Longines International Jockeys' Championship - 2nd Leg (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Happy Valley

12:40

Date 2023-12-06

Distance 1m55y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £83,732

Winning Time 1m 41.32s (slow by 3.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	M Unicorn (NZ) Ryan Moore · C Fownes	33/20F	Won
2nd	Red Hare King (AUS) Lyle Hewitson · A S Cruz	53/10	1
3rd	Sure Joyful (NZ) C Y Ho · P F Yiu	13/5	0.1
4th	Superb Move (IRE) Yuga Kawada · C H Yip	30/1	1.5
5th	Beauty Mission (AUS) Bauyrzhan Murzabayev · F C Lor	49/1	0.3
6th	Snowalot (NZ) Karis Teetan · David A Hayes	10/1	.5
7th	Wide Blue Yonder (NZ) James McDonald · David A Hayes	47/1	1.75
8th	Durham Star (AUS) Mickael Barzalona · Douglas Whyte	13/1	.75
9th	To Infinity (NZ) Rachel King · Jamie Richards	26/1	1
10th	Tattenham (AUS) Zac Purton · P C Ng	31/1	.75
11th	Club Soda (AUS) Hollie Doyle · J Size	14/1	0.3
12th	Twitch (NZ) Tom Marquand · C Fownes	28/1	.5

Runners (14)

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)	Up And Up Bay J:TBC T:C S Shum	J: T:C S Shum	135	t	487000	60	82	-	10d	—	—	—	2.5	—	—
Made promising Hong Kong debut over C&D in April but has gone the wrong way since
R14 (14)	Young Victory Brown J:TBC T:W Y So	J: T:W Y So	131	tb	719380	56	77	-	171d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Not seen since a disappointing effort in June and remains on a tough mark
1 (11)	Wide Blue Yonder Bay J:James McDonald T:David A Hayes	J:James McDonald T:David A Hayes	135	tb	554501	60	75	-	31d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Made all for narrow C&D win last month; up 5lb and drawn wide today
2 (5)	Durham Star Bay J:Mickael Barzalona T:Douglas Whyte	J:Mickael Barzalona T:Douglas Whyte	132	—	224418	57	73	-	14d	—	—	—	9.8	—	—
Quite stylish C&D winner in October but held since; younger rivals appeal more
3 (8)	Snowalot Bay J:Karis Teetan T:David A Hayes	J:Karis Teetan T:David A Hayes	132	b	328482	57	83	-	21d	—	—	—	7.8	—	—
Best known as a sprinter but has done pretty well since upped to 1m at end of last season
4 (4)	M Unicorn Bay J:Ryan Moore T:C Fownes	J:Ryan Moore T:C Fownes	130	het	852141	55	68	-	14d	—	—	—	17.8	—	—
Dual C&D winner already this season; taken very seriously in current mood
5 (3)	Red Hare King Bay J:L Hewitson T:A S Cruz	J:L Hewitson T:A S Cruz	129	t	408837	54	82	-	14d	—	—	—	3.1	—	—
Sound effort when placed over C&D in October but not in same form last month
6 (10)	Tattenham Bay J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	J:Zac Purton T:P C Ng	127	—	000138	52	75	-	21d	—	—	—	7.6	—	—
Narrow 6f winner in October but held since and not yet proven over this far
7 (1)	Club Soda Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:J Size	J:Hollie Doyle T:J Size	126	—	05	51	69	-	14d	—	—	—	0.3	—	—
Respectable fifth over C&D last month and remains very unexposed; respected
8 (9)	Killer Instinct Brown J:Tom Marquand T:C Fownes	J:Tom Marquand T:C Fownes	126	t	501602	51	77	-	14d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Second under enterprising ride oer C&D last month but remains a risky option
9 (12)	Beauty Mission Chestnut J:Bauyrzhan Murzabayev T:F C Lor	J:Bauyrzhan Murzabayev T:F C Lor	123	tv	576316	48	81	-	28d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Belatedly off the mark in HK two starts ago; probably up against it from stall 12 today
10 (7)	Superb Move Chestnut J:Yuga Kawada T:C H Yip	J:Yuga Kawada T:C H Yip	119	tb	204104	44	75	-	25d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Gained his only win in Class 5 but made the frame from wide draw in this grade last month
11 (2)	Sure Joyful Bay J:C Y Ho T:P F Yiu	J:C Y Ho T:P F Yiu	119	—	781632	44	81	-	14d	—	—	—	10.1	—	—
Placed twice over C&D in this grade since 7f Class 5 win at Sha Tin in September
12 (6)	To Infinity Bay J:Rachel King T:Jamie Richards	J:Rachel King T:Jamie Richards	118	tb	173763	43	76	-	28d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	3.9	—	—
Gave good account when third over C&D last month but others look stronger

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

M Unicorn

17.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Wide Blue Yonder

12.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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3rd

Sure Joyful

10.1

OR: 0 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0

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Durham Star

9.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Beauty Mission

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Killer Instinct

8.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 8 Odds: 0

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Snowalot

7.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 6 Odds: 0

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Tattenham

7.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Young Victory

OR: 1.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Superb Move

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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To Infinity

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.9 Odds: 0

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Red Hare King

3.1

OR: 1 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0

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Up And Up

2.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Club Soda

0.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Up And Up	60	82	—
Wide Blue Yonder	60	75	—
Durham Star	57	73	—
Snowalot	57	83	—
Young Victory	56	77	—
M Unicorn	55	68	—
Red Hare King	54	82	—
Tattenham	52	75	—
Club Soda	51	69	—
Killer Instinct	51	77	—
Beauty Mission	48	81	—
Superb Move	44	75	—
Sure Joyful	44	81	—
To Infinity	43	76	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Up And Up	10d ago	Quick return
Durham Star	14d ago	Fit
M Unicorn	14d ago	Fit
Red Hare King	14d ago	Fit
Club Soda	14d ago	Fit
Killer Instinct	14d ago	Fit
Sure Joyful	14d ago	Fit
Snowalot	21d ago	Fit
Tattenham	21d ago	Fit
Superb Move	25d ago	Fit
Beauty Mission	28d ago	Fit
To Infinity	28d ago	Fit
Wide Blue Yonder	31d ago	Fit
Young Victory	171d ago	Long break

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.