Busan Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf) – Happy Valley

Happy Valley

15:15

Busan Handicap (Class 3) (Course C) (Turf)

Date 2026-04-29

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £99,295

Winning Time 1m 9.95s (slow by 0.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Giant Ballon (IRE) Zac Purton · Douglas Whyte	17/10F	Won
2nd	Flying Wrote (NZ) Jerry Chau · A S Cruz	9/1	0.2
3rd	Spirit Of Peace (AUS) Karis Teetan · J Size	15/1	1.5
4th	Meowth (AUS) Alexis Badel · W K Mo	43/10	1.5
5th	Copartner Fleet (AUS) M L Yeung · K W Lui	103/1	.25
6th	Embrace Aberdeen (AUS) K C Leung · F C Lor	51/10	.75
7th	Causeway King (NZ) Harry Bentley · P F Yiu	36/1	.25
8th	Sports Legend (AUS) Angus Chung · David Eustace	84/10	.25
9th	Happy Index (AUS) Hugh Bowman · K L Man	76/10	0.05
10th	Hey Bros (AUS) Britney Wong · Brett Crawford	42/1	.5
11th	Mid Winter Wind (SAF) L J Ferraris · Mark Newnham	29/1	1.5
12th	Tactical Ace (AUS) Matthew Chadwick · W Y So	51/1	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)	City Gold Banner Bay J:TBC T:Jamie Richards	J: T:Jamie Richards	128	t	82-177	73	92	-	38d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	5.8	—	—
Won on Hong Kong debut in January but two lesser efforts have followed
R14 (14)	Ace Champion Bay J:TBC T:P C Ng	J: T:P C Ng	118	t	50-627	63	91	-	21d	—	—	—	3.3	—	—
Went close from stall 1 two runs ago and had wide draw when only seventh last time
1 (7)	Mid Winter Wind Bay J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	J:L J Ferraris T:Mark Newnham	135	—	034-37	80	91	-	87d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
In frame three times over 7f in November-January; this drop back to 6f may not be ideal
2 (12)	Happy Index b/br J:Hugh Bowman T:K L Man	J:Hugh Bowman T:K L Man	133	t	9-3123	78	89	-	31d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Placed twice since Sha Tin win in January but outside draw dents his appeal here
3 (2)	Sports Legend Bay J:Angus Chung(2) T:David Eustace	J:Angus Chung(2) T:David Eustace	126	tb	1-5295	71	92	-	14d	—	—	—	12.3	—	—
Sound effort when fifth here a fortnight ago and better drawn today; could have a say
4 (6)	Giant Ballon Bay J:Zac Purton T:Douglas Whyte	J:Zac Purton T:Douglas Whyte	124	tb	-43511	69	92	-	35d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	—	22.7	—	—
Dominated from the front twice over C&D last month; upped in grade today
5 (11)	Causeway King Bay J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	J:Harry Bentley T:P F Yiu	122	p	511-9	67	76	-	35d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	4.3	—	—
Made low-key Hong Kong debut here (5f) last month and has another wide draw today
6 (5)	Flying Wrote Bay J:Jerry Chau(2) T:A S Cruz	J:Jerry Chau(2) T:A S Cruz	121	t	541265	66	89	-	21d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Holding his own in this grade since Class 4 win in February; probably won't be far away
7 (10)	Tactical Ace br/gr J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	J:Matthew Chadwick T:W Y So	120	t	531-07	65	81	-	23d	—	—	—	3.8	—	—
Safely held on first two HK starts (both 5f) and drawn wide today
8 (3)	Embrace Aberdeen Bay J:Matthew Poon T:F C Lor	J:Matthew Poon T:F C Lor	119	tp	19-518	64	87	-	31d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Dual winner from first five runs; below form last time (raced too freely); still respected
9 (8)	Copartner Fleet Brown J:M L Yeung T:K W Lui	J:M L Yeung T:K W Lui	116	—	00-180	61	88	-	35d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	2.8	—	—
Twice safely held over 6f in this higher grade since narrow 5f course win in January
10 (1)	Hey Bros Bay J:Britney Wong(7) T:Brett Crawford	J:Britney Wong(7) T:Brett Crawford	116	—	54-588	61	88	-	35d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	—	2.8	—	—
2-7 in Australia but has shown only minor promise in Hong Kong this year
11 (9)	Spirit Of Peace Bay J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	J:Karis Teetan T:J Size	116	—	454254	61	93	-	21d	—	—	—	5.3	—	—
Consistent this year but usually finds the winning line coming too soon; frustrating
12 (4)	Meowth Chestnut J:Alexis Badel T:W K Mo	J:Alexis Badel T:W K Mo	115	tp	-92233	60	92	-	21d	—	—	—	11.6	—	—
Placed on five of his six starts since Class 4 C&D win in November; in the mix again

No odds data available.

Predictor

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

1st

Giant Ballon

22.7

OR: 4.8 Form: 17.9 Odds: 0

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2nd

Sports Legend

12.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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3rd

Meowth

11.6

OR: 2.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0

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Flying Wrote

9.5

OR: 4 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0

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Mid Winter Wind

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Happy Index

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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City Gold Banner

5.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Spirit Of Peace

5.3

OR: 2.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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Causeway King

4.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Tactical Ace

3.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Embrace Aberdeen

3.5

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ace Champion

3.3

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Copartner Fleet

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hey Bros

2.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mid Winter Wind	80	91	—
Happy Index	78	89	—
City Gold Banner	73	92	—
Sports Legend	71	92	—
Giant Ballon	69	92	—
Causeway King	67	76	—
Flying Wrote	66	89	—
Tactical Ace	65	81	—
Embrace Aberdeen	64	87	—
Ace Champion	63	91	—
Copartner Fleet	61	88	—
Hey Bros	61	88	—
Spirit Of Peace	61	93	—
Meowth	60	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sports Legend	14d ago	Fit
Ace Champion	21d ago	Fit
Flying Wrote	21d ago	Fit
Spirit Of Peace	21d ago	Fit
Meowth	21d ago	Fit
Tactical Ace	23d ago	Fit
Happy Index	31d ago	Fit
Embrace Aberdeen	31d ago	Fit
Giant Ballon	35d ago	Fit
Causeway King	35d ago	Fit
Copartner Fleet	35d ago	Fit
Hey Bros	35d ago	Fit
City Gold Banner	38d ago	Fit
Mid Winter Wind	87d 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.