Happy Valley

12:40 ✓ Result

Geranium Handicap (Class 4) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2026-04-22
Distance 1m55y
Class
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £62,459
Winning Time 1m 40.42s (slow by 2.42s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Shooting To Top (AUS)
26/5 Won
2nd
Glorious Journey (NZ)
67/10 0.1
3rd
Sure Joyful (NZ)
22/1 0.05
4th
Our Lucky Glory (BRZ)
10/1 1
5th
Fortune Star (NZ)
49/10F 1
6th
Star Elegance (IRE)
32/5 .25
7th
Apolar Fighter (AUS)
40/1 1.5
8th
Vermilion Tempest (AUS)
9/1 1
9th
To Infinity (NZ)
16/1 .5
10th
Yiu Cheung Victory (AUS)
59/10 1
11th
Gazeley (GB)
50/1 1.5
12th
Good Luck Win (AUS)
11/2 14.5

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)
Joltin
Bay
J:TBC
T:David A Hayes
J:
T:David A Hayes
135 p 1-8000
59
73
-
21d
9.3
Hasn't beaten many in four local outings, but will be dropping in grade if he gets a run
R14 (14)
Beauty Viva
Bay
J:TBC
T:A S Cruz
J:
T:A S Cruz
133 tp 295917
57
72
-
14d 1W/1P 2 runs 1W/1P 2 runs
8.8
Won over C&D last month, but behind a couple of these back here next time; cheekpieces on
1 (5)
Glorious Journey
Bay
J:C Y Ho
T:F C Lor
J:C Y Ho
T:F C Lor
134 t 2-7429
58
68
-
28d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
5.5
Dual C&D winner; still 9b higher than when last successful; will need to be at his best
2 (8)
Gazeley
Bay
J:L J Ferraris
T:K W Lui
J:L J Ferraris
T:K W Lui
131 09-000
55
67
-
52d
1.3
Well beaten in all five local outings over 5f-7f but won his only start in Britain over 1m
3 (11)
Vermilion Tempest
Bay
J:Joao Moreira
T:C Fownes
J:Joao Moreira
T:C Fownes
130 t 9-6060
54
71
-
14d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
1
Out of the frame in six starts in Hong Kong; the draw hasn't been kind
4 (6)
Fortune Star
Grey
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Mark Newnham
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Mark Newnham
128 tb -14764
52
70
-
14d 0W/0P 2 runs 0W/0P 2 runs
2.5
Won over C&D in January; has run well enough since to think this mark may be within range
5 (7)
Shooting To Top
Chestnut
J:Ethan Brown
T:W K Mo
J:Ethan Brown
T:W K Mo
126 tb 76
50
65
-
35d
0
Midfield in both starts last month; still unexposed, but does need to take a step forward
6 (1)
Star Elegance
Chestnut
J:K C Leung
T:Douglas Whyte
J:K C Leung
T:Douglas Whyte
124 b 80-028
48
69
-
28d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
0
Never threatened here last time, but beaten a neck the time before; worth another chance
7 (9)
Sure Joyful
Bay
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:P F Yiu
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:P F Yiu
124 t 0-7896
48
72
-
49d
0
Three wins over C&D and 10lb lower than for the latest, but for good reason
8 (2)
To Infinity
Bay
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Jamie Richards
J:Lyle Hewitson
T:Jamie Richards
122 b 083909
46
73
-
7d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
0.9
Seven C&D wins and 1lb lower than for the latest; better drawn than he has been lately
9 (3)
Yiu Cheung Victory
Bay
J:Alexis Badel
T:C H Yip
J:Alexis Badel
T:C H Yip
121 107853
45
73
-
14d 0W/1P 2 runs 0W/1P 2 runs
3
C&D winner; had a couple of these behind when third here a fortnight ago; each-way claims
10 (10)
Apolar Fighter
Bay
J:Richard Kingscote
T:David Eustace
J:Richard Kingscote
T:David Eustace
120 tb 21-008
44
69
-
24d
0
Record over C&D in Class 5 company in autumn read 121, but enough to prove at this level
11 (12)
Our Lucky Glory
Chestnut
J:Karis Teetan
T:W Y So
J:Karis Teetan
T:W Y So
118 t 333-03
42
74
-
28d 0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run
0
Has made the frame on several occasions over C&D, but not drawn to advantage
12 (4)
Good Luck Win
Bay
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:Jimmy Ting
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:Jimmy Ting
116 tp 5-5786
40
72
-
35d
0
Unplaced 13 times since his latest success just over a year ago; cheekpieces on

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Joltin
9.3
OR: 2.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0
2nd Beauty Viva
8.8
OR: 1.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0
3rd Glorious Journey
5.5
OR: 2 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0
4 Yiu Cheung Victory
3
OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0
5 Fortune Star
2.5
OR: 0.5 Form: 2 Odds: 0
6 Gazeley
1.3
OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 Vermilion Tempest
1
OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 To Infinity
0.9
OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0
9 Shooting To Top
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Star Elegance
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Sure Joyful
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Apolar Fighter
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Our Lucky Glory
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Good Luck Win
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Joltin
59
73
Glorious Journey
58
68
Beauty Viva
57
72
Gazeley
55
67
Vermilion Tempest
54
71
Fortune Star
52
70
Shooting To Top
50
65
Star Elegance
48
69
Sure Joyful
48
72
To Infinity
46
73
Yiu Cheung Victory
45
73
Apolar Fighter
44
69
Our Lucky Glory
42
74
Good Luck Win
40
72

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
To Infinity 7d ago Quick return
Beauty Viva 14d ago Fit
Vermilion Tempest 14d ago Fit
Fortune Star 14d ago Fit
Yiu Cheung Victory 14d ago Fit
Joltin 21d ago Fit
Apolar Fighter 24d ago Fit
Glorious Journey 28d ago Fit
Star Elegance 28d ago Fit
Our Lucky Glory 28d ago Fit
Shooting To Top 35d ago Fit
Good Luck Win 35d ago Fit
Sure Joyful 49d ago Fresh
Gazeley 52d ago Fresh

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.