Happy Valley

11:40 ✓ Result

Wang Tak Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

Date 2024-02-21
Distance 6f
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £65,915
Winning Time 1m 10.00s (slow by 0.30s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Happy Fat Cat (AUS)
47/10F Won
2nd
Hercules (AUS)
51/10 .5
3rd
Hayday (AUS)
9/1 .5
4th
The Khan (IRE)
43/5 1.25
5th
Woodfire Champ (NZ)
16/1 0.05
6th
Great Achiever (NZ)
26/5 0.3
7th
Jolly Companion (AUS)
9/1 1.25
8th
Alloy King (AUS)
11/1 0.05
9th
Lapras (AUS)
41/1 .5
10th
Valiant Elegance (AUS)
67/10 3.25
11th
Enfolded (AUS)
35/1 1.75
12th
Shanghai Style (NZ)
43/5 1.75

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
R13 (13)
Run Run Timing
Bay
J:TBC
T:C H Yip
J:
T:C H Yip
134 t 33-18
59
76
-
9d
2.3
Comfortable winner at Sha Tin last month; held off his revised mark nine days ago
R14 (14)
Lean Master
Bay
J:TBC
T:C H Yip
J:
T:C H Yip
116 tb 334-85
41
76
-
21d
0
Posted a respectable effort when fifth in a blanket finish last month; may have a say
1 (1)
Enfolded
Chestnut
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:Jamie Richards
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:Jamie Richards
134 t 2/0-00
59
55
-
14d
4.8
Yet to make any impact in three local starts; ease in grade is still not enough to tempt
2 (7)
Jolly Companion
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:K L Man
J:K C Leung
T:K L Man
131 696-69
56
74
-
17d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
1.5
2-4 in Australia but has made a relatively slow start since arriving in Hong Kong
3 (6)
Happy Fat Cat
Bay
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:W K Mo
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:W K Mo
130 t 00-052
55
79
-
14d
1.3
Back to form when finding only one too good here two weeks ago; shortlisted
4 (3)
Great Achiever
Bay
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:T P Yung
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:T P Yung
128 7-39
53
72
-
21d
0.8
Latest start was slightly disappointing but early days, so he could easily bounce back
5 (11)
The Khan
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:C Fownes
J:Karis Teetan
T:C Fownes
127 het
52
61
-
24d
0.5
Never involved on last month's official racecourse debut; remains a longer-term prospect
6 (12)
Shanghai Style
Bay
J:Angus Chung(5)
T:C S Shum
J:Angus Chung(5)
T:C S Shum
125 tb 0-8
50
59
-
28d
0
Safely held on his first two starts; switch to turf needs to show him in much better light
7 (4)
Lapras
Bay
J:L Hewitson
T:Douglas Whyte
J:L Hewitson
T:Douglas Whyte
124 00-
49
59
-
129d
0
Not seen since a poor seasonal return in October; percentage call is to oppose
8 (5)
Hercules
Brown
J:Alexis Badel
T:C H Yip
J:Alexis Badel
T:C H Yip
120 tb 0523-1
45
76
-
21d
10
Class 5 winner last month; up in grade but has scored off higher marks in the past
9 (2)
Hayday
Bay
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:P F Yiu
119 het 7096-0
44
74
-
31d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
0
Not devoid of ability, so should post a more encouraging effort at some point
10 (9)
Woodfire Champ
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:C W Chang
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:C W Chang
119 t 6078-7
44
77
-
24d
0
Made a promising start to his career but four lesser outings have followed
11 (10)
Alloy King
Bay
J:M L Yeung
T:Jimmy Ting
J:M L Yeung
T:Jimmy Ting
117 v 0108-2
42
73
-
21d
5
Suffered a near-miss in this grade last month; has an awkward stall to overcome
12 (8)
Valiant Elegance
Chestnut
J:Ben E Thompson
T:Douglas Whyte
J:Ben E Thompson
T:Douglas Whyte
115 tb 4-0750
40
78
-
17d
0
Hinted at a return to form this season but was safely held over the minimum trip latest

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Hercules
10
OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0
2nd Alloy King
5
OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0
3rd Enfolded
4.8
OR: 2.3 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0
4 Run Run Timing
2.3
OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
5 Jolly Companion
1.5
OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
6 Happy Fat Cat
1.3
OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
7 Great Achiever
0.8
OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
8 The Khan
0.5
OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
9 Lean Master
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Shanghai Style
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Lapras
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Hayday
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Woodfire Champ
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Valiant Elegance
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Run Run Timing
59
76
Enfolded
59
55
Jolly Companion
56
74
Happy Fat Cat
55
79
Great Achiever
53
72
The Khan
52
61
Shanghai Style
50
59
Lapras
49
59
Hercules
45
76
Hayday
44
74
Woodfire Champ
44
77
Alloy King
42
73
Lean Master
41
76
Valiant Elegance
40
78

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Run Run Timing 9d ago Quick return
Enfolded 14d ago Fit
Happy Fat Cat 14d ago Fit
Jolly Companion 17d ago Fit
Valiant Elegance 17d ago Fit
Lean Master 21d ago Fit
Great Achiever 21d ago Fit
Hercules 21d ago Fit
Alloy King 21d ago Fit
The Khan 24d ago Fit
Woodfire Champ 24d ago Fit
Shanghai Style 28d ago Fit
Hayday 31d ago Fit
Lapras 129d 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 14

Based on 12 draws with historical results at this course and distance.