Happy Valley results · Wed, 11 Sept 2024
8 races · going GOOD · rail A
Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 11 Sept 2024
SERGEANT PEPPER R5 at 9.4 · MATSU VICTOR R6 at 9.1 · NINJA DERBY R4 at 5.7 · VIVA A LA R1 at 5.6 · SUPER JOY N FUN R8 at 4.3 · SCOTCH TYCOON R2 at 3.6 · HELENE WARRIOR R7 at 2.4 · PACKING POWER R3 at 1.3
Race 1 · Class 5 · 1200m Turf
Won by VIVA A LA at 5.6 · 1:10.63 · sectionals 24.05 · 22.60 · 11.10 · 11.50 · 23.98 · 11.75 · 12.23
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIVA A LA (8) | M F Poon | 2 | 120 | 1116 | Leader | 5.6 |
| Began well, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, travelled comfortably throughout, kicked clear early in straight, ran on strongly to the line, won by 3 lengths. | |||||||
| 2 | JOYFUL LIFE (2) | K C Leung | 5 | 131 | 1122 | Leader | 2.7 |
| Bumped start, raced prominently on the outside early, dropped to 3rd approaching 700M, 2 to 3 lengths back in the middle stages, kept on well in straight without threatening the winner. | |||||||
| 3 | SUPER EAGLE (3) | Z Purton | 6 | 130 | 1090 | Leader | 5.0 |
| Out with rest, raced towards rear of midfield on the outside, 6 to 7 lengths back on turn, made some progress in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two. | |||||||
| 4 | SPEEDY CHARIOT (5) | B Avdulla | 8 | 128 | 1113 | Midfield | 7.9 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide at rear, 8 lengths back on turn, finished off well to make frame without threatening. | |||||||
| 5 | CHEER FOR SOUTH (7) | K Teetan | 9 | 124 | 1056 | Leader | 6.4 |
| Began awkwardly, raced towards rear on the outside early, sent forward after passing 1050M, raced in 2nd approaching 700M, a length back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually final furlong. | |||||||
| 6 | HAPPY FEELING (6) | B Thompson | 4 | 127 | 1041 | Midfield | 43.0 |
| Began only fairly and bumped, raced towards rear on the inside, saved ground throughout, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 7 | DAILY TROPHY (1) | E C W Wong | 1 | 125 | 1160 | Midfield | 17.0 |
| Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter. (Mucus.) | |||||||
| 8 | WIND SPEEDER (9) | M Chadwick | 7 | 120 | 1052 | Midfield | 24.0 |
| Taken back from gate 7, raced at rear on the outside, 9 lengths back on turn, made no impression in straight. | |||||||
| 9 | HIGH RISE POWER (4) | C L Chau | 3 | 127 | 1147 | Midfield | 15.0 |
| Jumped with them, raced 2 wide in midfield, peaked on turn, weakened final 400M, eased final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.) (Mucus.) | |||||||
Race 2 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by SCOTCH TYCOON at 3.6 · 1:10.68 · sectionals 24.31 · 22.82 · 11.29 · 11.53 · 23.55 · 11.32 · 12.23
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCOTCH TYCOON (3) | L Ferraris | 1 | 131 | 1091 | Stalker | 3.6 |
| Ridden early to soon take up running, kicked some 3L clear into straight, won cosily. | |||||||
| 2 | GLORY B (6) | M Chadwick | 4 | 121 | 1078 | Midfield | 14.0 |
| Slightly slow out and hampered, soon recovered to 6th on rail over 3L back, became slightly closer in 5th about 800 metres out, obtained a clear run 200 metre out, quickened well to snatch inside the 50 metres. | |||||||
| 3 | COSMO NAVIGATOR (8) | M F Poon | 3 | 114 | 1165 | Leader | 4.0 |
| Settled alongside race leader, failed to quicken to challenge in straight. | |||||||
| 4 | SIGHT HAPPY (5) | H Bowman | 2 | 126 | 1076 | Stalker | 3.9 |
| One back in 3rd on rail travelling keenly early stages, ran home one paced. | |||||||
| 5 | SIXTH GENERATION (4) | C Y Ho | 8 | 131 | 1192 | Midfield | 8.9 |
| Settled in last early travelling keenly in 7th in back straight, commenced move out wide rounding home bend and widest into straight, fought on steadily under pressure without threatening. | |||||||
| 6 | JOY COMING (2) | L Hewitson | 5 | 134 | 1146 | Stalker | 6.6 |
| Began well from a poor draw, bumped and taken back for cover in 4th over 2L back shortly after turning into back straight, switched 3-wide rounding home bend and wider into home straight, one-paced. | |||||||
| 7 | YODA'S CHOICE (7) | K C Leung | 7 | 119 | 1115 | Stalker | 18.0 |
| Inconvenienced early dropping to last, saved ground turning in for home, ran home one-paced. | |||||||
| 8 | LIGHTNING BOLT (1) | K H Chan | 6 | 130 | 1158 | Closer | 19.0 |
| Never better than midfield, in last few turning into straight, made no further impression. | |||||||
Race 3 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf
Won by PACKING POWER at 1.3 · 1:10.40 · sectionals 23.67 · 23.20 · 11.41 · 11.79 · 23.53 · 11.68 · 11.85
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | PACKING POWER (1) | Z Purton | 5 | 135 | 1135 | no history | 1.3 |
| Sat handy, traveled comfortably, showed some dash passing 150M, closed off strongly. | |||||||
| 2 | FAIRY HORSE (8) | M L Yeung | 3 | 116 | 1096 | Closer | 35.0 |
| Settled midfield on the rail, traveled nicely, responded well when asked (Blood in its mouth after race). | |||||||
| 3 | AURORA LADY (4) | C Y Ho | 4 | 128 | 1166 | Stalker | 4.9 |
| Sat in front of midfield, slightly gave ground inside 500M, kept on okay. | |||||||
| 4 | FLYING WROTE (2) | Y L Chung | 6 | 129 | 1082 | Leader | 15.0 |
| Sat worse than midfield on the rail, traveled fairly, one pace to the line. | |||||||
| 5 | HAPPY TRIO (3) | K Teetan | 8 | 131 | 1053 | Stalker | 30.0 |
| Sat behind midfield, weakened inside 200M, minor progress made in the Straight. | |||||||
| 6 | COLONEL (7) | B Thompson | 7 | 116 | 1173 | Leader | 22.0 |
| Ridden hard to lead, weakened entering the Straight, no impression (Rider dropped whip). | |||||||
| 7 | RAGNARR (6) | H Bentley | 2 | 124 | 1050 | Stalker | 17.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, sat towards rear, switched out rounding the Turn, finished off only fairly (See Incident Report). | |||||||
| 8 | TO INFINITY (5) | B Avdulla | 1 | 125 | 1022 | Midfield | 55.0 |
| Sat rear, commenced to improve from 550M, limited response when placed under pressure. | |||||||
Race 4 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf
Won by NINJA DERBY at 5.7 · 1:42.03 · sectionals 27.90 · 24.28 · 24.92 · 12.46 · 12.46 · 24.93 · 12.38 · 12.55
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NINJA DERBY (2) | M Chadwick | 4 | 132 | 1077 | Stalker | 5.7 |
| Tracked leaders. Pushed along turning into straight but responded and stayed on to get to the front late in bunched finish. | |||||||
| 2 | YEABOI (10) | M F Poon | 8 | 118 | 1108 | Stalker | 18.0 |
| Settled in mid-division from wide draw. Travelled smoothly to home turn before staying on for pressure to snatch second on the line. | |||||||
| 3 | PRECISION GOAL (7) | Z Purton | 7 | 127 | 1065 | Leader | 4.0 |
| Allowed to stride on and took overall lead after 300m. Responded to pressure from last turn and stuck to task well when challenged on both sides in the final 100m. | |||||||
| 4 | RUNNING AHEAD (4) | C L Chau | 10 | 129 | 1046 | Stalker | 19.0 |
| Dropped in from widest draw and raced in last. Still plenty to do turning into home straight and finished off strongly despite a troubled passage (see incident report). | |||||||
| 5 | INVINCIBLE MISSILE (3) | A Badel | 1 | 131 | 1115 | Midfield | 5.3 |
| Stuck to the inside rail throughout from stall 1. Under pressure at end of back straight in rear of mid-field but responded to make headway on final bend and not beaten far in bunched finish. | |||||||
| 6 | RELIABLE PROFIT (5) | H Bowman | 5 | 130 | 1135 | Stalker | 5.3 |
| Tracked leader until challenging and in a share of the lead from top of home straight. No extra and lost a few places final 50m. Had to be steadied when short of room final strides (see incident report). | |||||||
| 7 | RIGHT HONOURABLE (8) | B Thompson | 2 | 124 | 1006 | Midfield | 9.5 |
| Waited with after sluggish from the stalls. Involved in bumping match with rival from 200m line but good headway nonetheless until running out of room final 50m in packing field (see incident report). | |||||||
| 8 | GOLDEN FAIRY (6) | K De Melo | 3 | 127 | 1038 | Leader | 19.0 |
| Tracked leader but failed to pick up for pressure in home straight and no extra as passed by rivals from the 200m line. | |||||||
| 9 | KYRUS UNICORN (1) | A Atzeni | 9 | 135 | 1082 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Held up from wide draw. One paced for pressure in home straight and unable to make much impression despite not beaten far in bunched finish. | |||||||
| 10 | KEEN UNITY (9) | H Bentley | 6 | 123 | 1170 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Towards rear of mid-field. Some headway out wide at end of back straight but lost ground on final bend and no impression. | |||||||
Race 5 · Class 4 · 1000m Turf
Won by SERGEANT PEPPER at 9.4 · 57.88 · sectionals 12.68 · 21.49 · 10.39 · 11.10 · 23.71 · 11.69 · 12.02
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERGEANT PEPPER (3) | E C W Wong | 6 | 123 | 1127 | Stalker | 9.4 |
| Began well, raced 3 wide with cover in midfield, there to turn, finished off strongly to score. | |||||||
| 2 | YEE CHEONG SPIRIT (6) | K H Chan | 5 | 120 | 1264 | no history | 24.0 |
| Bumped start, raced at rear on the inside, 2 wide turning in, made very good progress in straight to take 2nd. | |||||||
| 3 | MA COMET (1) | K Teetan | 10 | 134 | 1121 | Stalker | 5.3 |
| Moderately away, raced slightly better than midfield on the outside, there to turn, kept on well in straight to take a place. | |||||||
| 4 | CIRCUIT SEVEN (9) | M F Poon | 8 | 120 | 1166 | Stalker | 7.0 |
| Began awkwardly and made contact, raced better than midfield on the outside, sent forward approaching 700M, took the lead 500M, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few final 50M. | |||||||
| 5 | MR VALIANT (8) | B Avdulla | 9 | 123 | 1057 | Stalker | 11.0 |
| Taken back from gate 9, raced behind midfield on the outside, 3 lengths or so back turning in, finished off well without threatening. | |||||||
| 6 | LESS IS MORE (5) | A Atzeni | 4 | 125 | 1092 | Midfield | 9.2 |
| Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, 2 lengths or so back, same position on turn, finished off evenly. | |||||||
| 7 | SWEET DIAMOND (7) | A Badel | 1 | 124 | 1174 | Stalker | 7.5 |
| Began smartly from gate 1, positioned a length behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, kept on well early in straight, peaked on run 100M, weakened final 50M. | |||||||
| 8 | HAPPY HORSE (12) | Y L Chung | 2 | 117 | 1117 | Leader | 14.0 |
| Bumped shortly after start, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, similar position on turn, kept on well early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. | |||||||
| 9 | FORTUNE WARRIOR (4) | Z Purton | 12 | 128 | 1112 | Leader | 4.3 |
| Began smartly from a wide draw, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 500M, challenged the leader turning in, peaked on run 150M, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.) (Blood in trachea.) | |||||||
| 10 | ACE POWER (2) | M Chadwick | 7 | 130 | 1090 | Stalker | 33.0 |
| Jumped only fairly, raced 2 wide at rear, angled out 500M, very wide turning in, made little progress in straight. | |||||||
| 11 | SUPER SIXTY (11) | C Y Ho | 11 | 121 | 1042 | Stalker | 19.0 |
| Began awkwardly, raced at rear on the outside, 5 lengths or so back on turn, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home. | |||||||
| 12 | FUNG (10) | L Hewitson | 3 | 121 | 1134 | Midfield | 52.0 |
| Bumped and unbalanced shortly after start, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened and eased final furlong. | |||||||
Race 6 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf
Won by MATSU VICTOR at 9.1 · 1:41.07 · sectionals 27.69 · 23.97 · 24.20 · 11.83 · 12.37 · 25.21 · 12.52 · 12.69
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | MATSU VICTOR (11) | C Y Ho | 10 | 121 | 1085 | Midfield | 9.1 |
| Jumped okay, settled worse than midfield 3 wide no cover, ran on nicely to score despite the tough run. | |||||||
| 2 | RED MAJESTY (1) | Z Purton | 1 | 135 | 1208 | Stalker | 3.7 |
| Settled in front of midfield on the rail, made good progress but can't hold off winner. | |||||||
| 3 | FOREMOST TEDDY (10) | M F Poon | 7 | 119 | 1192 | Stalker | 14.0 |
| Jumped nicely and led, travelled smoothly throughout, kept on until weakened slightly final 100M. | |||||||
| 4 | DRAGON STAR (6) | K Teetan | 5 | 126 | 1148 | Leader | 7.1 |
| Settled midfield 2 wide, under pressured from the 500M, stayed on. (See Incident Report) | |||||||
| 5 | VIVA HUNTER (3) | E C W Wong | 2 | 123 | 1152 | Stalker | 8.8 |
| Raced in front of midfield 2 wide, one pace to the line. | |||||||
| 6 | DURHAM STAR (2) | L Hewitson | 9 | 130 | 1160 | Midfield | 47.0 |
| Sat at the rear, stayed on fairly. | |||||||
| 7 | LITTLE FAIRY (9) | Y L Chung | 4 | 119 | 1114 | Stalker | 9.1 |
| Settled last, made some late ground. | |||||||
| 8 | ATOMIC BEAUTY (4) | B Avdulla | 3 | 128 | 1170 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Sat midfield on the rail, made little impression. | |||||||
| 9 | KASA PAPA (12) | M Chadwick | 8 | 118 | 1141 | Closer | 7.9 |
| Settled towards the rear on the rail, made no ground. | |||||||
| 10 | DOUBLE WIN (5) | C L Chau | 12 | 124 | 1106 | Leader | 11.0 |
| Tracked leader 2 wide, weakened in the Straight. (See Incident Report) (Blood in Trachea) | |||||||
| 11 | D STAR (7) | H Bentley | 6 | 124 | 1059 | Closer | 23.0 |
| Settled behind midfield 2 wide, never a threat. | |||||||
| 12 | SUPER BABY (8) | L Ferraris | 11 | 123 | 1147 | Leader | 29.0 |
| Sat behind the leader, gave ground in the Straight. | |||||||
Race 7 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf
Won by HELENE WARRIOR at 2.4 · 1:41.03 · sectionals 27.89 · 23.24 · 24.76 · 12.27 · 12.49 · 25.14 · 12.42 · 12.72
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| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
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| 1 | HELENE WARRIOR (4) | H Bowman | 5 | 128 | 1017 | Stalker | 2.4 |
| Made all setting a fast pace early in back straight holding a 2L break, came back to within 1L of 2nd rounding home bend, hung on well under pressure in the run to the line. | |||||||
| 2 | SAMARKAND (5) | K Teetan | 4 | 128 | 1141 | Midfield | 16.0 |
| Broke well but soon taken back to 3L 3rd and over 4L off the fast pace early in back straight, chased along in 3rd rounding home bend, baulked behind eventual winner after straightening, unable to draw level throughout. | |||||||
| 3 | I CAN (11) | A Atzeni | 10 | 116 | 1110 | Stalker | 10.0 |
| Restrained from a poor draw to last few in 9th on rail, ran on well between runners in straight to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 4 | SETANTA (10) | L Hewitson | 8 | 119 | 1172 | Closer | 5.6 |
| Settled well behind, commenced move from over 450 metres out and widest into straight, ran on well under pressure inside final 200 metres down the centre of the track. | |||||||
| 5 | IVY LEAGUE (6) | M Chadwick | 11 | 125 | 1214 | Midfield | 43.0 |
| Held up wide in last few from the widest draw travelling keenly at times in back straight, commenced move rounding home bend but behind runners early in straight, fought on to be nearest at finish. | |||||||
| 6 | COMET SPLENDIDO (7) | K H Chan | 7 | 118 | 1195 | Stalker | 20.0 |
| Unbalanced at start settling just worse than midfield 3-wide without cover, commenced move 3-wide 500 metres out to reach 3L 5th briefly shortly after, kept on at the one pace under pressure in the run to the line. | |||||||
| 7 | HAMERON (1) | L Ferraris | 2 | 135 | 1038 | Midfield | 9.7 |
| Settled just worse than midfield on rail, inconvenienced passing the 200 metres, kept on same pace without quickening under pressure thereafter. | |||||||
| 8 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY (9) | M F Poon | 6 | 119 | 1043 | Closer | 20.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly and soon taken back well behind, saved ground on rail turning in for home, produced good late impression inside final 100 metres. | |||||||
| 9 | GALVANIC (8) | E C W Wong | 3 | 114 | 1097 | Midfield | 12.0 |
| Jumped moderately gradually improving to 2nd on rail, chased 2L back in the fast pace early in back straight, unable to draw level under pressure in the final stretch, found no extra under pressure inside final 200 metres. | |||||||
| 10 | ROMANTIC LAOS (2) | K C Leung | 9 | 131 | 1140 | Midfield | 13.0 |
| Improved steadily from a poor draw before settling in 4th and over 6L back in back straight half-way out, gained closer to about 2L 4th when pace slackened rounding home bend, weakened under pressure inside final 200 metres. | |||||||
| 11 | LOVERO (3) | Y L Chung | 1 | 127 | 1122 | Leader | 11.0 |
| Jumped well before gradually settling over 7L back in 5th in the fast pace in mid-way down back straight, folded up under pressure quickly shortly after straightening. | |||||||
Race 8 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf
Won by SUPER JOY N FUN at 4.3 · 1:10.83 · sectionals 23.25 · 23.32 · 11.24 · 12.08 · 24.26 · 12.37 · 11.89
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
Full result▾
| Pl | Horse | Jockey | Dr | Wt | Body | Style before | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUPER JOY N FUN (8) | C L Chau | 5 | 122 | 1105 | Leader | 4.3 |
| Jumped on terms, travelled well in a position ahead of midfield, quickened up strongly to lead nearing 200M, held off fast finishing 2nd late on. | |||||||
| 2 | REWARD SMILE (1) | H Bowman | 11 | 135 | 1113 | Closer | 14.0 |
| From wide draw taken across behind runners, settled 8Ls off the pace in last, responded strongly when asked, had to shift lane 200M to continue forward, chased hard to come up just short. | |||||||
| 3 | LUCKY ARCHANGEL (6) | M F Poon | 6 | 123 | 1151 | Stalker | 39.0 |
| Maintained a position behind midfield but raced wide no cover throughout, swung to outside of straight and worked home well to fill a minor placing. | |||||||
| 4 | RIGHTEOUS ARION (9) | B Avdulla | 4 | 123 | 1164 | Midfield | 9.6 |
| Bumped at the start, settled towards the rear, kept on mildly passing 300 to claim 4th without troubling first two. | |||||||
| 5 | KING ECCELLENTE (11) | H Bentley | 2 | 119 | 1108 | Midfield | 8.4 |
| Held up behind mid-division, wide into straight, closed off only fairly never a threat to leaders. | |||||||
| 6 | GOLDEN EMPIRE (4) | C Y Ho | 12 | 128 | 1064 | Stalker | 59.0 |
| Dropped back to a rearward position, had plenty to do 400M but couldn't quite finish off. | |||||||
| 7 | NEVER TOO SOON (5) | K De Melo | 1 | 128 | 1119 | Closer | 13.0 |
| Settled down midfield on the inside, lacked a kick on straightening and was safely held in the end. | |||||||
| 8 | SUGAR SUGAR (2) | E C W Wong | 3 | 125 | 1098 | Midfield | 10.0 |
| Bumped at the start, held up towards the rear along the fence, checked 200M when commencing a run on the inside, couldn't quicken enough final stages to get involved. | |||||||
| 9 | KA YING CHEER (10) | Z Purton | 9 | 122 | 1231 | Leader | 2.5 |
| Chased leaders, raced keenly middle stages, ran home one paced under pressure. (Trainer : disadvantaged by the pace of the event easing during the middle stages.) | |||||||
| 10 | HAPPY FAT CAT (3) | A Hamelin | 7 | 130 | 1091 | Leader | 35.0 |
| Bumped on jumping, tracked leaders on inside, couldn't quicken passing 300M, soon out of contention. | |||||||
| 11 | ONE FOR ALL (12) | L Hewitson | 10 | 119 | 1247 | Leader | 22.0 |
| From wide draw ridden forward to be pressing leader on outside, took over top of the straight, caught nearing 200M, no extra. (Noted to be making abnormal respiratory noise.) | |||||||
| 12 | MEGA BONUS (7) | L Ferraris | 8 | 124 | 1255 | Leader | 65.0 |
| Jumped awkwardly, sent forward to lead, found nothing on straightening, weakened rapidly towards the line. | |||||||