Happy Valley results · Fri, 29 Dec 2023

8 races · going GOOD · rail C+3

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Winners · Happy Valley · Fri, 29 Dec 2023

ATOMIC BEAUTY R4 at 48.0 · surprise · GREEN LASER R1 at 37.0 · surprise · STAR CONTACT R8 at 26.0 · surprise · SUPER BABY R3 at 25.0 · surprise · VALHALLA R2 at 4.3 · ARMOUR EAGLE R7 at 3.9 · LYRICAL MOTION R5 at 3.2 · ERNEST FEELING R6 at 2.0

Race 1 · Class 5 · 2200m Turf

Won by GREEN LASER at 37.0 · 2:17.87 · sectionals 14.64 · 24.30 · 25.45 · 24.65 · 23.64 · 11.49 · 12.15 · 25.19 · 12.39 · 12.80

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	GREEN LASER (9)	M L Yeung	9	115	1124	Midfield	37.0
	Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 6 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, taken wide in straight and finished off strongly to score.
2	NICE BIRDIE (2)	C L Chau	8	131	1188	Stalker	15.0
	Jumped with them, unable to slot in, raced 3 wide with no cover slightly behind midfield, moved closer after passing 1000M, raced better than midfield on turn, kept on well in straight to take 2nd.
3	BOOM ALLIANCE (3)	Z Purton	6	132	1253	Midfield	6.2
	Moderately away, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, took the lead 750M, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first two close home.
4	GOLDEN FAIRY (8)	A Badel	4	116	1038	Leader	12.0
	Began well, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 750M, 2nd on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame.
5	HAPPY HERO (4)	H Bowman	1	131	1044	Midfield	3.4
	Moderately away, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, kept on same pace in straight.
6	DIAMOND WINNER (5)	J McDonald	2	123	1113	Closer	5.0
	Began only fairly, raced 2 wide in midfield, a bit closer on turn, kept on evenly in straight.
7	LOYAL AMBITION (6)	K De Melo	5	123	1022	Stalker	4.4
	Crowded shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, made contact near 500M, made minor progress early in straight, no extra final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame left hind leg next day morning.)
8	AI ONE (1)	B Avdulla	7	135	1046	Midfield	7.6
	Away with them, raced towards rear on the outside, moved a bit closer after entering the back straight, made contact near 500M, 4 lengths back turning in, peaked early in straight, eased final 100M.
9	MIGHTY STAR (7)	A Atzeni	3	118	1132	Stalker	33.0
	Began awkwardly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, hampered 500M, failed to make any progress in straight.

Race 2 · Class 5 · 1200m Turf

Won by VALHALLA at 4.3 · 1:10.48 · sectionals 23.57 · 22.82 · 11.02 · 11.80 · 24.09 · 12.07 · 12.02

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	VALHALLA (2)	H Bowman	2	130	1185	Midfield	4.3
	Away fast then restrained to sit ahead of midfield, well placed to strike turning for home, quickened to led nearing 100M, kept on well to the line.
2	WIND SPEEDER (3)	M Chadwick	5	130	1057	Midfield	18.0
	Reserved near last, very wide into straight, finished off nicely down outside getting up for 2nd near line.
3	HERCULES (1)	A Badel	3	132	1068	Closer	7.5
	Jumped well, restrained to race behind midfield, closed off well over final 300M for 3rd.
4	AUGUST MOON (4)	K C Leung	6	128	1152	Midfield	23.0
	Sent forward to lead, soon pressed by rival from 1000M, drifted out to center of track on straightening, couldn't hold off first few over final 150M.
5	VIVA A LA (12)	K De Melo	8	120	1107	Leader	6.8
	Settled down 3-wide behind midfield, lay in under pressure and difficult to obtain clear running early straight, ran home steadily but was awkwardly placed late and couldn't be fully ridden out.
6	GENERAL ACE (6)	L Hewitson	11	126	1081	no history	36.0
	Soon taken across from wide draw, raced near last, kept on moderately along the fence over final 300M, not able to challenge leaders.
7	EASY TWO (10)	A Atzeni	4	121	1056	Closer	11.0
	Settled behind midfield, raced keenly in early stages, failed to close off the race passing 300M, Never dangerous.
8	DOUBLE SHOW (8)	J McDonald	10	123	1225	Stalker	9.0
	Blundered after the start, settled at the back, ran into interference 200M, not going the pace to challenge after. (Blood in trachea.)
9	MILLENNIUM FALCON (9)	C L Chau	12	120	1163	Stalker	20.0
	Caught racing wide no cover in midfield on jumping from draw 12, wide into straight, checked near 200M and lost all chance.
10	GET THE MONIES (5)	L Ferraris	1	128	1092	Stalker	5.9
	From draw 1 raced close to the leaders along the inside, shifted out to center of track for his challenge, checked 200M losing momentum, not recovered from the interference.
11	HAPPILY FRIENDS (11)	Z Purton	7	121	1114	Leader	7.7
	Jumped on terms, moved up to track leaders in 3rd, taken wide into straight, badly checked near 150M and lost all chance.
12	CRAIG'S MASTER (7)	M L Yeung	9	123	1069	Midfield	39.0
	Ridden forward to race outside leader, under heavy pressure 500M, soon gave ground rapidly to finish last.

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by SUPER BABY at 25.0 · 1:40.78 · sectionals 29.21 · 23.80 · 24.19 · 12.03 · 12.16 · 23.58 · 11.72 · 11.86

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	SUPER BABY (6)	L Ferraris	6	127	1176	Leader	25.0
	Jumped okay, ridden along to lead on the rail, commenced to improve inside 900M, responded well when asked near 150M, kept on well to win.
2	TURIN WARRIOR (4)	Z Purton	1	128	1088	Midfield	2.2
	Sat handy on the rail, traveled smoothly, made some progress in the Straight, closed off nicely.
3	AFFIRM (10)	M F Poon	7	119	1198	Leader	17.0
	Ridden along to chase the lead 2 wide, traveled strongly, slightly hung out in the Straight, ran on evenly to the line.
4	SNOWALOT (1)	J McDonald	2	135	1109	Midfield	4.1
	Settled in front of midfield, traveled okay, made minor progress over the concluding stages.
5	MR ALADDIN (5)	K De Melo	10	127	1081	Stalker	11.0
	Sat midfield 3 wide, commenced to improve rounding the Turn, closed off fairly.
6	PALACE PAL (11)	A Badel	12	120	975	Midfield	15.0
	Sat rear on the rail, switched out rounding the Turn, one pace.
7	RELIABLE PROFIT (9)	B Avdulla	11	122	1146	Stalker	53.0
	Sat towards rear 2 wide, commenced to improve inside 700M, finished off fairly.
8	DIAMOND DIAMOND (12)	L Hewitson	4	119	1213	Midfield	13.0
	Settled worse than midfield 2 wide, limited response when asked in the Straight, slightly weakened over the final 50M.
9	BEAU GOSSE (8)	A Atzeni	9	123	1128	no history	26.0
	Jumped awkwardly, sat worse than midfield, slightly weakened near 800M, no impression in the Straight.
10	MERCHANT PRINCE (3)	M L Yeung	8	131	1181	Midfield	67.0
	Settled towards rear 2 wide, weakened passing 150M, never a threat.
11	YOUNG VICTORY (2)	C L Chau	3	132	1067	no history	40.0
	Jumped awkwardly, sat midfield, limited response when asked, never a danger.
12	BEAUTY MISSION (7)	M Chadwick	5	126	1055	Closer	10.0
	Sat in front of midfield, raced wide, weakened and faded notably inside 150M (Bled, Must trial, See incident Report).

Race 4 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by ATOMIC BEAUTY at 48.0 · 1:40.71 · sectionals 27.87 · 23.21 · 24.90 · 12.40 · 12.50 · 24.73 · 12.15 · 12.58

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	ATOMIC BEAUTY (12)	K H Chan	10	117	1222	Midfield	48.0
	Raced just worse than midfield away from the rail. Moved wider near the 600m to improve, made continual ground in the straight, lay inwards near 150m but charged to lead 75m & went on to win strongly (trainer questioned).
2	SATIRICAL GLORY (3)	J McDonald	11	131	1206	Leader	5.7
	Began improving position after first 100m, raced outside the leader momentarily then getting leaders back near 1200m. Came over leaders heals near 450m, moved up to share lead fleetingly near 125m, couldn't hold out winner.
3	FOREVER GLORIOUS (5)	L Hewitson	7	128	1134	Leader	9.5
	Pushed forward to lead. Was a length clear on straightening, Shifted outwards under pressure near the 150m mark when still leading, joined by the winner at the 100m, held third on line.
4	CONCERTO (2)	L Ferraris	6	132	1036	Leader	16.0
	Raced in midfield away from the rail. Shifted outwards near the 500m to avoid stopping rival, finished steadily all the way to the line to be beaten just over 2L.
5	AROMATICA (4)	K C Leung	5	129	1196	no history	27.0
	Jumped only fairly & raced at the tail. Stayed close the rail around the home bend, was over 5L from the lead at the 400m before making up a few lengths in straight to be beaten 3L into midfield.
6	DAILY TROPHY (10)	M L Yeung	3	122	1170	Midfield	9.8
	Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Improved to third place at 400m when only 2L from lead, had clear running on straightening, finished off only moderately in last furlong when weakening a length or so to midfield.
7	GOLDEN LINK (1)	H Bowman	8	134	1066	Stalker	11.0
	Was trapped racing wide in midfield for the first 600m before getting two wide near the 1000m. Was steadied when held up between runners near 475m, shifted wider on straightening before making up a length to midfield late.
8	PODIUM (7)	A Badel	4	128	1053	Stalker	12.0
	Raced worse than midfield after start before drifting further back, relegated to last near 500m. Was 7L behind entering last section, stayed near inside on straightening before halving beaten margin but never threatening.
9	YEE CHEONG WARRIOR (9)	M F Poon	1	122	1097	Midfield	8.5
	Raced in midfield along the rail throughout. Fleetingly held up behind a tiring rival near the 400m mark before moving off rail to improve when 4.5L from the lead, finished only one paced to the line & was never a threat.
10	HAPPY ANGEL (6)	K De Melo	2	128	1116	Stalker	3.2
	Began only fairly, had no customary early speed & raced worse than midfield along rail. Came off the rail near 500m, was forced very wide passing 400m when 5.5L from lead, made no headway in the straight & finished 3rd last.
11	RIGHT HONOURABLE (11)	M Chadwick	9	122	1037	Midfield	11.0
	Jumped fairly, was shifted behind runners to race rearward. Commenced to improve position from 700m when coursing wide, forced even wider passing 600m, extremely wide on straightening, made no headway & was beaten over 6L.
12	HO HO STAR (8)	A Atzeni	12	124	1123	Midfield	35.0
	Pushed forward from widest gate, worked hard around first bend before getting to second place near the 1200m when racing away from rail. Began losing ground quickly from the 500m & weakened badly to be a distant last.

Race 5 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by LYRICAL MOTION at 3.2 · 1:09.87 · sectionals 23.53 · 22.82 · 11.08 · 11.74 · 23.52 · 11.94 · 11.58

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	LYRICAL MOTION (12)	A Badel	1	116	1091	Stalker	3.2
	Began smartly from gate 1, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, angled out after passing 350M, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 200M, kept on strongly to the line.
2	HAPPY TRIO (3)	L Ferraris	7	132	1076	Stalker	17.0
	Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2 lengths or so back on turn, closed off well to take 2nd without threatening the winner.
3	HIGH RISE SOLDIER (4)	Z Purton	11	130	1065	Stalker	15.0
	Taken back from gate 11, raced towards rear on the inside, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made good progress in straight to take a place without threatening.
4	COLONEL (11)	M F Poon	6	116	1200	Leader	15.0
	Jumped well, took the early lead, headed 950M, retook the lead 750M, led by 1/4L turning in, peaked and headed 200M, weakened gradually final 100M.
5	WOOD ON FIRE (1)	K C Leung	9	135	1142	Stalker	32.0
	Taken back from gate 9, raced at rear, 6 lengths or so back on turn, made good progress in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
6	TATTENHAM (9)	K De Melo	3	127	1122	Stalker	13.0
	Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, angled out 350M, finished off evenly.
7	KILINDINI (2)	J McDonald	8	133	1156	Leader	6.3
	Away with them, raced in 3rd, a length or so back, same position on turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened final 150M.
8	WINNING HEART (6)	L Hewitson	5	129	1141	Closer	13.0
	Crowded shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, commenced move 400M, very wide turning in, one-paced in the run home.
9	HERO STAR (10)	M Chadwick	12	123	1152	Leader	43.0
	Jumped well from the widest draw, sent forward to race prominently, took the lead 950M, headed 750M, 2nd on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
10	SEE U AGAIN (8)	C L Chau	4	125	1108	Stalker	4.9
	Began awkwardly and made contact, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, carried wider 400M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually thereafter.
11	FURY AND GOLD (7)	A Hamelin	10	127	1133	no history	55.0
	Taken back from a wide draw, raced at rear throughout, never a factor.
12	GORGEOUS VITALITY (5)	H Bowman	2	129	1097	Midfield	7.4
	Moderately away, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.)

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by ERNEST FEELING at 2.0 · 1:10.60 · sectionals 24.49 · 22.79 · 11.35 · 11.44 · 23.32 · 11.49 · 11.83

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	ERNEST FEELING (6)	A Hamelin	1	125	1221	Midfield	2.0
	Jumped well and assumed the lead comfortably, kicked clear in the Straight, always doing enough.
2	SUPER EAGLE (12)	A Badel	12	118	1075	Midfield	13.0
	Sat 3 wide outside the leaders, kept on nicely for 2nd.
3	PO ON WAY (10)	M Chadwick	2	121	1127	Midfield	9.9
	Settled behind the leaders, made good progress on the inside, closest at finish.
4	CHEONG FAT (9)	Z Purton	6	124	1163	no history	12.0
	Jumped with the field, settled midfield on the rail, closed off nicely along the rail.
5	TOGEPI (1)	L Ferraris	8	135	1062	Midfield	13.0
	Settled worse than midfield 3 wide, swung wide entering the Straight, stayed on well.
6	LUCKY QUALITY (7)	K H Chan	9	120	1115	Stalker	18.0
	Broke alertly and ridden along early, sat in a prominent position 2 wide, made some ground.
7	PARTY WARRIOR (3)	L Hewitson	7	131	1032	Closer	8.7
	Sat towards the rear on the rail, only able to pass weakened rivals.
8	HARMONY N HOME (11)	C L Chau	3	119	1084	Midfield	12.0
	Settled midfield 2 wide, only one pace when asked.
9	EVER VICTORIOUS (4)	M F Poon	5	125	1037	no history	74.0
	Travelled keenly in the early and middle stages, raced 3 wide in front of midfield, weakened inside 200M.
10	SIGHT VICTORY (8)	B Avdulla	10	125	1114	no history	86.0
	Settled last 2 wide, made no impression.
11	GLORY B (5)	K De Melo	4	127	1080	no history	36.0
	Showed good early speed to sit outside the leader, weakened in the Straight.
12	E UNIVERSE (2)	H Bowman	11	134	1040	Stalker	10.0
	Jumped awkwardly, caught 4 wide no cover throughout, weakened and faded in the Straight. (See Incident Report)

Race 7 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by ARMOUR EAGLE at 3.9 · 1:10.24 · sectionals 23.65 · 23.03 · 11.32 · 11.71 · 23.56 · 11.88 · 11.68

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	ARMOUR EAGLE (5)	J McDonald	3	126	1153	Midfield	3.9
	Prominent early stages before gradually drifted backward to just worse than midfield, commenced move entering straight responding well inside final 200 metres to assert authority close to home.
2	BON'S A PEARLA (4)	A Atzeni	8	129	1140	Midfield	27.0
	Settled well back from a poor draw, checked and lost ground 1000 metres out trailing the field to the 150 metres, finished off the race strongly to snatch 2nd final strides.
3	STREET CONQUEROR (10)	M L Yeung	1	120	1151	Midfield	12.0
	Broke well from the one draw before settling in midfield in 5th some 3L off the pace, saved ground turning in, fought on to hold every chance in straight only to be pipped for 2nd late.
4	WATCH BUDDY (11)	A Badel	5	120	1120	Leader	5.2
	Travelled wide without cover in midfield, one of the widest turning into straight, ran on under pressure to narrowly miss a placing.
5	VIVA CHALEUR (2)	H Bowman	10	133	1096	no history	13.0
	Travelled in last few 3-wide with cover, commenced move approaching home turn and widest into straight, ran on well under pressure down the centre of track to be nearest at finish.
6	LUCKY ARCHANGEL (3)	M F Poon	2	128	1176	Stalker	20.0
	Ridden forward at start before settling some 2L back in 3rd on rail, gained slightly closer to 2nd rounding home bend and switched out for a run into straight but unable to quicken to threaten.
7	A AMERIC TE SPECSO (8)	Z Purton	7	125	1095	Closer	4.8
	Soon dropped backward travelling well back to straight, ran on well between runners down the inside until finding no extra inside final 100 metres.
8	DENFIELD (9)	B Avdulla	4	122	1135	Stalker	7.8
	Well there early stages, settling just over 2L back in 4th, slightly further off the pace passing the 800 metres, held good chance from wide into straight but unable to sustain effort inside final 100 metres.
9	LIGHTNING BOLT (1)	C L Chau	6	131	1174	Midfield	11.0
	Settled towards rear on the rail, saved ground turning for home, making ground when tightened over 150 metres out, made no further impression.
10	GOLDEN EMPIRE (7)	L Hewitson	9	126	1099	Stalker	18.0
	Pressed forward from a poor draw to reach 2nd 3-wide into back straight, gained closer to rail passing the 800 metres remaining one-out-one-back to home turn, kept on in straight before jostled and faded inside final 200 metres.
11	BEAUTY GLORY (6)	L Ferraris	11	126	1180	Stalker	19.0
	Driven forward from the widest draw to take up running 3-wide into back straight, obtained rails run 800 metres out and led the field until finding no extra inside final 200 metres.

Race 8 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by STAR CONTACT at 26.0 · 1:40.26 · sectionals 28.01 · 24.09 · 24.35 · 12.35 · 12.00 · 23.81 · 11.75 · 12.06

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	STAR CONTACT (12)	L Hewitson	6	117	1222	Stalker	26.0
	Chased leader, gave good response passing 400M, led 250M out, continued on well and was in total command final stages.
2	TOURBILLON PRINCE (2)	L Ferraris	9	127	1156	Leader	10.0
	Sped to early lead, steadied the pace from 1100M but still enjoyed uncontested lead, caught by winner 250M, kept on well enough to hold 2nd.
3	EIGHTEEN PALMS (9)	A Badel	4	118	1226	no history	15.0
	Up with early pace before settling down in 4th, battled on steadily over final 300M, always held by leaders.
4	ALL BEAUTY (6)	J McDonald	7	122	1175	Midfield	14.0
	Restrained to a position behind midfield, gave a mild response final 300M, just missed 3rd.
5	SIXTH GENERATION (5)	K C Leung	10	124	1182	Midfield	27.0
	Given a waiting ride towards the rear, raced a shade keenly middle stages with the sectional time being outside of standard, kept on moderately without threat in the straight.
6	STORM LEGEND (7)	K De Melo	12	120	1070	Closer	43.0
	Switched off to race at the rear 8Ls off the pace, made limited progress final 300M, not reach leaders.
7	D STAR (8)	M F Poon	5	117	1068	Midfield	25.0
	Caught wide in midfield early stages, moved up to 3rd 1100M, not going the pace to challenge turning for home, never a serious threat to leaders.
8	QUANTUM PATCH (4)	C L Chau	3	124	1132	Midfield	2.4
	Settled behind mid-division, raced wide without cover from 1300M, swung wide for home but found disappointing little in the finish. (No vet findings.)
9	SILVER SONIC (1)	Z Purton	2	128	1089	Stalker	2.8
	Held up in midfield, failed to finish off final 400M, ran home same pace. Performance considered to be disappointing. (Jockey : not suited by the race being run at a more genuine pace compared to last start.)
10	LOYAL BABY (3)	M Chadwick	8	126	1177	Stalker	56.0
	Jumped on terms, restrained to race towards the rear, pushed along 500M but not quickened. Never a threat.
11	RED ACLAIM (11)	A Atzeni	1	117	1032	Midfield	24.0
	Settled down behind midfield, struggled to keep up 500M, soon left behind by rivals top of straight.
12	PRECISE EXPRESS (10)	H T Mo	11	115	1047	Midfield	60.0
	Dropped back to race at the rear 8Ls off the pace, failed to respond when urged along 400M, never in the picture.