Happy Valley

11:40 ✓ Result

Club Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

Date 2026-01-07
Distance 1m55y
Class
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize £62,459
Winning Time 1m 39.53s (slow by 1.53s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Celtic Times (IRE)
34/1 Won
2nd
Ace War (IRE)
11/10F .5
3rd
Prestige Ricky (GB)
31/5 1.25
4th
Golden Brilliant (NZ)
12/1 .75
5th
The Azure (NZ)
16/1 0.2
6th
Aeroinvincible (NZ)
84/10 1.25
7th
Fortunate Son (NZ)
15/2 1
8th
Wave Garden (NZ)
61/1 2.75
9th
Matsu Victor (NZ)
41/5 3
10th
Iconical (AUS)
19/1 8.25
11th
Zhou Gongjin (AUS)
75/1 3.75
12th
Ka Ying Glory (NZ)
26/1 2.75

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)
Ping Hai Comet
Bay
J:TBC
T:J Size
J:
T:J Size
126 h 11006-
51
73
-
15d
5.3
Notched a C&D triumph in May off 7lb lower mark; best run since when 3.5l sixth last time; would have each-way claims if getting a run (is first reserve).
R14 (14)
Fortune Star
Grey
J:TBC
T:Mark Newnham
J:
T:Mark Newnham
123 tb 22420-
48
73
-
21d 0W/0P 2 runs 0W/0P 2 runs
6
Career record now reads 0-9 but had strung together four fine C&D efforts prior to flopping over further last time; could bounce back.
1 (11)
Fortunate Son
Bay
J:C Y Ho
T:W K Mo
J:C Y Ho
T:W K Mo
135 t 90173-
60
73
-
28d
10.5
Has finally found his feet over C&D in recent starts, following a 1.5l victory with a pair of sound efforts in defeat off this mark; can go well again; closely matched with Ace War.
2 (5)
The Azure
Bay
J:K C Leung
T:F C Lor
J:K C Leung
T:F C Lor
130 88579-
55
73
-
15d
1.3
Three-time C&D victor who has not been at his peak in recent starts but has now fallen to within 1lb of his highest winning mark; worth consideration.
3 (10)
Aeroinvincible
Brown
J:Maxime Guyon
T:P C Ng
J:Maxime Guyon
T:P C Ng
128 ht 72536-
53
73
-
28d
4.4
Seems best suited by 7f at Sha Tin (two wins) but did manage a solid 0.5l second off this mark over this C&D two starts ago; less convincing last time and has nowt won for 15 months.
4 (9)
Prestige Ricky
Brown
J:Hugh Bowman
T:P F Yiu
J:Hugh Bowman
T:P F Yiu
128 70359-
53
75
-
15d
2.3
Still searching for his initial local victory after 13 defeats; best run was 1.25 third over C&D (three of today's rivals behind) in November but has posted a pair of lesser C&D efforts since then.
5 (8)
Wave Garden
Bay
J:Richard Kingscote
T:Jimmy Ting
J:Richard Kingscote
T:Jimmy Ting
125 t 00900-
50
73
-
28d
0
2-2 when based in New Zealand; not in the top five in eight local tries; now going beyond 7f for the first time with blinkers removed; hard to fancy.
6 (12)
Ka Ying Glory
Chestnut
J:Karis Teetan
T:David A Hayes
J:Karis Teetan
T:David A Hayes
124 t 02080-
49
74
-
24d
1.5
Possible front-runner; both starts this term have been underwhelming but is up in trip with headgear removed today and a repeat of his 2l second over 7f in May would give him a squeak.
7 (1)
Matsu Victor
Bay
J:M L Yeung
T:K W Lui
J:M L Yeung
T:K W Lui
124 v 90078-
49
74
-
49d 0W/0P 1 run
0
Dual winner in late 2024 but has been off colour in each of his last six outings and the addition of a visor over this C&D last time did not appear to make much difference.
8 (3)
Celtic Times
Chestnut
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:K L Man
J:Jerry Chau(2)
T:K L Man
123 tb 01707-
48
68
-
15d 0W/0P 1 run 0W/0P 1 run
3
Landed a shock C&D success off a 6lb lower mark in October; has made little impression off this revised mark in three subsequent appearances.
9 (6)
Zhou Gongjin
Bay
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:B Crawford
J:Angus Chung(2)
T:B Crawford
121 b 700-
46
50
-
15d
0
Has not finished in front of a single rival in three career starts to date; step up from 6f needs to have a transformational effect to make him competitive.
10 (2)
Golden Brilliant
Bay
J:Alexis Badel
T:C Fownes
J:Alexis Badel
T:C Fownes
120 b 00804-
45
65
-
15d 1W/1P 1 run 1W/1P 1 run
0
Began with four poor 6f efforts before suddenly showing much more when 1.25l fourth as a 46-1 chance over that trip last time; hard to know if this big step up in trip will suit him.
11 (7)
Iconical
Bay
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Jamie Richards
J:Andrea Atzeni
T:Jamie Richards
120 t 55086-
45
76
-
21d
0
Made all to grab his solitary win from 13 starts over this C&D in April; unplaced in all six tries since then, but showed more before weakening late last time and is now back to 1lb below his successful mark.
12 (4)
Ace War
Bay
J:Zac Purton
T:Douglas Whyte
J:Zac Purton
T:Douglas Whyte
120 t 02362-
43
79
-
28d
8
Has registered 16 straight losses since arriving from Britain but has run well over this C&D on each of his last four starts including when touched off by a short head four weeks ago; Purton aboard for the first time here.

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st Fortunate Son
10.5
OR: 2.5 Form: 8 Odds: 0
2nd Ace War
8
OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 0
3rd Fortune Star
6
OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 0
4 Ping Hai Comet
5.3
OR: 0.3 Form: 5 Odds: 0
5 Aeroinvincible
4.4
OR: 0.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0
6 Celtic Times
3
OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0
7 Prestige Ricky
2.3
OR: 0.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
8 Ka Ying Glory
1.5
OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0
9 The Azure
1.3
OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
10 Wave Garden
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
11 Matsu Victor
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
12 Zhou Gongjin
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
13 Golden Brilliant
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0
14 Iconical
0
OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Fortunate Son
60
73
The Azure
55
73
Aeroinvincible
53
73
Prestige Ricky
53
75
Ping Hai Comet
51
73
Wave Garden
50
73
Ka Ying Glory
49
74
Matsu Victor
49
74
Fortune Star
48
73
Celtic Times
48
68
Zhou Gongjin
46
50
Golden Brilliant
45
65
Iconical
45
76
Ace War
43
79

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Ping Hai Comet 15d ago Fit
The Azure 15d ago Fit
Prestige Ricky 15d ago Fit
Celtic Times 15d ago Fit
Zhou Gongjin 15d ago Fit
Golden Brilliant 15d ago Fit
Fortune Star 21d ago Fit
Iconical 21d ago Fit
Ka Ying Glory 24d ago Fit
Fortunate Son 28d ago Fit
Aeroinvincible 28d ago Fit
Wave Garden 28d ago Fit
Ace War 28d ago Fit
Matsu Victor 49d ago Fresh

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.