett Crawford
127 v 012-03
31
53
-
24d
0
Usually kept to shorter trips these days and ran poorly over C&D in January
10 (8)
Atomic Beauty
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:A S Cruz
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:A S Cruz
126 tv 053-00
30
56
-
38d
0
Dual C&D winner, but wasn't performing very well when last seen on turf; best watched
11 (3)
Smiling Emperor
Brown
J:M L Yeung
T:Jimmy Ting
J:M L Yeung
T:Jimmy Ting
126 p 0-0500
30
58
-
24d
0
C&D winner in June last year, but out of the frame in all nine outings since
12 (11)
Casa Legend
Bay
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:C W Chang
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:C W Chang
115 tb 0-0078
18
54
-
10d
0
Will need to improve on recent efforts if he is to hit the target

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Telecom Power
3.4
OR: 0 Form: 3.4 Odds: 0
2nd Oriental Surprise
1.5
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
3rd Frantanck
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
4 Lucky Blessing
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
5 Soaring Bronco
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
6 Noble Fans
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 Sparkle And Gold
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 Double Bingo
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
9 Podium
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Verbier
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Double Show
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Atomic Beauty
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Smiling Emperor
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Casa Legend
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Frantanck
39
51
Lucky Blessing
37
50
Soaring Bronco
37
60
Noble Fans
36
57
Telecom Power
36
57
Sparkle And Gold
34
58
Double Bingo
32
50
Podium
32
54
Verbier
32
56
Double Show
31
53
Atomic Beauty
30
56
Smiling Emperor
30
58
Oriental Surprise
23
55
Casa Legend
18
54

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Oriental Surprise 7d ago Quick return
Frantanck 7d ago Quick return
Double Bingo 7d ago Quick return
Casa Legend 10d ago Quick return
Sparkle And Gold 14d ago Fit
Podium 14d ago Fit
Noble Fans 16d ago Fit
Telecom Power 21d ago Fit
Verbier 21d ago Fit
Double Show 24d ago Fit
Smiling Emperor 24d ago Fit
Lucky Blessing 35d ago Fit
Soaring Bronco 35d ago Fit
Atomic Beauty 38d ago Fit

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 13 14

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