Happy Valley results · Wed, 28 Jun 2023

9 races · going GOOD · rail C

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Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 28 Jun 2023

SPLENDID STAR R2 at 19.0 · surprise · YEABOI R3 at 16.0 · surprise · TURQUOISE ALPHA R5 at 12.0 · surprise · SPLENDID LIVING R8 at 8.4 · YOUNG LIFE FOREVER R6 at 4.3 · TURIN MASCOT R1 at 4.0 · WONDER KIT R9 at 2.8 · SOLAR PARTNER R7 at 2.6 · DENFIELD R4 at 2.0

Race 1 · Class 3 · 2200m Turf

Won by TURIN MASCOT at 4.0 · 2:15.00 · sectionals 14.34 · 23.00 · 24.71 · 25.01 · 24.47 · 12.28 · 12.19 · 23.47 · 11.63 · 11.84
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st7th7. SWAN BAY6. HIT THE SHOT5. SERANGOON4. PACKING HURRICANE3. ABOVE2. TOTAL POWER1. TURIN MASCOT
Full result
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1TURIN MASCOT (5)5123no history4.0
Jumped with them, taken back to race 2 wide towards rear, commenced move 700M, took the lead 500M, kept on well in straight, just able to hold off the challenger in a ding-dong battle.
2TOTAL POWER (7)2120no history5.3
Out in line, raced 2 wide in midfield, hard ridden after passing 600M, 3 wide turning in, finished off very strongly, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3ABOVE (2)4128no history3.2
Commenced well, raced prominently early, badly hampered near 2050M, raced at tail in the middle stages, moved a bit closer after passing 600M, very wide into straight, closed off well to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4PACKING HURRICANE (1)1133no history5.3
Moderately away from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, sat right behind the leader from 600M, kept on same pace in straight.
5SERANGOON (4)7123no history18.0
Taken back from gate 7, raced towards rear of midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong.
6HIT THE SHOT (6)6121no history13.0
Out with rest, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, challenged by rivals from 550M, headed 500M, weakened early in straight.
7SWAN BAY (3)3127no history6.3
Away with them, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, weakened early in straight, finished last.

Race 2 · Class 5 · 1800m Turf

Won by SPLENDID STAR at 19.0 · 1:49.94 · sectionals 13.60 · 23.10 · 24.36 · 24.20 · 12.04 · 12.16 · 24.68 · 12.11 · 12.57
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. BARON ZEE11. RING BELLS10. HAPPY HERO9. YEE CHEONG BRAVE8. DAILY BEAUTY7. MIGHTY STAR6. ALL IS READY5. OWNERS' STAR4. SUPER BUDDY3. SUNNY BABY2. CLASSIC ARCHI1. SPLENDID STAR
Full result
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1SPLENDID STAR (12)8115no history19.0
Jumped awkwardly, held up behind midfield early stages, shuffled back to near the rear home turn, still plenty to do 250M, stayed on strongly late, led close home.
2CLASSIC ARCHI (3)1130no history3.1
Reserved in midfield along the fence, pushed along 500M, ran on well to lead 50M out, caught by fast finishing winner late.
3SUNNY BABY (1)9135no history5.5
Settled down midfield, switched 3-wide back straight, held up making the Home Turn before switching wide top of straight, stayed on well under top weight to go 3rd near line.
4SUPER BUDDY (2)12129no history32.0
Sped to the lead taking them along at good pace, battled on well in the straight, caught 50M, edged out to 4th at the line.
5OWNERS' STAR (5)6127no history9.9
Slow out, raced at the back about 6Ls off the pace, did best work final 200M, nearest finish.
6ALL IS READY (8)2123no history24.0
Forwardly placed, tracked leader entering first turn, had every chance but was comfortably held by leaders towards the finish.
7MIGHTY STAR (7)5122no history9.4
Caught 3-wide early stages before moving up to race outside leader, came under pressure to hold its position early straight, out-stayed by rivals passing 150M.
8DAILY BEAUTY (6)7126no history22.0
Raced towards the rear, pushed along back straight, came wide home turn, kept on fairly to the line.
9YEE CHEONG BRAVE (10)11119no history18.0
From wide draw shifted across behind runners in the early stages, held up at rear, struggled to pick up pace when driven home turn, never a threat to leaders.
10HAPPY HERO (4)3129no history46.0
Positioned ahead of midfield early stages, niggled along passing 600M but lacked a finishing effort. Never threatened.
11RING BELLS (9)4123no history5.9
Up with early pace, tracked leaders from 1400M, swung wide into straight, failed to go on. (Blood in trachea / Roarer.)
12BARON ZEE (11)10115no history10.0
Settled in a 3-wide position midfield, raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event, pushed along to join leaders 600M, soon came up empty turning home.

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by YEABOI at 16.0 · 1:41.25 · sectionals 29.31 · 24.64 · 23.75 · 11.68 · 12.07 · 23.55 · 11.58 · 11.97
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. SPARKY STAR11. BULLETPROOF10. COPARTNER ERA9. GET THE MONIES8. PEGASUS HERO7. CHARMANDER6. SPANGLE FORTUNE5. BEAUTY MISSION4. LEAN HERO3. HAPPY ANGEL2. DURHAM STAR1. YEABOI
Full result
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1YEABOI (10)3114no history16.0
Jumped okay, ridden along to lead 2 wide, traveled smoothly, made minor progress inside 150M, kept on well to win (See Incident Report).
2DURHAM STAR (5)7126no history5.4
Sat worse than midfield on the rail, could not obtain clear running in the early Straight until 100M, just missed.
3HAPPY ANGEL (9)9121no history4.9
Settled better than midfield 3 wide, began to improve and chase the leader from 900M, closed off nicely.
4LEAN HERO (2)12134no history13.0
Sat midfield 3 wide, traveled comfortably throughout, response okay when asked inside 100M but just not quick enough.
5BEAUTY MISSION (8)10122no history15.0
Settled behind midfield 3 wide, improved from 400M, showed some dash at the concluding stages, stayed on well.
6SPANGLE FORTUNE (6)1124no history29.0
Sat in front of midfield on the rail, one pace when asked.
7CHARMANDER (4)6126no history16.0
Settled behind midfield 2 wide, switched out making the Home Turn, ran on evenly.
8PEGASUS HERO (3)2134no history11.0
Jumped only fairly, sat in front of midfield, slightly weakened at 750M, no clear run at the Straight, could not be fully tested.
9GET THE MONIES (12)4119no history3.5
Sat handy, ridden hard in the early and middle stages, raced tight inside 150M, could not be ridden out to the finish (See Incident Report).
10COPARTNER ERA (11)5119no history51.0
Settled midfield on the rail, crowded over the concluding 150M, could not be ridden out to the finish.
11BULLETPROOF (1)11135no history17.0
Sat rear, limited response under pressure, no impression.
12SPARKY STAR (7)8122no history13.0
Sat towards rear, never seen with a chance.

Race 4 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by DENFIELD at 2.0 · 1:09.79 · sectionals 23.61 · 23.09 · 11.26 · 11.83 · 23.09 · 11.55 · 11.54
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th—. GOLDEN LUCK—. LIKE THAT12. CALL ME MIGHTY11. MILLENNIUM FALCON10. SIGHT HERO7. TELECOM SPIRIT6. RED DESERT5. TRAVEL GOLF4. MEGA BONUS3. OUR CLASS ACT2. JOY COMING1. DENFIELD
Full result
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1DENFIELD (9)8126no history2.0
Settled third last after start. Moved three wide near 600m bend, was four wide & improving from the 500m, was widest on straightening before sprinting quickly to charge to lead at 150m & win impressively (blood in trachea).
2JOY COMING (10)3123no history7.3
Had a nice run in midfield on the rail. Moved away from the rail when improving between runners at the 400m, passed quickly by winner at the 175m before improving to second soon after & holding that placing by over a length.
3OUR CLASS ACT (12)1116no history19.0
Raced in midfield along the rail. Stayed along the rail on straightening before working home steadily to move to well beaten third in final 50m.
4MEGA BONUS (2)10124no history17.0
Pushed forward from gate 10, disputed lead early before improving to outright lead near the 1000m & then crossing to the rail near the 700m. Battled hard until passed quickly by winner at 150m before caught for third late.
5TRAVEL GOLF (3)12131no history29.0
Steadied & taken back to last. Was a clear last on cornering when still a fair way off the lead before shifting outwards at the 175m and making some late ground to finish in a well beaten midfield placing.
6RED DESERT (7)5128no history15.0
Showed speed to dispute the lead early before being headed near the 1000m & then eventually crossed near the 700m & racing on the leaders back thereafter. Just battled away until giving a few lengths in final 100m.
7TELECOM SPIRIT (5)9129no history63.0
Steadied & taken back to race near the tail. Shifted wider on the track on straightening when still rearward before passing a couple of tiring rivals when running onto well beaten midfield finish out wider on the track.
8 DHLIKE THAT (4)7130no history29.0
Raced prominently after the start before steadied at the 1000m & racing third before being crossed & racing 1,1 from about 650m. Was pushed wider on straightening but didn't do much in the straight, giving ground to midfield.
8 DHGOLDEN LUCK (6)11128no history7.7
Was trapped racing wide without cover around first bend before improving position to get outside the leader from 650m. Was crowded near the 150m when still close to lead before not tested late (rider questioned see report).
10SIGHT HERO (1)4135no history7.8
Raced in midfield between runners throughout. Lost a length around 500m bend before entering last section 4.5L from lead. Had no clear galloping room in last 100m but was a long well off the lead at that stage (roarer again).
11MILLENNIUM FALCON (11)6120no history38.0
Was trapped racing wide in midfield but had cover early before being left without cover form about the 650m. Was beaten before straightening & weakened to be a long second last.
12CALL ME MIGHTY (8)2127no history29.0
Got back to worse than midfield before being relegated to third last near 750m when along rail. Stayed close to the inside on straightening when 6L behind before weakening poorly in the straight, long last (blood in trachea).
WVCAMINO (0)—121no history—

Race 5 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by TURQUOISE ALPHA at 12.0 · 1:40.42 · sectionals 28.05 · 24.22 · 24.43 · 12.36 · 12.07 · 23.72 · 11.84 · 11.88
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. HAPPY FOR ALL10. BABY9. HELENE WISDOM STAR8. AMAZING BOY7. DAZZLING FELLOW6. PACKING SUCCEEDER5. M UNICORN4. NICE BIRDIE3. STURDY RUBY2. GOLD TACK1. TURQUOISE ALPHA
Full result
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1TURQUOISE ALPHA (4)4120no history12.0
Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, angled out 450M, raced tight near 300M, not enough room until 200M, finished off very strongly to score.
2GOLD TACK (5)3126no history4.0
Clean jump, raced 2 wide in midfield, hard ridden from 500M, very wide into straight, raced tight early in straight, made good progress thereafter to take 2nd.
3STURDY RUBY (6)9126no history4.6
Slightly slow out and crowded, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, unable to obtain clear run early in straight, cleared 100M, finished off well to take a place without threatening.
4NICE BIRDIE (7)5122no history10.0
Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, travelled well to turn, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few final 50M.
5M UNICORN (10)7118no history7.8
Jumped awkwardly, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 wide from 450M, made good progress early in straight, bumped 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
6PACKING SUCCEEDER (1)2135no history8.2
Began fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 450M, no clear run early in straight, cleared 100M, made some progress thereafter.
7DAZZLING FELLOW (12)1117no history15.0
Began well from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed some response early in straight, raced tight and bumped near 100M, weakened gradually thereafter.
8AMAZING BOY (8)12122no history34.0
Taken back from the widest draw, raced at tail, 8 lengths back on turn, made some progress thereafter.
9HELENE WISDOM STAR (3)6128no history11.0
Away with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, 7 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, made minor progress in straight.
10BABY (9)8121no history23.0
Bumped start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
11HAPPY FOR ALL (2)10133no history9.7
Shifted in at start and made contact, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back, wider turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
WV-ACORDYCEPS ONE (11)—117no history—

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by YOUNG LIFE FOREVER at 4.3 · 1:10.03 · sectionals 23.48 · 22.34 · 10.82 · 11.52 · 24.21 · 11.83 · 12.38
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. WINNING DELAGO11. FLYING ON THE TURF10. CHIU CHOW BROTHER9. SUMMIT CHEERS8. GOODLUCK GOODLUCK7. CHEER FOR SOUTH6. STORMTROUPER5. AESTHETICISM4. MODEST GENTLEMAN3. KING ECCELLENTE2. TOGEPI1. YOUNG LIFE FOREVER
Full result
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1YOUNG LIFE FOREVER (6)1125no history4.3
Broke nicely, settled in front of midfield, ran on nicely to the line to score.
2TOGEPI (8)3124no history5.0
Settled midfield on the rail, closed off okay along the rail, had every chance.
3KING ECCELLENTE (3)9132no history6.4
Broke well and travelled strongly, led a long way rounding the Home Turn, weakened inside 50M, just held 3rd. (See Incident Report)
4MODEST GENTLEMAN (12)5116no history7.7
Badly crowded at the start, settled worse than midfield along the rail, stayed on well.
5AESTHETICISM (5)12126no history56.0
Sat last, had some trouble obtaining clear running in the Straight, closed off nicely, best stride late.
6STORMTROUPER (4)6132no history10.0
Settled worse than midfield 2 wide, made some progress in the Straight.
7CHEER FOR SOUTH (9)11116no history24.0
Raced just behind the pace, under pressure at 450M, limited response.
8GOODLUCK GOODLUCK (7)7124no history5.1
Badly crowded at the start, settled towards the rear, ran on fairly.
9SUMMIT CHEERS (2)2133no history13.0
Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, made no impression. (See Incident Report)
10CHIU CHOW BROTHER (11)8118no history31.0
Caught 3 wide midfield with cover, weakened in the Straight.
11FLYING ON THE TURF (1)10134no history43.0
Settled at the rear, never in contention.
12WINNING DELAGO (10)4122no history43.0
Caught wide in front of midfield 3 wide no cover, faded in the Straight. (Performance unacceptable, must trial)

Race 7 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by SOLAR PARTNER at 2.6 · 1:10.82 · sectionals 23.54 · 23.48 · 11.31 · 12.17 · 23.80 · 11.79 · 12.01
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. LEAN MASTER11. SUPER DOBBIN10. CHARMING STEED9. KING INVINCIBLE8. SUN OF MAKFI7. STOICISM6. CHEONG FAT5. WIND SPEEDER4. SPEEDY CHARIOT3. JUNEAU FLASH2. SUPER EAGLE1. SOLAR PARTNER
Full result
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1SOLAR PARTNER (1)8135no history2.6
Broke well, gradually settled in midfield, swung wide into straight, fought on well down the centre to just get up on line.
2SUPER EAGLE (10)3119no history33.0
Settled in midfield, held up on home turn, fought on under pressure on the rail to hit the front momentarily just short of the line.
3JUNEAU FLASH (2)4132no history9.7
Ridden along after crowded at start, carried backward passing 500 metres, renewed effort 4-wide rounding home bend, hit the front over 200 metres out only to be collared close to finish.
4SPEEDY CHARIOT (6)11125no history9.4
Lost ground at start from a wide draw and settled well behind, trailed the field to straight swinging wide for a run, ran on well under pressure to narrowly placings.
5WIND SPEEDER (8)6123no history37.0
Travelled wide in last few, commenced move and went widest into straight, ran on under strong pressure.
6CHEONG FAT (5)2126no history9.5
Moderate start, recovered to join last few in 9th, wide into straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
7STOICISM (7)7124no history19.0
Led early, shifted one back behind leaders on rail into back straight, did not find much room early in home straight and steadied 200 metres out, kept on well to the line.
8SUN OF MAKFI (12)1115no history38.0
Jumped well, soon dropped to last few along the rail, hard ridden into straight, only ran past well-beaten horses closing stages.
9KING INVINCIBLE (4)12128no history5.3
Pressed forward from a poor draw to join the leaders, hit the front briefly on straightening, folded up quickly inside final 150 metres. (Roarer)
10CHARMING STEED (11)9116no history5.8
Ridden positively to be up with the pace and mainly one-out-one-back, badly buffeted on straightening and did not find much room afterwards.
11SUPER DOBBIN (9)10120no history59.0
Improved steadily from a poor draw to lead narrowly on rail about 800 metres out, headed into home straight and folded up quickly inside final 150 metres.
12LEAN MASTER (3)5129no history93.0
Crowded at start travelling mainly 3-wide without cover in midfield, commenced move out wide at about 700 metres reaching within 1L of pace turning for home, soon found nothing.

Race 8 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by SPLENDID LIVING at 8.4 · 1:39.99 · sectionals 28.69 · 23.89 · 23.77 · 11.69 · 12.08 · 23.64 · 11.55 · 12.09
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. NOT USUAL STAR11. THE HULK10. OUR LUCKY GLORY9. LOYAL BABY8. RISING FROM ASHES7. STAR CONTACT6. SO WE JOY5. TOP TOP TEA4. IVY LEAGUE3. ZONE D2. QUANTUM PATCH1. SPLENDID LIVING
Full result
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1SPLENDID LIVING (9)8120no history8.4
Soon crossed to the lead, led steadily early stages before quickening up 700M, continued on well in the straight building up an unassailable lead 200M, won comfortably.
2QUANTUM PATCH (10)10119no history17.0
Restrained to a position behind midfield 5Ls off the pace, swung wide home turn, stayed on well to claim clear 2nd, not reach winner.
3ZONE D (3)4134no history13.0
Jumped only fairly, settled behind midfield along the inside, ran on mildly passing 300M, got up for 3rd late but never a threat to the runaway winner.
4IVY LEAGUE (6)2124no history7.9
Obtained a midfield spot, saved ground along the fence throughout, kept on steadily final 300M but lacked a strong finishing effort.
5TOP TOP TEA (12)5117no history32.0
Chased leaders in a 3-wide position without cover, pushed along 550M but lacked the needed response, fought on one paced to the line.
6SO WE JOY (4)7130no history3.9
Held up in mid-division, 4Ls to make up 400M, responded mildly when asked, never going the pace to challenge.
7STAR CONTACT (7)1124no history4.5
Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd from top of the straight, not able to challenge leader, swamped by rivals final 150M.
8RISING FROM ASHES (1)6135no history14.0
Positioned ahead of midfield, never far off the pace 3Ls behind leader, responded fairly under top weight final 250M, never a threat.
9LOYAL BABY (5)3129no history6.8
Tracked leader, came under pressure 400M, hung early straight, made no progress and came up empty 200M, faded towards the line. (Jockey could offer no explanation for the disappointing performance.)
10OUR LUCKY GLORY (8)12120no history16.0
From wide draw shifted across behind runners, raced as the back-marker 8Ls off the pace, failed to close off in the straight.
11THE HULK (11)11119no history40.0
From wide draw taken back to near the rear, bustled along 600M but failed to respond to riding, never involved. (Jockey : was asked to ride in a conservative manner to avoid racing wide in anticipation of genuine early pace.)
12NOT USUAL STAR (2)9134no history36.0
Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, settled towards the rear, couldn't go on passing 400M, made no impact on his first visit to Happy Valley.

Race 9 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by WONDER KIT at 2.8 · 1:09.69 · sectionals 23.44 · 22.69 · 10.90 · 11.79 · 23.56 · 11.80 · 11.76
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. DESERT STAR11. SUPERB CAPITALIST10. LESLIE9. E UNIVERSE8. GORGEOUS VITALITY7. VICTORY SCHOLARS6. MAGIC PHOENIX5. PHOENIX LIGHT4. COPARTNER AMBITION3. RED ELEGANCE2. REWARD SMILE1. WONDER KIT
Full result
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1WONDER KIT (6)1123no history2.8
Jumped well from gate 1, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, 2 wide from 500M, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 150M, kept on strongly to the line.
2REWARD SMILE (2)10130no history5.2
Shifted in at start, raced 2 wide in midfield, same position on turn, finished off well to take 2nd, no threat to the winner.
3RED ELEGANCE (12)8119no history22.0
Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place, nearest on line.
4COPARTNER AMBITION (10)12117no history17.0
Began fairly from the widest draw, raced at rear on the outside, 8 lengths or so back on turn, finished off strongly to make frame, nearest finish.
5PHOENIX LIGHT (3)7125no history12.0
Average to begin, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground to turn, made minor progress in straight.
6MAGIC PHOENIX (5)2123no history11.0
Commenced well, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, found rail 700M, travelled well on turn, took the lead 300M, peaked and headed 150M, weakened final 100M.
7VICTORY SCHOLARS (9)6121no history11.0
Clean jump, raced 2 wide in midfield, very wide turning in, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
8GORGEOUS VITALITY (8)9122no history82.0
Jumped awkwardly, raced at rear on the inside, 7 lengths or so back, saved ground to turn, made no impression in straight.
9E UNIVERSE (4)11123no history65.0
Moderately away from a wide draw, raced 2 wide better than midfield, 3 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M.
10LESLIE (11)5119no history17.0
Crowded start, raced at tail, 11 lengths back on turn, switched wide entering straight, kept on evenly in the run home.
11SUPERB CAPITALIST (1)3128no history5.0
Began well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L in the middle stages, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)
12DESERT STAR (7)4122no history31.0
Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.
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