Happy Valley results · Thu, 4 Jan 2024

8 races · going GOOD · rail A

Winners · Happy Valley · Thu, 4 Jan 2024

CORDYCEPS ONE R3 at 8.8 · BON'S A PEARLA R7 at 7.4 · SURE JOYFUL R4 at 6.6 · GALLANT WAKING R6 at 6.4 · SHINKANSEN R2 at 5.8 · MAJESTIC KNIGHT R8 at 4.3 · SUPER FAST DRAGON R5 at 3.8 · BEAUTY INFINITY R1 at 2.5

Race 1 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by BEAUTY INFINITY at 2.5 · 1:09.87 · sectionals 23.30 · 22.84 · 11.06 · 11.78 · 23.73 · 12.10 · 11.63
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st8th8. SPICY SO SMART7. ACE TALENT6. SUPER AXIOM5. TRIUMPHANT WARRIOR4. GOLDEN LONG3. HAPPY FEELING2. KING ECCELLENTE1. BEAUTY INFINITY
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1BEAUTY INFINITY (5)2127no history2.5
Average to begin, positioned 5 lengths behind the leader on the inside, closer on turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 100M, kept on strongly to the line.
2KING ECCELLENTE (3)3128Stalker6.7
Fast into stride, raced better than midfield on the inside, left in 2nd from 950M, 2-1/2L back on turn, took the lead 200M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner final 100M.
3HAPPY FEELING (6)1124no history71.0
Began fairly from gate 1, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground throughout, 5 lengths back turning in, made some progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4GOLDEN LONG (1)7135no history2.7
Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the outside, very wide into straight, kept on same pace to the line. (See Racing Incidents.)
5TRIUMPHANT WARRIOR (4)6126no history10.0
Bumped shortly after start, raced in midfield on the outside early, inconvenienced and dropped to rear near 1000M, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in straight.
6SUPER AXIOM (2)8126Leader33.0
Jumped well, sent forward to take the lead, led by 2-1/2L on turn, peaked early in straight, headed 200M, weakened thereafter.
7ACE TALENT (9)4117Stalker10.0
Made contact at start, raced 2 wide better than midfield early, inconvenienced and dropped position 1000M, 4 lengths back turning in, emptied early in straight, eased thereafter. (Blood in trachea.)
8SPICY SO SMART (8)5117Leader15.0
Made contact at start, sent forward to race prominently, commenced to buck near 1000M, dropped to tail-end 900M, eased thereafter. (See Racing Incidents.) (Lame right front leg next day.)
WVLADY BILLIE (7)—118Stalker—

Race 2 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by SHINKANSEN at 5.8 · 1:10.16 · sectionals 23.91 · 22.76 · 11.14 · 11.62 · 23.49 · 11.78 · 11.71
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st10th10. LUCKY SYMPHONY9. NEW POWER8. YOUTH POWER7. FLYING PHANTOM6. MY INTELLIGENT5. ROYAL PRIDE4. HAPPY SOUL3. COLONEL2. TRAVEL GOLF1. SHINKANSEN
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1SHINKANSEN (10)4116Closer5.8
Settled in rear of midfield, commenced move rounding home bend, quickened well under pressure from 5th into straight to gain upper hand over 50 metres out.
2TRAVEL GOLF (3)2129Midfield4.2
Began well settling over 2L back in 4th, commenced move on top of home bend to hit the front narrowly upon straightening, swamped over 50 metres out.
3COLONEL (9)10114Leader6.8
Broke well from the widest draw to soon lead, narrowly headed under pressure 200 metres out, just held on for 3rd.
4HAPPY SOUL (6)8123Midfield18.0
Settled in last few from a poor draw, commenced move rounding home bend, sustained good progress in straight to narrowly miss 3rd.
5ROYAL PRIDE (2)3129Midfield10.0
Soon dropped to last few despite ridden along, gained slightly closer to 7th passing the 700 metres, saved ground turning in, produced good late impression inside final 100 metres.
6MY INTELLIGENT (8)1117Stalker4.1
Began well from the one draw settling one back in 3rd on rail, baulked behind runners upon straightening, unable to quicken to threaten inside final 150 metres.
7FLYING PHANTOM (4)7127no history13.0
Settled in 5th 3-wide without cover, became 6th rounding home bend, ran home one-paced.
8YOUTH POWER (1)5135Midfield81.0
Settled well back, saved ground turning for home, ran on past well-beaten horses in straight.
9NEW POWER (7)9125no history31.0
Away slowly from a poor draw, quickly recovered towards rear in 7th or 8th, commenced move very wide approaching home turn, one-paced in straight. (Lame next day)
10LUCKY SYMPHONY (5)6127no history6.5
Ridden forward 3-wide before settling in 2nd just outside race leader, dropped away quickly from a similar position into straight.

Race 3 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf

Won by CORDYCEPS ONE at 8.8 · 1:41.54 · sectionals 28.17 · 23.79 · 24.70 · 12.18 · 12.52 · 24.88 · 12.59 · 12.29
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. HAPPY JAI JAI11. MISTER ARM10. REGENCY HAPPY STAR9. HAPPY HUNK8. TACTICAL COMMAND7. HANG'S CHOICE6. ASIAN ONE5. JOYFUL CHAMPION4. BIG TWO3. ONE HEART ONE2. MEDIC ELITE1. CORDYCEPS ONE
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1CORDYCEPS ONE (5)9132Leader8.8
Ridden along to sit in front of midfield, traveled smoothly, responded nicely when asked.
2MEDIC ELITE (9)7126Stalker5.5
Sat rear, angled out rounding the turn, showed some dash inside 200M, closed off nicely.
3ONE HEART ONE (8)4127Midfield3.9
Sat behind midfield, was bumped near 150M, made some progress thereafter.
4BIG TWO (1)11135Stalker24.0
Jumped awkwardly, settled towards rear on the rail, traveled okay, crowded for clear running inside 200M, closed off okay.
5JOYFUL CHAMPION (12)2116Stalker8.1
Jumped awkwardly, settled in front of midfield, traveled fairly, one pace to the finish.
6ASIAN ONE (3)10134Midfield17.0
Jumped awkwardly, settled worse than midfield on the rail, ran on fairly.
7HANG'S CHOICE (10)6120Midfield7.5
Sat towards rear 3 wide, traveled okay, ran on evenly.
8TACTICAL COMMAND (2)5135Midfield39.0
Settled towards rear 2 wide, slightly weakened rounding the turn, made no impression.
9HAPPY HUNK (4)3133Stalker50.0
Settled handy, weakened entering the Straight, never a threat.
10REGENCY HAPPY STAR (6)12126Midfield8.3
Sat midfield initially, made a forward move inside 1100M, weakened and faded in the Straight (See Incident Report).
11MISTER ARM (11)1115no history18.0
Jumped okay, ridden along to lead until 1000M, weakened and fade inside 150M.
12HAPPY JAI JAI (7)8127Stalker11.0
Sat midfield, raced wide throughout, did not be ridden out to the finish (Disappointing performance, Must BT, See Incident Report).

Race 4 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by SURE JOYFUL at 6.6 · 1:41.50 · sectionals 28.73 · 23.39 · 24.83 · 12.32 · 12.51 · 24.55 · 12.42 · 12.13
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. MERCHANT PRINCE11. KILLER INSTINCT10. FORTUNE PRESIDENT9. STRONGEST BOY8. PRINCE ALEX7. DRAGON STAR6. NOBLE WIN5. SUPERB MOVE4. KASA PAPA3. AMAZING BOY2. WIN WIN FIGHTER1. SURE JOYFUL
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1SURE JOYFUL (10)8122Midfield6.6
Improved after the start, raced prominently before being steadied near the 1500m & then racing 1,1, thereafter. Closed well to take the lead at 150m, won by 0.75L.
2WIN WIN FIGHTER (7)1127Midfield6.6
Raced in midfield along the rail for the majority. Was 3.5L from lead entering last section, moved off the rail on straightening, shifted outwards & had difficulty getting clear until near 100m, charged to second late.
3AMAZING BOY (11)2123Midfield18.0
Had a soft run along the rail just behind the leaders throughout. Improved to race on the leaders back from the 500m, stayed close to the rail in the straight, finished well to only be beaten 1.25L into third.
4KASA PAPA (3)7129Midfield9.5
Raced third last along the rail in early & middle stages. Stayed near the inside at the 400m when about 6L from lead, improved into tight run near 200m, was making ground when struck on nose at 150m, closed to just miss 3rd.
5SUPERB MOVE (12)11115Midfield21.0
Was wide out of straight first time before improving to share lead at 1050m. Led momentarily before again racing outside leader from 850m. Obtained outright lead on straightening, passed by winner 150m, fought well late.
6NOBLE WIN (6)4127Closer6.7
Raced in midfield way from the rail throughout. Was just under 3L from the lead entering last section, finished off fairly to the line to finish in a bunch in midfield only beaten around 1.5L.
7DRAGON STAR (2)5132Leader3.9
Pushed forward to lead, challenged in the lead near the 1050m, shared lead until regaining narrow outright lead near the 850m. Was immediately headed on straightening, battled away, and ultimately weakened into seventh.
8PRINCE ALEX (1)6135Midfield8.8
Raced in midfield away from the rail throughout. Was 4L from the lead at the 400m mark, moved three wide at that stage, finished off only one paced to the line, no threat.
9STRONGEST BOY (9)9125Midfield7.9
Shifted across behind runners & raced just worse than midfield away from rail. Steadied just before straightening when there was no run between rivals, was then held up until 150m, only tested final 100m, had some excuse.
10FORTUNE PRESIDENT (8)3126Midfield32.0
Crowded after the start & then raced just worse than midfield along the rail. Moved off the rail approaching the 400m mark when 4.5L from the lead, did little in the straight & could only hold deficit to the line.
11KILLER INSTINCT (4)10130Midfield40.0
Drifted back after start & raced second last away from the rail. Was relegated to last near 600m, moved three wide with cover from 550m, the widest runner on straightening when next to last, failed to improve in straight.
12MERCHANT PRINCE (5)12124Midfield137.0
From the outside gate was shifted back to last. Moved wider on the track near the 700m & was left without cover, improved to midfield near the 400m when 4L from lead, weakened in straight to be last.

Race 5 · Class 4 · 1000m Turf

Won by SUPER FAST DRAGON at 3.8 · 57.21 · sectionals 12.73 · 21.46 · 10.44 · 11.02 · 23.02 · 11.47 · 11.55
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. FALCON COURT10. SAME TO YOU9. KOWLOON EAST STAR8. LIFE IS GOOD7. SERGEANT PEPPER6. SAVVY DELIGHT5. CIRCUIT SEVEN4. HARMONY FIRE3. OVERSUBSCRIBED2. BEAUTY DESTINY1. SUPER FAST DRAGON
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1SUPER FAST DRAGON (12)11120Closer3.8
Taken back from a wide draw, raced towards rear on the outside, a bit closer on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to score.
2BEAUTY DESTINY (10)1125Leader8.1
Bumped start, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, there to turn, showed good response in straight, took the lead 100M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late.
3OVERSUBSCRIBED (9)9126Stalker16.0
Bumped on jumping, raced 3 wide in midfield, there to turn, taken wide in straight and finished off well to take a place.
4HARMONY FIRE (1)2135Leader8.4
Bumped start, raced prominently on the inside, shared lead turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
5CIRCUIT SEVEN (11)6119Leader36.0
Awkward leaving stalls and started very slowly, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress in straight without threatening.
6SAVVY DELIGHT (3)8130Midfield11.0
Bumped start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 lengths or so back, similar position on turn, kept on same pace in straight.
7SERGEANT PEPPER (2)4131Leader20.0
Away well, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, shared lead turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M.
8LIFE IS GOOD (5)3124no history3.1
Moderately away, raced 2 wide better than midfield, wider from 450M, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly thereafter. (Lost right front plate.)
9KOWLOON EAST STAR (7)5128Leader7.3
Began well, sent forward to take the lead but trapped 3 wide, shared the lead with rivals turning in, peaked and headed 300M, weakened gradually in straight, eased final 50M. (See Racing Incidents.)
10SAME TO YOU (8)7127no history73.0
Began fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened inside final furlong.
11FALCON COURT (4)10129no history92.0
Taken back from gate 10, raced at rear throughout, eased final 350M, unacceptable performance.
WVYEE CHEONG SPIRIT (6)—129no history—

Race 6 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by GALLANT WAKING at 6.4 · 1:40.36 · sectionals 27.66 · 24.30 · 24.54 · 12.16 · 12.38 · 23.86 · 12.00 · 11.86
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. TRADITION10. VIVA HUNTER9. FOOLISH HEART8. ABSOLUTE SUNSHINE7. PRIME MINISTER6. WINNING DRAGON5. IVY LEAGUE4. M UNICORN3. THESIS2. MOMENTS IN TIME1. GALLANT WAKING
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1GALLANT WAKING (4)10128Midfield6.4
Steadied early from a wide barrier to obtain cover towards the rear, angle out rounding the Turn, closed off strongly to score.
2MOMENTS IN TIME (1)2130Leader10.0
Broke well, ridden along early to be prominent, sat just behind the leader, improved nicely into the Straight, kept on well, just got caught near the line.
3THESIS (7)1120Midfield5.5
Settled in front of midfield on the rail, made good progress, never threatened top 2.
4M UNICORN (11)4116Midfield2.0
Settled midfield 2 wide, began his run 3 wide at the 500M, got taken wider, run peaked inside 150M.
5IVY LEAGUE (5)7124Midfield17.0
Settled in a handy position 2 wide, only one pace when asked. (See Incident Report)
6WINNING DRAGON (2)3132Leader23.0
Settled in front of midfield 2 wide, switched out to 3 wide to improve at 500M, ran on evenly.
7PRIME MINISTER (3)11129Closer35.0
Sat at the rear, under pressured at 600M, took time to respond, made some late ground.
8ABSOLUTE SUNSHINE (6)8120Closer110.0
Settled worse than midfield on the rail, made no impression.
9FOOLISH HEART (10)5118Stalker11.0
Sat behind midfield 2 wide, never a threat (See Incident Report)
10VIVA HUNTER (9)9115Leader35.0
Ridden along early and showed good early speed to lead, weakened inside 200M.
11TRADITION (8)6120no history36.0
Settled midfield on the rail, never in contention.

Race 7 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by BON'S A PEARLA at 7.4 · 1:09.80 · sectionals 23.56 · 22.30 · 10.95 · 11.35 · 23.94 · 11.83 · 12.11
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. EXCELLENT FIGHTER10. CHAMPION METHOD9. ATOMIC FORCE8. HOSS7. PARTERRE6. ACT OF FAITH5. TOMODACHI KOKOROE4. RIGHTEOUS ARION3. SUPERB CAPITALIST2. BEAUTY WAVES1. BON'S A PEARLA
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1BON'S A PEARLA (4)5130Midfield7.4
Settled in last few in 9th on rail, obtained clear passage over 250 metres out, finished off the race strongly to snatch victory final strides.
2BEAUTY WAVES (7)1123Leader2.1
Began moderately before travelling keenly early one back in 2nd on rail, 2L off the lead rounding home bend and into straight, fought on dourly only to find winner too strong.
3SUPERB CAPITALIST (3)2129Leader21.0
Attempted to make all setting a sound pace and kicking 2L clear onto home bend, unable to sustain tempo and swamped close to home.
4RIGHTEOUS ARION (9)4121Midfield6.0
Began moderately, made steady headway along the rail to reach midfield 800 metres out, in similar position into straight, ran on steadily to narrowly miss a placing.
5TOMODACHI KOKOROE (2)8135Leader8.0
Began fairly from a poor draw, improved steadily wide without cover to reach 3rd some 3L back inside the 700 metres, kept on one pace from similar position into straight.
6ACT OF FAITH (8)11122Stalker52.0
Jumped best from the widest draw before taken back towards rear in 8th, commenced move passing the 400 metres and widest into straight, fought on steadily without threatening.
7PARTERRE (10)10120Leader94.0
Settled at the back, saved ground turning in, ran on steadily past well-beaten horses in straight.
8HOSS (6)9124Midfield36.0
Crowded at start before settling well behind, only ran past well-beaten horses in home straight.
9ATOMIC FORCE (1)6135Midfield23.0
Jumped fairly before settling in midfield in 6th or 7th some 4L off the pace, slightly further off the speed rounding home bend, ran home one-paced under pressure.
10CHAMPION METHOD (11)3119Leader15.0
Close up early, shifted back to some 3L back in 4th early in back straight, slightly further off the speed rounding home bend, kept on before weakening inside final 150 metres.
11EXCELLENT FIGHTER (5)7129Stalker10.0
Prominent early before taken back to midfield, remained wide without cover to straight, dropped away quickly.

Race 8 · Class 2 · 1200m Turf

Won by MAJESTIC KNIGHT at 4.3 · 1:09.83 · sectionals 23.55 · 22.54 · 10.78 · 11.76 · 23.74 · 11.84 · 11.90
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. ASTROLOGER11. IMA SINGLE MAN10. DREAM WINNER9. NORDIC DRAGON8. MAJESTIC STAR7. GOKO WIN6. HARMONY N BLESSED5. WINNING ICEY4. SON PAK FU3. HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE2. WONDER KIT1. MAJESTIC KNIGHT
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1MAJESTIC KNIGHT (6)3122Leader4.3
Positively ridden, tracked leader on settling, challenged down center of track and hit lead near 200M, dug deep late under pressure to just prevail. Game effort.
2WONDER KIT (8)2119Stalker8.9
Fast into stride, held position just off leaders on settling, fought on well for much of the straight, gave everything but just came up short.
3HOWDEEPISYOURLOVE (1)1132Closer3.8
Travelled well in midfield before moving closer to leaders 500M, loomed up mid-straight and fought hard to the line for a close 3rd.
4SON PAK FU (2)7130Midfield3.4
Dropped back and trailed the field, 8Ls to make up 400M, finished decently and came from well back to claim 4th. Too much to do. (Jockey questioned re his riding.)
5WINNING ICEY (9)5118no history20.0
Away with them, maintained a midfield position 5Ls off the pace, ran on steadily passing 300M without threatening first 3.
6HARMONY N BLESSED (12)12116Leader64.0
From draw 12 driven to find the lead, caught nearing 200M, no extra late and faded to finish 6th.
7GOKO WIN (10)10117Midfield27.0
Settled in the back half of the field, 9th at mid-way, brought wide into straight but only worked home fairly.
8MAJESTIC STAR (4)6127Stalker24.0
Jumped on terms, settled down behind midfield, 6Ls to make up 400M but was just fair throughout the home straight.
9NORDIC DRAGON (3)9128Midfield15.0
Reserved towards the rear, swung widest into straight but gave very little in the run home. Never threatened.
10DREAM WINNER (7)8119Stalker15.0
In midfield early stages, struggled to maintain position 600M, already beaten top of straight. (Jockey reported his horse is still somewhat immature.)
11IMA SINGLE MAN (11)4112Midfield30.0
Held up near last, had plenty to do 400M but failed to respond under pressure, never in it.
12ASTROLOGER (5)11124no history79.0
From draw 11 caught wide no cover early stages, moved closer to leaders making home turn, didn't go on with it passing 300M, weakened to last.
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