Happy Valley

15:15 ✓ Result

Violet Hill Handicap (Div I) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Date 2024-06-05
Distance 6f
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £104,789
Winning Time 1m 10.49s (slow by 0.79s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Happy Fat Cat (AUS)
48/1 Won
2nd
Kyrus Dragon (AUS)
51/10 0.2
3rd
Kaholo Angel (GB)
9/2 .5
4th
Youthful Spirits (AUS)
37/10 0.05
5th
Righteous Arion (AUS)
51/10 .75
6th
Lady's Choice (NZ)
3/1F .5
7th
Joy Coming (AUS)
14/1 2.5
8th
Watch Buddy (AUS)
23/1 0.05
9th
Telecom Speed (AUS)
21/1 .75
10th
King Eccellente (AUS)
32/1 1.25
11th
Lucky Archangel (AUS)
100/1 0.3
12th
Act Of Faith (AUS)
27/1 0.05

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)
Amazing Victory
Bay
J:TBC
T:W Y So
J:
T:W Y So
129 t 453785
71
89
-
25d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
6.2
Yet to run here but has won three times at Sha Tin; recent form not persuasive
R14 (14)
Rising From Ashes
Brown
J:TBC
T:C W Chang
J:
T:C W Chang
135 tb 507650
77
86
-
10d
6.8
Former C&D winner but has been struggling since joining this stable; hard to fancy
1 (12)
Kaholo Angel
Grey
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C Fownes
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C Fownes
133 t -62314
75
90
-
35d
16.3
Consistent and won over C&D in April; plenty of positives but wide draw is the worry
2 (3)
Watch Buddy
Bay
J:Harry Bentley
T:P F Yiu
J:Harry Bentley
T:P F Yiu
133 4-1176
75
86
-
84d
6.3
Four-time C&D winner but has struggled from this mark of late; others preferred
3 (4)
Lady's Choice
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:C W Chang
J:Karis Teetan
T:C W Chang
126 hb 020322
68
91
-
17d
15.5
Happy Valley debut; yet to win this season but knocking on the door; considered
4 (6)
Happy Fat Cat
Bay
J:Ellis Wong(7)
T:W K Mo
J:Ellis Wong(7)
T:W K Mo
124 tp 521197
66
88
-
28d
13
Prolific winner; landed a C&D Class 3 in March but has struggled from this mark since
5 (1)
Youthful Spirits
Bay
J:L J Ferraris
T:Mark Newnham
J:L J Ferraris
T:Mark Newnham
123 ht 1-0427
65
90
-
14d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
10.8
Ex-Australian; has displayed promise in four HK starts; interesting stepping up in trip
6 (8)
Righteous Arion
Chestnut
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:A S Cruz
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:A S Cruz
122 t 455521
64
90
-
28d
17
C&D Class 4 winner latest; 5lb rise forces him into a higher grade; others look stronger
7 (11)
Lucky Archangel
Bay
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:F C Lor
J:Matthew Poon(2)
T:F C Lor
121 b 067089
63
89
-
28d
3.3
Prolific C&D winner and down to a good mark now; lack of compelling recent form the worry
8 (5)
Act Of Faith
Brown
J:Antoine Hamelin
T:J Size
J:Antoine Hamelin
T:J Size
120 b 432565
62
96
-
35d
5.1
C&D Class 4 winner in November but held in this company since; place claims from this mark
9 (7)
Joy Coming
b/br
J:L Hewitson
T:K W Lui
J:L Hewitson
T:K W Lui
120 tb 5-8183
62
89
-
49d
3
Multiple C&D winner who performed creditably from this mark latest; should be thereabouts
10 (9)
Telecom Speed
Chestnut
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:Y S Tsui
J:Angus Chung(3)
T:Y S Tsui
120 463422
62
97
-
14d
12.4
Dual C&D winner and beaten in photo finishes on past two starts; warrants consideration
11 (10)
King Eccellente
Bay
J:K De Melo
T:Douglas Whyte
J:K De Melo
T:Douglas Whyte
119 240120
61
90
-
56d
11.3
C&D Class 4 winner in March but struggled on Class 3 debut latest; more needed here
12 (2)
Kyrus Dragon
Chestnut
J:Alexis Badel
T:D J Hall
J:Alexis Badel
T:D J Hall
118 h -65423
60
91
-
28d
9
Just eight starts into HK career; placed over C&D from this mark the last twice; chance

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Righteous Arion
17
OR: 3.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0
2nd Kaholo Angel
16.3
OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0
3rd Lady's Choice
15.5
OR: 4.5 Form: 11 Odds: 0
4 Happy Fat Cat
13
OR: 4 Form: 9 Odds: 0
5 Telecom Speed
12.4
OR: 3 Form: 9.4 Odds: 0
6 King Eccellente
11.3
OR: 2.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0
7 Youthful Spirits
10.8
OR: 3.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0
8 Kyrus Dragon
9
OR: 2.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0
9 Rising From Ashes
6.8
OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Watch Buddy
6.3
OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Amazing Victory
6.2
OR: 5.3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0
12 Act Of Faith
5.1
OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0
13 Lucky Archangel
3.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Joy Coming
3
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Rising From Ashes
77
86
Kaholo Angel
75
90
Watch Buddy
75
86
Amazing Victory
71
89
Lady's Choice
68
91
Happy Fat Cat
66
88
Youthful Spirits
65
90
Righteous Arion
64
90
Lucky Archangel
63
89
Act Of Faith
62
96
Joy Coming
62
89
Telecom Speed
62
97
King Eccellente
61
90
Kyrus Dragon
60
91

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Rising From Ashes 10d ago Quick return
Youthful Spirits 14d ago Fit
Telecom Speed 14d ago Fit
Lady's Choice 17d ago Fit
Amazing Victory 25d ago Fit
Happy Fat Cat 28d ago Fit
Righteous Arion 28d ago Fit
Lucky Archangel 28d ago Fit
Kyrus Dragon 28d ago Fit
Kaholo Angel 35d ago Fit
Act Of Faith 35d ago Fit
Joy Coming 49d ago Fresh
King Eccellente 56d ago Fresh
Watch Buddy 84d ago Fresh

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.