Happy Valley results · Wed, 17 Jan 2024

8 races · going GOOD · rail C

Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 17 Jan 2024

WATCH BUDDY R8 at 7.5 · HAPPY TRIO R6 at 6.8 · CRYSTAL POWERFUL R3 at 6.3 · SUNNY BABY R1 at 5.7 · WIN WIN FIGHTER R5 at 4.2 · HAPPY UNITED R4 at 2.8 · M UNICORN R7 at 2.7 · SUPER CONTENTED R2 at 2.6

Race 1 · Class 5 · 1800m Turf

Won by SUNNY BABY at 5.7 · 1:51.19 · sectionals 13.74 · 23.05 · 24.30 · 24.87 · 12.49 · 12.38 · 25.23 · 12.51 · 12.72
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. CIRCUIT ELITE10. CLASSIC ARCHI9. FORTUNE TRIPLE8. VIVA A LA7. UNITED ENDEAVORS6. FOXHUNTER WAY5. HAPPY HERO4. COLOURFUL BARON3. TURTLE AGAIN2. DIAMOND WINNER1. SUNNY BABY
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1SUNNY BABY (5)3134Midfield5.7
Jumped well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back turning in, finished off strongly to score, won by a narrow margin.
2DIAMOND WINNER (10)6121Closer10.0
Crowded start, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off very strongly to take 2nd, just beaten by a narrow margin.
3TURTLE AGAIN (2)1135Midfield2.7
Began well from gate 1, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on rail, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, hit the front 150M, kept on well but unable to hold off the first two late.
4COLOURFUL BARON (7)7130Stalker6.6
Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 400M, very wide into straight, finished off well to make frame, nearest on line.
5HAPPY HERO (8)5130Midfield17.0
Shifted out at start and made contact, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, no clear run until final 75M, finished off well without threatening.
6FOXHUNTER WAY (12)4120no history8.5
Average to begin, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made good progress early in straight, peaked on run 100M, ran on evenly to the line.
7UNITED ENDEAVORS (6)2133Stalker10.0
Commenced well, raced 2 wide better than midfield, commenced move 450M, showed good response early in straight, peaked 150M, ran on evenly thereafter.
8VIVA A LA (11)10119Leader34.0
Made contact at start, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length on turn, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 150M, weakened final 50M.
9FORTUNE TRIPLE (9)11126Closer24.0
Taken back from a wide draw, raced at tail in the early stages, commenced move after passing 800M, 4 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off evenly.
10CLASSIC ARCHI (1)8135Stalker21.0
Taken back from gate 8, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, showed limited response early in straight, eased final 100M.
11CIRCUIT ELITE (4)9133Stalker34.0
Made contact at start, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, unable to maintain position 450M, weakened gradually in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
WXAI ONE (3)—133Closer—
WVM M NEBULA (0)—133Leader—

Race 2 · Class 4 · 1800m Turf

Won by SUPER CONTENTED at 2.6 · 1:51.15 · sectionals 13.90 · 23.57 · 24.82 · 24.92 · 12.75 · 12.17 · 23.94 · 11.71 · 12.23
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. VINCY10. LOOKING COOL9. CASA COSMO8. FLYING SILVER7. PRECISE EXPRESS6. STRONGEST BOY5. FOREVER GLORIOUS4. PALACE PAL3. SERANGOON2. MR ALADDIN1. SUPER CONTENTED
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1SUPER CONTENTED (10)5118Midfield2.6
Soon led, took them along slowly, had a slight advantage turning home, kept kicking to line and found enough to hold on.
2MR ALADDIN (7)9123Stalker8.0
Bumped at the start, stayed prominent behind leaders, poised to strike at 400M, kept closing but held by leader / winner towards the line.
3SERANGOON (4)1125Closer15.0
Settled ahead of midfield, in 5th place ridden along 450M, did well under pressure to grab a placing, nearest at the line.
4PALACE PAL (12)4115Closer10.0
Dropped back to race in the 2nd half of the field, pushed along inside 500M, made up a lot of ground in the run home to claim 4th, nearest finish.
5FOREVER GLORIOUS (5)8124Leader6.4
Prominently ridden, followed leader on outside, vied for lead 400M, no match for leader mid-straight, no extra and lost several places final stages.
6STRONGEST BOY (9)10121Closer5.7
From wide draw taken back, settled in the back half of the field, 6Ls to make up 400M and closed off well, still in contention for a minor placing when not able to be ridden out late.
7PRECISE EXPRESS (1)2130Midfield16.0
Held up in midfield along the 2-path, under the pump 450M, kept on without threatening in the straight.
8FLYING SILVER (8)3122Midfield11.0
Tracked leader, handy enough turning home but wasn't able to get into the finish, weakened mid-straight. (Jockey : raced keenly early and middle stages with the race being run outside of standard time.)
9CASA COSMO (6)7123Midfield35.0
Adopted a rearward position, plenty to do turning for home, failed to make any real progress.
10LOOKING COOL (3)6125Stalker36.0
Bumped on jumping, obtained a midfield position 4-5Ls off the pace, failed to finish off in the straight. (Blood in trachea.)
11VINCY (11)11116Midfield59.0
Switched off to race at the rear, couldn't keep up home turn, soon beaten.
WXCONCERTO (2)—127Leader—

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by CRYSTAL POWERFUL at 6.3 · 1:10.84 · sectionals 23.81 · 23.41 · 11.56 · 11.85 · 23.62 · 11.77 · 11.85
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. MIRACLES11. BRAVE WITNESS10. SHINKANSEN9. YOUTH POWER8. NORDIC COMBINED7. TATTENHAM6. DAN ATTACK5. MULTIDARLING4. CHEONG FAT3. SUPER ELITE2. FLYING PHANTOM1. CRYSTAL POWERFUL
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1CRYSTAL POWERFUL (11)6118Stalker6.3
Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, made good progress inside 150M, showed some dash over the concluding stages, closed off strongly.
2FLYING PHANTOM (5)9127no history13.0
Jumped only fairly, settled behind midfield 2 wide, commenced to improve rounding the Turn, finished off nicely.
3SUPER ELITE (12)10117Stalker59.0
Sat handy, traveled smoothly, responded okay when asked in the Straight.
4CHEONG FAT (6)4126Closer5.8
Settled towards rear on the rail, angled out rounding the Turn, no clear run inside 150M, ran on evenly.
5MULTIDARLING (7)5122Midfield8.5
Settled handy, traveled okay, crowded in the early Straight, ran on fairly.
6DAN ATTACK (9)11120Midfield41.0
Sat towards rear, switched out making the Turn, one pace to the line.
7TATTENHAM (3)8128Stalker17.0
Sat midfield, raced wide throughout, commenced to improve rounding the Turn, but weakened inside 150M.
8NORDIC COMBINED (1)1117Midfield8.3
Settled midfield on the rail, unable to quicken in the Straight, just one pace when asked.
9YOUTH POWER (2)12130Closer116.0
Sat rear, limited when asked in the Straight, no impression made.
10SHINKANSEN (8)2123Closer3.0
Jumped only fairly, sat midfield 2 wide, no clear run in the Straight, could not be ridden out.
11BRAVE WITNESS (4)3127no history15.0
Settled in front of midfield, was checked near the 150M, could not be ridden out when crowded to the finish.
12MIRACLES (10)7119Leader13.0
Ridden along to lead, weakened notably passing 100M (See Incident Report).
WXTOP TOP TEA (0)—130Stalker—

Race 4 · Class 3 · 1000m Turf

Won by HAPPY UNITED at 2.8 · 57.43 · sectionals 12.66 · 21.73 · 10.46 · 11.27 · 23.04 · 11.31 · 11.73
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st10th10. ENFOLDED9. BEAUTY GLORY8. HARMONY N BLESSED7. CHAIN OF GOLD6. FORTUNE WARRIOR5. CALIFORNIA DEEPLY4. NICCONI COUNTY3. ATOMIC ENERGY2. HEROIC MASTER1. HAPPY UNITED
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1HAPPY UNITED (9)4120Stalker2.8
Showed speed at start, raced second away from the rail for the majority. Moved to the lead at the 200m, drew away to win by over a length carrying 2lb over-weight.
2HEROIC MASTER (2)6129Stalker6.8
Raced in midfield away from the rail. Was slightly wide around the first bend when hanging outwards. Came wider on straightening before making good ground down the outside in late stages to steal second on line.
3ATOMIC ENERGY (5)5116Midfield7.6
Had a nice run 1,1 for the majority. Was just under 4L from the lead on straightening, drifted outwards mid-straight when hitting the line well to be third beaten just over a length.
4NICCONI COUNTY (6)1121no history6.2
Raced in midfield along the rail throughout early & middle stages. Came away from the inside on straightening, before closing well all the way to the line to be in a line of three all beaten just over a length.
5CALIFORNIA DEEPLY (3)8128Closer13.0
Jumped fairly & then shifted across to the rail & raced second last. Raced third last along the rail from the 600m, was just under 7L from the lead entering final section before making good late ground from a long way back.
6FORTUNE WARRIOR (10)9116Leader7.7
Showed customary early speed to come across from gate 9 and lead. Was joined by the winner near the 200m mark, over-run for a minor placing in final 50m & was only beaten 2L into midfield.
7CHAIN OF GOLD (7)3119no history33.0
Bumped at the start & got back to race just worse than midfield away from the rail. Was just over 6L from the lead at 400m, shifted outwards to be the widest runner on straightening before making some late ground out wide.
8HARMONY N BLESSED (1)2135Leader7.2
Ridden along to improve position after the start before settling in third along the inside from about the 700m. Was only 2.5L from the lead entering last section, peaked on effort near the 150m, weakened a few lengths late.
9BEAUTY GLORY (4)7125Stalker27.0
Raced wide in early stages before steadying approaching the 650m bend & getting back to second last. Was over 7L from the lead entering last section, halved deficit in the run to the line but only beat one rival home.
10ENFOLDED (8)10119no history95.0
Drifted back from the outside gate & was a clear last after the first 50m. Continued last & nearly 9L from the lead entering last section before failing to pass a rival in the straight & being beaten 7.5L on line.

Race 5 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by WIN WIN FIGHTER at 4.2 · 1:40.59 · sectionals 28.38 · 23.59 · 24.19 · 12.02 · 12.17 · 24.43 · 12.00 · 12.43
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. DRAGON PRIDE11. GOLDEN LINK10. AROMATICA9. INVINCIBLE MISSILE8. RIGHT HONOURABLE7. V LOVE YOU6. SUPERB MOVE5. STURDY RUBY4. SATIRICAL GLORY3. ATOMIC BEAUTY2. DRAGON STAR1. WIN WIN FIGHTER
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1WIN WIN FIGHTER (7)5127Midfield4.2
Out in line, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out 450M, very wide turning in, finished off very strongly to score.
2DRAGON STAR (2)9131Leader9.5
Jumped well from gate 9, sent forward to race in 2nd, 2 wide, same position on turn, showed very good response in straight, hit the front 50M, kept on well but unable to hold off the winner late.
3ATOMIC BEAUTY (9)3119Midfield5.8
Commenced well, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground on turn, moved a bit closer along the rail on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place, always just held.
4SATIRICAL GLORY (4)8130Leader4.9
Jumped with them, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/2L turning in, kept on well early in straight, peaked and headed 50M, ran on evenly to the line.
5STURDY RUBY (5)4128Stalker6.4
Moderately away, raced 2 wide in midfield, angled out 350M, made minor progress in straight.
6SUPERB MOVE (12)11114Stalker11.0
Made contact at start, raced in midfield on outer, no cover for the majority of the race, finished off evenly.
7V LOVE YOU (6)7127no history144.0
Jumped awkwardly, raced 2 wide better than midfield, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
8RIGHT HONOURABLE (11)6120Closer24.0
Away with them, raced 2 wide towards rear, 6 lengths or so back on turn, passed some tired runners in straight.
9INVINCIBLE MISSILE (1)2135Closer10.0
Slightly slow out, raced behind midfield on the inside, 7 lengths back, same margin back on turn, made some progress early in straight, weakened final 100M.
10AROMATICA (8)10126Closer23.0
Made contact at start, taken back to race at tail, 9 lengths or so back, moved a bit closer 800M, 5 lengths or so back on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
11GOLDEN LINK (3)12129Stalker36.0
Jumped awkwardly from the widest draw, raced at rear, 8 lengths back, same margin back on turn, very wide into straight, failed to make any progress in the run home.
12DRAGON PRIDE (10)1122Closer21.0
Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final 150M.

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by HAPPY TRIO at 6.8 · 1:10.44 · sectionals 23.64 · 22.90 · 11.17 · 11.73 · 23.90 · 11.82 · 12.08
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st11th11. LUCKY QUALITY10. COLONEL9. SCOTCH TYCOON8. PODIUM7. GOLDEN LUCK6. BEAUTY INFINITY5. MELBOURNE HALL4. KILINDINI3. SUPER EAGLE2. ERNEST FEELING1. HAPPY TRIO
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1HAPPY TRIO (3)4132Stalker6.8
Jumped well and ridden along early, settled in front of midfield, ran on strongly when in the clear, won nicely.
2ERNEST FEELING (4)10131Midfield17.0
Steadied after the start and shifted in from the outside barrier, sat last, under pressure the whole way, stayed on well for 2nd. (See Incident Report)
3SUPER EAGLE (10)5120Midfield3.9
Settled midfield 2 wide, closed off okay despite laying in. (See Incident Report)
4KILINDINI (5)2131Leader8.5
Settled behind the leaders, only one pace when asked.
5MELBOURNE HALL (9)3116Midfield55.0
Settled midfield on the rail, made some minor progress late.
6BEAUTY INFINITY (2)8133no history2.4
Settled worse than midfield 2 wide between horses, travelled a bit ungenerous throughout, took time to respond in the Straight, made some late progress.
7GOLDEN LUCK (6)11125Stalker52.0
Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, made little impression.
8PODIUM (8)7122Stalker31.0
Settled towards the rear on the rail, only able to pass weakened rivals.
9SCOTCH TYCOON (1)1135Stalker14.0
Jumped nicely and showed good early speed to lead, weakened inside 150M.
10COLONEL (11)9114Leader22.0
Hard ridden early and sat outside the lead, weakened and faded in the Straight.
11LUCKY QUALITY (7)6120Stalker26.0
Caught 3 wide no cover behind midfield, never a threat.
WXALLOY KING (12)—113Midfield—

Race 7 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by M UNICORN at 2.7 · 1:40.77 · sectionals 28.08 · 23.35 · 24.98 · 12.28 · 12.70 · 24.36 · 12.12 · 12.24
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. TRADITION11. STAR CONTACT10. U S S CONSTITUTION9. SILVER SONIC8. TOURBILLON PRINCE7. LUCKY EIGHT6. IVY LEAGUE5. SOLID IMPACT4. ALL BEAUTY3. CALIFORNIA VOCE2. QUANTUM PATCH1. M UNICORN
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1M UNICORN (12)6120Midfield2.7
Slightly slow out settling towards the rear, commenced move wide rounding home bend, quickened well to hit the front over 200 metres out, just held on from runner-up's strong late burst of speed.
2QUANTUM PATCH (4)11130Midfield6.4
Held up in rear and waited with, commenced move on top of home bend going very wide into straight, ran on well down the centre of the track to just fail to get up on line.
3CALIFORNIA VOCE (3)4130Midfield8.1
Bumped and unbalanced at start settling in midfield in 8th on rail, commenced move entering home straight, did not find much room after straightening, finished off well once into the clear inside final 200 metres.
4ALL BEAUTY (7)10121Midfield16.0
Settled well behind from a poor draw, widest of all entering home straight, ran on well under pressure down the centre of the track and did work late.
5SOLID IMPACT (8)7126Midfield13.0
Broke well amongst leaders early, settled some 4L back in 6th and slightly closer in 5th in back straight, switched for a run over 200 metres out to produce moderate progress closing stages.
6IVY LEAGUE (6)2127Midfield14.0
Jumped awkwardly, restrained some 4L back in 5th or 6th , saving ground in similar position turning into home straight, kept on at the same pace under pressure without quickening.
7LUCKY EIGHT (5)1127Stalker15.0
Jumped well from the one draw, restrained 2L back in 4th into back straight, chased leaders most of the way to home straight, kept on at the one pace without quickening under pressure.
8TOURBILLON PRINCE (2)9132Leader7.4
Pressed forward from a poor draw going 4-wide vying for lead around first bend, obtained rails run in front over 1150 metres out holding narrow advantage to the 300 metres, soon weakened. (Tactic questioned)
9SILVER SONIC (1)5132Stalker15.0
Jumped awkwardly, settled 2-wide in midfield switching wider entering home straight, found nothing.
10U S S CONSTITUTION (11)12123no history32.0
Began fairly from the widest draw, pressed forward around first bend to join race leader into back straight, soon weakened out of contention inside final 350 metres.
11STAR CONTACT (9)8126Stalker20.0
Ridden positively to vie for lead early, settled for one-out-one-back position entering back straight, came to challenge turning into home straight, soon weakened. (Blood in trachea)
12TRADITION (10)3124no history91.0
Crowded at start and soon dropped to last few on the rail, saved ground turning for home but soon dropped out of contention.

Race 8 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by WATCH BUDDY at 7.5 · 1:10.21 · sectionals 23.58 · 23.28 · 11.24 · 12.04 · 23.35 · 11.64 · 11.71
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. ONLY U11. BON'S A PEARLA10. LUCKY ARCHANGEL9. BEAUTY CHAMP8. STREET CONQUEROR7. GOLDEN SAMURAI6. TOGEPI5. PRINCE OF PORTY4. ARMOUR EAGLE3. SUGAR SUGAR2. RAGING BLIZZARD1. WATCH BUDDY
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1WATCH BUDDY (8)2120Leader7.5
Away well, sat in behind the leaders, 4th at 200M, worked home strongly to get up near line.
2RAGING BLIZZARD (5)3124Stalker1.7
Bumped at the start, prominently ridden, moved up to 2nd 600M, responded well on straightening and wrestled the lead nearing 200M, just failed to hold off winner late stages.
3SUGAR SUGAR (6)1122Midfield8.1
From draw 1 well into stride, shared early lead before taking a sit behind leader, fought hard to the line but no match for first two late stages. (inconvenienced near 200M.).
4ARMOUR EAGLE (2)8131Midfield41.0
Jumped on terms, raced keenly in the middle stages, close up behind leaders making home turn, kept on steadily over final 300M, couldn't get closer to first few.
5PRINCE OF PORTY (4)7124no history22.0
Jumped cleanly and moved up quickly to lead, shifted in under pressure mid-straight and got run down soon after, faded out of the placings.
6TOGEPI (12)4117Midfield19.0
Maintained a midfield position 4Ls off the lead on settling, driven wide into straight before keeping on moderately to the line, never a genuine threat.
7GOLDEN SAMURAI (9)5119Midfield25.0
Not hurried after the jump, settled down behind mid-division, brought wide 350M, lacked a strong response and laid in when placed under pressure. Failed to threaten.
8STREET CONQUEROR (7)9120Midfield17.0
Restrained to a rearward position, widest straightening and came home only fairly, never likely to feature.
9BEAUTY CHAMP (10)6118Leader82.0
Jumped awkwardly, recovered to settle in midfield, had 4Ls to make up 400M but didn't finish it off on straightening.
10LUCKY ARCHANGEL (3)12128Stalker74.0
From wide draw ridden along after the start, caught wide no cover chasing leaders for the majority of the event, only battled in the straight, no extra 200M.
11BON'S A PEARLA (1)10135Midfield8.1
Given a waiting ride, 6Ls off the pace making home turn, steadied 450M, was making progress when checked near 100M, lost all chance. (Blood in trachea.)
12ONLY U (11)11116no history154.0
Taken back to last 8-9Ls off the pace, had job ahead on straightening, gave no response and was never in the picture.
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