Lavender Handicap (Class 4) (Course B) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

13:10

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

Date 2026-04-22

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £62,459

Winning Time 1m 10.15s (slow by 0.45s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Vigor Eye (NZ) Zac Purton · David A Hayes	13/10F	Won
2nd	Captain Link (AUS) Joao Moreira · C Fownes	47/1	0.1
3rd	Young Arrow (AUS) Ethan Brown · Douglas Whyte	73/10	0.2
4th	Leading Agility (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · C S Shum	58/10	.25
5th	Lucky McQueen (AUS) Matthew Poon · W K Mo	7/2	.5
6th	Jolly Companion (AUS) C Y Ho · K L Man	9/1	.5
7th	Flying Sniper (NZ) Hugh Bowman · D J Hall	14/1	.5
8th	Yeux De Lifeline (FR) Andrea Atzeni · J Size	16/1	.25
9th	Kwai Chung Talents (AUS) M L Yeung · C W Chang	78/1	.75
10th	Solar River (AUS) Alexis Badel · Jimmy Ting	33/1	.75
11th	Zhou Gongjin (AUS) Britney Wong · Brett Crawford	125/1	4.75
12th	Lucky Xander (AUS) Richard Kingscote · P F Yiu	158/1	1.25

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)	Tactical Command Bay J:TBC T:Mark Newnham	J: T:Mark Newnham	127	b	-89296	52	74	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3	—	—
3lb lower than for the latest of his four C&D wins last July; could play a part
1 (3)	Young Arrow Bay J:Ethan Brown T:Douglas Whyte	J:Ethan Brown T:Douglas Whyte	135	p	2-0087	60	74	-	21d	—	—	—	6	—	—
Won over C&D in May last year in his only previous start at Class 4 level; high on list
2 (5)	Captain Link Bay J:Joao Moreira T:C Fownes	J:Joao Moreira T:C Fownes	130	tb	0-0000	55	63	-	35d	—	—	—	1.3	—	—
Yet to get going in five starts in Hong Kong; others preferred
3 (12)	Lucky McQueen Bay J:Matthew Poon T:W K Mo	J:Matthew Poon T:W K Mo	127	ht	-83414	52	72	-	14d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	8.4	—	—
Has a good record over this C&D (214), but he has been lumbered with the outside stall
4 (4)	Jolly Companion Bay J:C Y Ho T:K L Man	J:C Y Ho T:K L Man	126	tb	-12955	51	71	-	21d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3.8	—	—
Still 7lb higher than when winning over C&D in January, but is better drawn than of late
5 (10)	Lucky Xander Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:P F Yiu	J:Richard Kingscote T:P F Yiu	126	—	0-0000	51	71	-	45d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Regressive in eight starts in Hong Kong; opposable from his high draw
6 (2)	Vigor Eye Bay J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	J:Zac Purton T:David A Hayes	126	p	34-392	51	75	-	24d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
0-5; beaten a head at Sha Tin last month; holds more compelling claims than most
7 (11)	Flying Sniper Bay J:Hugh Bowman T:D J Hall	J:Hugh Bowman T:D J Hall	125	—	75	50	67	-	10d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Not without promise in two starts at Sha Tin, but the draw is likely to make things tricky
8 (8)	Kwai Chung Talents b/br J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	J:M L Yeung T:C W Chang	123	—	086	48	64	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
A little ability in his last two starts over C&D, but more is needed to get competitive
9 (6)	Leading Agility b/br J:Lyle Hewitson T:C S Shum	J:Lyle Hewitson T:C S Shum	123	ht	37-94	48	72	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	0	—	—
Fourth on stable debut over C&D four weeks ago; each-way claims if building on that
10 (1)	Yeux De Lifeline Bay J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	J:Andrea Atzeni T:J Size	119	tb	00-76	44	65	-	84d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Out of the frame in four starts; the plum draw the only real cause for optimism
11 (9)	Solar River Bay J:Alexis Badel T:Jimmy Ting	J:Alexis Badel T:Jimmy Ting	116	tp	63380-	41	73	-	280d	—	—	—	2.4	—	—
0-11; off 280 days and will need to do much better than in his recent trials
12 (7)	Zhou Gongjin Bay J:Britney Wong(7) T:Brett Crawford	J:Britney Wong(7) T:Brett Crawford	115	b	700-00	40	60	-	70d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has beaten a total of three rivals in five starts over 5f-1m; look elsewhere

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Lucky McQueen

8.4

OR: 0.5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Young Arrow

OR: 2.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Jolly Companion

3.8

OR: 0.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Tactical Command

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Solar River

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0

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Captain Link

1.3

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lucky Xander

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Vigor Eye

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Flying Sniper

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Kwai Chung Talents

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Leading Agility

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Yeux De Lifeline

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Zhou Gongjin

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Young Arrow	60	74	—
Captain Link	55	63	—
Tactical Command	52	74	—
Lucky McQueen	52	72	—
Jolly Companion	51	71	—
Lucky Xander	51	71	—
Vigor Eye	51	75	—
Flying Sniper	50	67	—
Kwai Chung Talents	48	64	—
Leading Agility	48	72	—
Yeux De Lifeline	44	65	—
Solar River	41	73	—
Zhou Gongjin	40	60	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flying Sniper	10d ago	Quick return
Tactical Command	14d ago	Fit
Lucky McQueen	14d ago	Fit
Young Arrow	21d ago	Fit
Jolly Companion	21d ago	Fit
Vigor Eye	24d ago	Fit
Kwai Chung Talents	28d ago	Fit
Leading Agility	28d ago	Fit
Captain Link	35d ago	Fit
Lucky Xander	45d ago	Fit
Zhou Gongjin	70d ago	Fresh
Yeux De Lifeline	84d ago	Fresh
Solar River	280d ago	Long break

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.