Nam Shan Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

3:15

Nam Shan Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2025-05-14

Distance 1m1f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £118,107

Runners 11

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (6)	Money Catcher br Matthew Poon · F C Lor	Matthew Poon · F C Lor	135	—	-90786	78	95	-	21d	—	—	—	7	—
Didn't run badly over C&D last month but remains without a win since early 2023
2 (11)	Rocket Spade b Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	Hugh Bowman · C Fownes	130	t	315-82	73	90	-	35d	—	—	—	5.8	—
Dual course winner this season (1m/1m1f) major player if he gets a good pace to aim at
3 (2)	Excellence Value b L J Ferraris · Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris · Mark Newnham	128	tb	-46132	71	90	-	21d	—	—	—	17.4	—
Placed twice (1m/1m1f) since opening HK account in March (1m); good chance
4 (3)	Lovero b Angus Chung(3) · A S Cruz	Angus Chung(3) · A S Cruz	128	t	590389	71	96	-	10d	—	—	—	6.8	—
Placed from awkward draw here (1m) last month but well held twice since; too unreliable
5 (7)	Cambridge b Jerry Chau(2) · P C Ng	Jerry Chau(2) · P C Ng	127	t	-09059	70	94	-	14d	—	—	—	5	—
His penultimate run was quite encouraging but he failed to build on it last time
6 (5)	Luck Is Back b K De Melo · K W Lui	K De Melo · K W Lui	124	tp	0-8000	67	87	-	21d	—	—	—	4.3	—
Unplaced all six HK starts, most recently when well down the field over C&D last month
7 (10)	Samarkand b Lyle Hewitson · David A Hayes	Lyle Hewitson · David A Hayes	122	tp	705496	65	98	-	7d	—	—	—	3.8	—
Won four times here last season (1m-1m1f) and is back on a good mark; enters calculations
8 (1)	Joy Of Spring b Alexis Badel · C Fownes	Alexis Badel · C Fownes	121	t	11-566	64	89	-	31d	—	—	—	3.5	—
Dual C&D winner; all three runs this year have been respectable; each-way claims at least
9 (4)	Chain Of Gold b Andrea Atzeni · W K Mo	Andrea Atzeni · W K Mo	120	htp	-88455	63	98	-	21d	—	—	—	3.3	—
Stayed on for fifth over C&D last month and is another 2lb lower today; a possible
10 (9)	Lean Hero b K C Leung · David A Hayes	K C Leung · David A Hayes	120	tb	0-3603	63	93	-	21d	—	—	—	3.3	—
Placed on two of four starts this season, the latter over C&D last month; same mark today
11 (8)	Without Delay ch Ben E Thompson · David Eustace	Ben E Thompson · David Eustace	119	t	15-00	62	66	-	28d	—	—	—	3	—
Finished last when among the outsiders for first two Hong Kong starts (7f/1m)

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Excellence Value

17.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 12.1 Odds: 0

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2nd

Money Catcher

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Lovero

6.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Rocket Spade

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Cambridge

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Luck Is Back

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Samarkand

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Joy Of Spring

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Chain Of Gold

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Lean Hero

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Without Delay

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Money Catcher Top Rated	78	95	—
Rocket Spade	73	90	—
Excellence Value	71	90	—
Lovero	71	96	—
Cambridge	70	94	—
Luck Is Back	67	87	—
Samarkand	65	98	—
Joy Of Spring	64	89	—
Chain Of Gold	63	98	—
Lean Hero	63	93	—
Without Delay	62	66	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Money Catcher	21d ago	Fit
Rocket Spade	35d ago	Fit
Excellence Value	21d ago	Fit
Lovero	10d ago	Quick return
Cambridge	14d ago	Fit
Luck Is Back	21d ago	Fit
Samarkand	7d ago	Quick return
Joy Of Spring	31d ago	Fit
Chain Of Gold	21d ago	Fit
Lean Hero	21d ago	Fit
Without Delay	28d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Money Catcher	Mid-Pack
Rocket Spade	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.

Going: Good

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