Lark Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

12:10

Lark Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2025-12-17

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £67,407

Runners 14

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
R13 (13)	Glorious Ryder b TBC · David Eustace	· David Eustace	121	tb	00830	46	69	-	35d	—	—	—	2.1	—
Addition of blinkers appeared to make a big difference when he posted a new personal best when third over this C&D in October but failed to build on that run last time.
R14 (14)	California Sun b TBC · W K Mo	· W K Mo	120	tp	4000	45	72	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—
Finished a fair fourth on his career debut (7f, Sha Tin) in May but none of his three runs since have given much cause for optimism.
1 (9)	Top Time b Zac Purton · W Y So	Zac Purton · W Y So	135	—	182352	60	73	-	28d	—	—	—	10.5	—
C&D winner off an 8lb lower mark in April; has run four solid races in defeat this season and is now 7lb better for the 1.5l Glorious Journey beat him by over this C&D four weeks ago.
2 (3)	Glorious Journey b C Y Ho · F C Lor	C Y Ho · F C Lor	131	t	075541	56	77	-	28d	—	—	—	11.5	—
Bounced back to form to snap a 19-month losing run with a 1.5l defeat of Top Time over C&D four weeks ago; is now 7lb worse off with the runner-up but score off a 4lb higher mark in 2024.
3 (12)	Colourful Knight b Angus Chung(2) · C S Shum	Angus Chung(2) · C S Shum	128	tb	-00000	53	59	-	28d	—	—	—	0.8	—
Has finished last or second-last in all five local outings; addition of blinkers here is unlikely to make much difference.
4 (10)	Fighting Machine br Maxime Guyon · P C Ng	Maxime Guyon · P C Ng	128	b	800699	53	75	-	38d	—	—	—	0.8	—
Has been a long way below his best in recent appearances and gives the impression that he is ideally suited by dirt these days.
5 (4)	Made For Life br/bl Brenton Avdulla · Mark Newnham	Brenton Avdulla · Mark Newnham	127	—	4	52	69	-	24d	—	—	—	0.5	—
Raced prominently before failing to find any extra in the closing stages when 2l fourth as the 13-10 favourite on his Sha Tin 6f debut 24 days ago; no reason why he shouldn't run another big race today.
6 (6)	California Moxie b Hugh Bowman · A S Cruz	Hugh Bowman · A S Cruz	125	tb	139906	50	71	-	28d	—	—	—	0.6	—
Went up by 16lb following back-to-back C&D triumphs in April/May; all three starts this season suggest that he needs some respite from the handicapper.
7 (5)	Up With Charm b K C Leung · K L Man	K C Leung · K L Man	124	hb	009096	49	69	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—
Achieved the best finish of his seven-race career when sixth of 12 over 6f here in first-time blinkers four weeks ago; was still beaten by 5.5l and no firm evidence that this longer trip will suit.
8 (2)	Smart City b/br Hollie Doyle · P F Yiu	Hollie Doyle · P F Yiu	123	tv	914778	48	76	-	28d	—	—	—	2	—
C&D victor off 5lb lower mark in June; sent off favourite but well behind Glorious Journey and Top Time on latest run so looks up against it here.
9 (7)	Iconical b Andrea Atzeni · Jamie Richards	Andrea Atzeni · Jamie Richards	122	t	155508	47	74	-	21d	—	—	—	0	—
Likely front-runner who has not got to within 3l of the winner in five tries since a comfortable C&D triumph off a 1lb lower mark in April; should be fitter now than when returning from a five-month absence last time.
10 (8)	Superb Guy b Jerry Chau(2) · K W Lui	Jerry Chau(2) · K W Lui	122	—	068030	46	68	-	10d	—	—	—	2.1	—
Much his best effort from six career starts was a 1.25l third over 7f at Sha Tin on his penultimate run; failed to build on that last time but this longer trip and switch to Happy Valley could bring improvement.
11 (1)	Happy Action ch M L Yeung · David A Hayes	M L Yeung · David A Hayes	118	tb	097254	43	70	-	32d	—	—	—	2.5	—
Had not showed much in four turf starts prior to three much better displays on dirt in his most recent outings; unclear if he can convert that progress on turf with blinkers replacing cheekpieces.
12 (11)	Metal King b Matthew Poon · Jimmy Ting	Matthew Poon · Jimmy Ting	116	tp	007984	40	75	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—
Took a small step forward when finishing a career best 2.75l fourth as a 38-1 chance over this C&D four weeks ago; may continue that progression here off a 1lb lower mark.

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Glorious Journey

11.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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2nd

Top Time

10.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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3rd

Happy Action

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Glorious Ryder

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Superb Guy

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Smart City

OR: 0 Form: 2 Odds: 0

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Colourful Knight

0.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Fighting Machine

0.8

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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California Moxie

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Made For Life

0.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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California Sun

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Up With Charm

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Iconical

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Metal King

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Top Time Top Rated	60	73	—
Glorious Journey	56	77	—
Colourful Knight	53	59	—
Fighting Machine	53	75	—
Made For Life	52	69	—
California Moxie	50	71	—
Up With Charm	49	69	—
Smart City	48	76	—
Iconical	47	74	—
Glorious Ryder	46	69	—
Superb Guy	46	68	—
California Sun	45	72	—
Happy Action	43	70	—
Metal King	40	75	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Glorious Ryder	35d ago	Fit
California Sun	21d ago	Fit
Top Time	28d ago	Fit
Glorious Journey	28d ago	Fit
Colourful Knight	28d ago	Fit
Fighting Machine	38d ago	Fit
Made For Life	24d ago	Fit
California Moxie	28d ago	Fit
Up With Charm	28d ago	Fit
Smart City	28d ago	Fit
Iconical	21d ago	Fit
Superb Guy	10d ago	Quick return
Happy Action	32d ago	Fit
Metal King	28d ago	Fit

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