Happy Valley

13:40 ✓ Result

Community Chest Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

Date 2025-09-17
Distance 1m55y
Class
Going Good To Firm
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £118,107
Winning Time 1m 39.91s (slow by 1.91s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Rocket Spade (AUS)
96/10 Won
2nd
Star Contact (AUS)
61/10 0.3
3rd
Another Zonda (AUS)
4/1 .75
4th
Romantic Laos (NZ)
43/5 .5
5th
Excellence Value (AUS)
14/5F .75
6th
Victor The Rapid (IRE)
56/10 .5
7th
Harmony Galaxy (BRZ)
12/1 0.1
8th
Sure Joyful (NZ)
15/1 .5
9th
I Can (NZ)
66/10 1

Runners (9)

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
1 (9)
I Can
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:P C Ng
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:P C Ng
131 ht 1-0463
74
88
-
7d
13
C&D specialist who rarely runs a bad race; narrowly beaten off 2lb higher mark a week ago.
2 (1)
Romantic Laos
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:W K Mo
J:K C Leung
T:W K Mo
128 tp 705728
71
90
-
63d
8.8
Still 1lb above latest winning mark but capable of a big run if he is on a going day.
3 (8)
Star Contact
Chestnut
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:David A Hayes
J:Brenton Avdulla
T:David A Hayes
128 t 860202
71
93
-
81d
12.8
Has finished in the top three in over 40 per cent of his 50 starts; often goes well fresh.
4 (4)
Excellence Value
Bay
J:Zac Purton
T:Mark Newnham
J:Zac Purton
T:Mark Newnham
127 tb 322595
70
92
-
78d 0W/0P 1 run
7.5
C&D winner in March, afterwards twice runner-up of this kind of mark; chance again here.
5 (5)
Rocket Spade
Bay
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C Fownes
J:Hugh Bowman
T:C Fownes
127 t -82756
70
93
-
63d
6.5
High class in New Zealand; finally managed first local wins last season; goes well fresh.
6 (7)
Another Zonda
Brown
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:Y S Tsui
J:Matthew Chadwick
T:Y S Tsui
125 b 104501
68
86
-
84d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
14.5
Had two of these narrowly behind in C&D win in June; worse off at the weights here.
7 (3)
Harmony Galaxy
Chestnut
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:C S Shum
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:C S Shum
125 t 211939
68
90
-
7d 0W/1P 1 run 0W/1P 1 run
11.6
Twice a narrow 1m1f winner here in April; lesser runs since including on recent comeback.
8 (6)
Victor The Rapid
Bay
J:Karis Teetan
T:P C Ng
J:Karis Teetan
T:P C Ng
121 t 727136
64
90
-
7d 0W/0P 1 run
11.6
Win and two places in five tries since joining current yard; first try at beyond 6f.
9 (2)
Sure Joyful
Bay
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
J:Matthew Poon
T:P F Yiu
120 t 447914
63
89
-
98d
10.3
Consisent but 4-40 win ratio is unremarkable and he has nothing in hand at these weights.

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Another Zonda
14.5
OR: 4.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0
2nd I Can
13
OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 0
3rd Star Contact
12.8
OR: 5.3 Form: 7.5 Odds: 0
4 Harmony Galaxy
11.6
OR: 4.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0
5 Victor The Rapid
11.6
OR: 3.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 0
6 Sure Joyful
10.3
OR: 3.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0
7 Romantic Laos
8.8
OR: 5.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0
8 Excellence Value
7.5
OR: 5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0
9 Rocket Spade
6.5
OR: 5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
I Can
74
88
Romantic Laos
71
90
Star Contact
71
93
Excellence Value
70
92
Rocket Spade
70
93
Another Zonda
68
86
Harmony Galaxy
68
90
Victor The Rapid
64
90
Sure Joyful
63
89

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
I Can 7d ago Quick return
Harmony Galaxy 7d ago Quick return
Victor The Rapid 7d ago Quick return
Romantic Laos 63d ago Fresh
Rocket Spade 63d ago Fresh
Excellence Value 78d ago Fresh
Star Contact 81d ago Fresh
Another Zonda 84d ago Fresh
Sure Joyful 98d 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

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