The January Cup (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Happy Valley

1:40

Date 2026-01-14

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £224,214

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (11)	Beauty Joy ch Brenton Avdulla · A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla · A S Cruz	135	t	33978-	113	123	-	31d	—	—	—	17.3	—
Veteran; not far off career-best form when placed in Group 2 this season; contender
2 (1)	Chancheng Glory br Maxime Guyon · K W Lui	Maxime Guyon · K W Lui	131	b	62076-	109	126	-	31d	—	—	—	16.3	—
Won 1m1f Group 3 handicap at Sha Tin last season but needs to better recent efforts
3 (9)	Moments In Time ch Zac Purton · C S Shum	Zac Purton · C S Shum	128	t	95307-	106	127	-	31d	—	—	—	15.5	—
Placed in Group 3 handicap in November and subsequent defeats can be overlooked; a player
4 (12)	Helene Feeling b Hugh Bowman · C S Shum	Hugh Bowman · C S Shum	125	tb	70411-	103	121	-	22d	—	—	—	30.3	—
Ended 2025 with two course wins; has career-high mark and outside draw today, though
5 (3)	Ensued b Andrea Atzeni · J Size	Andrea Atzeni · J Size	123	e/s	80069-	102	129	-	31d	—	—	—	13	—
Yet to strike form this season and has more to prove than some of these
6 (8)	Hong Lok Golf b Harry Bentley · W Y So	Harry Bentley · W Y So	123	t	11361-	102	121	-	45d	—	—	—	29.5	—
Very progressive 5yo with 7-10 strike-rate; upped from 1m for first Group race; respected
7 (5)	Encountered br Karis Teetan · Brett Crawford	Karis Teetan · Brett Crawford	123	—	02319-	101	124	-	52d	—	—	—	22.8	—
Won 1m1f Group 3 handicap in November but others look better handicapped today
8 (7)	Speed Dragon b Lyle Hewitson · K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson · K W Lui	117	b	12164-	93	117	-	35d	—	—	—	19.3	—
Dual C&D winner last year but needs to find extra on this Group-race debut
9 (10)	Kaholo Angel gr Ellis Wong · C Fownes	Ellis Wong · C Fownes	115	t	76001-	92	121	-	22d	—	—	—	20.5	—
Dead-heated here last month (1m) but others have more persuasive profiles
10 (4)	Huge Wave b Alexis Badel · Jimmy Ting	Alexis Badel · Jimmy Ting	115	t	15183-	90	121	-	22d	—	—	—	20	—
Very close third over 1m here last month but effectively 6lb higher from 4lb wrong today
11 (2)	Awesome Fluke b Matthew Chadwick · P F Yiu	Matthew Chadwick · P F Yiu	116	et	30126-	84	111	-	18d	—	—	—	17.6	—
Won Class 3 handicap over C&D in November but is 10lb out of the weights today
12 (6)	Winning Wing b H T Mo · K W Lui	H T Mo · K W Lui	115	—	66112-	83	113	-	18d	—	—	—	25.3	—
Improving 5yo who has done well over 1m2f this season; 11lb wrong today, though

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Helene Feeling

30.3

OR: 13.3 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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2nd

Hong Lok Golf

29.5

OR: 13 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Winning Wing

25.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 17 Odds: 0

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Encountered

22.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Kaholo Angel

20.5

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Huge Wave

OR: 10 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Speed Dragon

19.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Awesome Fluke

17.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0

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Beauty Joy

17.3

OR: 15.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Chancheng Glory

16.3

OR: 14.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Moments In Time

15.5

OR: 14 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

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Ensued

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beauty Joy Top Rated	113	123	—
Chancheng Glory	109	126	—
Moments In Time	106	127	—
Helene Feeling	103	121	—
Ensued	102	129	—
Hong Lok Golf	102	121	—
Encountered	101	124	—
Speed Dragon	93	117	—
Kaholo Angel	92	121	—
Huge Wave	90	121	—
Awesome Fluke	84	111	—
Winning Wing	83	113	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Beauty Joy	31d ago	Fit
Chancheng Glory	31d ago	Fit
Moments In Time	31d ago	Fit
Helene Feeling	22d ago	Fit
Ensued	31d ago	Fit
Hong Lok Golf	45d ago	Fit
Encountered	52d ago	Fresh
Speed Dragon	35d ago	Fit
Kaholo Angel	22d ago	Fit
Huge Wave	22d ago	Fit
Awesome Fluke	18d ago	Fit
Winning Wing	18d ago	Fit

Going: Good

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