Happy Valley results · Wed, 18 Sept 2024

8 races · going GOOD · rail B

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Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 18 Sept 2024

HAPPY TANGO R4 at 9.8 · WOODFIRE BRO R8 at 9.7 · FOREVER GLORIOUS R6 at 7.9 · BRAVE STAR R7 at 5.6 · SWEET BRIAR R3 at 5.2 · STAR CONTACT R5 at 5.2 · PERFECT GENERAL R1 at 4.5 · GOLDEN LUCK R2 at 2.8

Race 1 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by PERFECT GENERAL at 4.5 · 1:09.56 · sectionals 23.75 · 22.72 · 11.19 · 11.53 · 23.09 · 11.33 · 11.76

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	PERFECT GENERAL (5)	H Bowman	5	127	1162	no history	4.5
	Shifted out at start and bumped, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length, challenged by rival turning in, kept on very well in straight and scored.
2	CHATEAUNEUF (2)	Z Purton	1	134	1196	Midfield	2.3
	Began well from gate 1, raced in 2nd, a length or so back, challenged the leader turning in, kept on well in straight but always held.
3	SHINKANSEN (8)	M Chadwick	4	118	1173	Midfield	20.0
	Bumped shortly after start, positioned slightly better than midfield on the inside, 2 lengths or so back, saved ground on turn, finished off evenly.
4	GIMME FIVE (7)	K Teetan	6	119	1074	Stalker	12.0
	Bumped start, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, kept on same pace in straight.
5	TELECOM POWER (6)	K De Melo	8	126	1032	Midfield	137.0
	Taken back from gate 8, raced towards rear, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back on turn, made little progress in straight.
6	HAPPY DAY (1)	C Y Ho	2	135	1217	Closer	21.0
	Shifted out shortly after start and made contact, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
7	JUDY'S GREAT (4)	Y L Chung	7	127	1084	Midfield	58.0
	Away well, raced better than midfield on the outside, 2-1/2L back turning in, peaked early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong.
8	YODA'S CHOICE (9)	M F Poon	9	115	1123	Midfield	28.0
	Taken back from gate 9, raced at tail, 7 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight.
9	GIANT LEAP (3)	A Hamelin	3	131	1106	Leader	3.0
	Reared as stalls opened and missed break, raced towards rear on the inside early, 2 wide after passing 900M, very wide turning in, failed to close off in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)

Race 2 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by GOLDEN LUCK at 2.8 · 1:10.06 · sectionals 23.74 · 23.00 · 11.36 · 11.64 · 23.32 · 11.50 · 11.82

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	GOLDEN LUCK (4)	L Hewitson	5	130	1100	Leader	2.8
	Chased leaders early stages, moved up home turn and took over from leader nearing 400M, kept going strongly over final 300M and kept rivals at bay.
2	HAPPY SOUL (3)	K H Chan	1	126	1070	Closer	8.5
	Jumped well from draw 1, always in touch behind leaders, picked up well on straightening, fought hard to the line and claimed 2nd close home. Held by winner.
3	WOOD ON FIRE (9)	H T Mo	3	119	1110	Stalker	13.0
	Broke alertly to be tracking the pace, checked 800M by leader, poised to strike top of straight, dug deep but was always held by winner. Lost 2nd close home.
4	YOUNG HORIZON (10)	M L Yeung	7	117	1151	Stalker	6.5
	Jumped awkwardly, raced keenly early stages, held a midfield position to the turn, came with a good run and wasn't beaten far in 4th.
5	UNISON (6)	B Avdulla	2	129	1134	no history	9.5
	Settled ahead of midfield, pushed along 550M, kept battling in the straight for a modest 5th but was always held by leaders.
6	HAPPY TRIO (2)	K Teetan	9	132	1053	Midfield	7.8
	From wide draw bustled along after the start, guided to a 2-wide position behind midfield, worked home fairly over final 300M and never troubled leaders.
7	LIGHTNING BOLT (1)	C Y Ho	8	135	1162	Midfield	20.0
	From draw 8 dropped back to race near the rear, had some work to do 400M but failed to finish off under top weight.
8	SO TREASURE (7)	L Ferraris	6	125	1178	Stalker	9.8
	Caught wide early stages before moving up passing 1000M to take the lead, came under serious pressure 400M, soon weakened out of contention. (Jockey : not his intention to lead.)
9	TOGEPI (8)	A Hamelin	10	125	1051	Closer	38.0
	Dropped back from wide draw to race the tail of the field, pushed along 500M but couldn't muster the pace to challenge. Never involved.
10	SAVVY CHIC (5)	H Bowman	4	129	1117	Stalker	9.9
	Jumped on terms, soon drifted back to race towards the rear, struggled to keep up home turn, before dropping right out of contention early straight. (Jockey : failed to travel at any stage. / Unacceptable Performance.)

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by SWEET BRIAR at 5.2 · 1:10.09 · sectionals 23.58 · 22.55 · 11.05 · 11.50 · 23.96 · 12.18 · 11.78

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	SWEET BRIAR (1)	L Hewitson	4	135	1100	Leader	5.2
	Settled midfield, traveled strongly, responded well when asked.
2	SMART FIGHTER (8)	A Atzeni	9	119	1152	Stalker	15.0
	Sat in front of midfield, traveled comfortably, made good progress in the Straight.
3	TACTICAL COMMAND (9)	A Badel	7	118	1077	Midfield	10.0
	Sat worse than midfield, traveled okay, stayed on well to grab 3rd.
4	GALLANT VALOUR (3)	K Teetan	2	130	1106	Stalker	2.7
	Settled midfield, made gradual progress in the Straight, ran on evenly.
5	EN PERFECTO (4)	M F Poon	6	125	1081	no history	80.0
	Jumped only fairly, sat rear, improved from 750M, closed off fairly.
6	SUNNY DARLING (5)	C Y Ho	1	127	1169	Stalker	12.0
	Sat in front of midfield, weakened on straightening, limited response when asked.
7	LUCKY PLANET (6)	M Chadwick	3	124	1084	Leader	2.9
	Ridden hard to lead, gave ground quickly entering the Straight (Must BT, See Incident Report).
8	TRIPLE BLISS (7)	K C Leung	5	122	1039	no history	86.0
	Sat towards rear, raced rear, not much impression.
9	E UNIVERSE (2)	E C W Wong	8	127	1020	Stalker	22.0
	Sat handy, weakened entering the Straight, faded.

Race 4 · Class 5 · 1000m Turf

Won by HAPPY TANGO at 9.8 · 57.46 · sectionals 12.81 · 21.26 · 10.16 · 11.10 · 23.39 · 11.65 · 11.74

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	HAPPY TANGO (1)	K Teetan	8	135	1240	Leader	9.8
	Handy from the outset tracking pacesetter. Driven from 200m out and headed runner-up on line.
2	PARENTS' LOVE (4)	Z Purton	5	133	1027	Leader	4.5
	Tracked leader and raced on inside rail throughout. Quickened to lead from 150m out until headed on line.
3	ACE TALENT (5)	H Bowman	9	132	1050	Stalker	15.0
	Wide early as he tracked leaders from high draw. Responded to pressure and kept going to line as he chased home front two.
4	MAGIC TRAVELLER (11)	M L Yeung	10	121	1120	Stalker	33.0
	Raced in mid-field and driven from an early stage. Kept on but never a danger to front three.
5	DIAMOND SOARS (6)	C L Chau	7	128	1194	Leader	19.0
	Tracked leaders until one paced from 200m line.
6	GORGEOUS VITALITY (3)	L Hewitson	1	133	1102	Midfield	5.0
	Driven early from inside stall and raced in rear of mid-field. Kept on in straight but never a danger to leaders.
7	DOUBLE SHOW (10)	M Chadwick	4	121	1219	Midfield	4.5
	Not the best away and soon pushed along in rear after briefly crowded out. Switched wide entering straight and modest headway final 100m.
8	PLENTIFUL (7)	K C Leung	2	129	1074	Leader	4.9
	Set strong pace. Challenged from 200m line and weakened, losing several places final 50m.
9	REGENCY HAPPY STAR (12)	H T Mo	3	116	1066	Stalker	28.0
	Raced in mid-field. Under pressure from top of home straight and no impression.
10	FALCON COURT (2)	A Atzeni	12	134	1094	Midfield	38.0
	Held up last from widest draw and never on terms.
11	GOODMANSHIP (9)	L Ferraris	6	122	1173	Midfield	23.0
	Always in rear after soon pushed along and unable to hold position.
12	PHILOS (8)	Y L Chung	11	125	1130	Leader	48.0
	Held up from high draw. No headway under pressure and always in rear.

Race 5 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by STAR CONTACT at 5.2 · 1:39.75 · sectionals 27.53 · 23.09 · 24.64 · 12.21 · 12.43 · 24.49 · 12.33 · 12.16

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	STAR CONTACT (5)	K Teetan	6	130	1207	Stalker	5.2
	Away well, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, commenced move 400M, showed very good response in straight, took the lead 200M, ran on strongly to the line and scored.
2	SIMPLY MAVERICK (2)	A Atzeni	7	134	1218	Stalker	7.0
	Jumped with them, raced better than midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, finished off well to take 2nd.
3	SETANTA (9)	L Ferraris	4	121	1171	Closer	3.0
	Moderately away, raced at tail, 6 to 7 lengths back, a bit closer on turn, made good progress in straight to take a place.
4	SUPREME AGILITY (1)	Z Purton	9	135	991	Midfield	6.0
	Away with them, taken back to race towards rear, 5 lengths or so back, commenced move 400M, made some progress in straight.
5	BEATO (7)	Y L Chung	2	119	1139	Midfield	9.7
	Began only fairly, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, awkwardly placed 350M, finished off evenly.
6	PERFECT TEAM (4)	H Bowman	5	130	1067	Closer	12.0
	Jumped with them, taken back to race 2 wide at rear, commenced move 450M, very wide turning in, made minor progress in the run home.
7	GALLANT WAKING (3)	C Y Ho	3	131	1095	Closer	12.0
	Moderately away, raced 2 wide slightly behind midfield, 4 lengths or so back, very wide turning in, finished off evenly.
8	SATIRICAL FAN (8)	E C W Wong	1	115	1166	Leader	12.0
	Began smartly from gate 1, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1-1/2L, travelled well to turn, peaked early in straight, headed 200M, weakened thereafter.
9	SILVER KING (6)	M F Poon	8	121	1143	Stalker	71.0
	Jumped awkwardly, raced 2 wide, a length or so back, unable to maintain position from 400M, weakened final furlong. (Roarer.)
10	ACROSS DA UNIVERSE (10)	A Hamelin	10	120	1175	no history	51.0
	Moderately away from a wide draw, raced in midfield on the outside, no cover for the majority of the race, weakened from 550M, finished tailed out. (See Racing Incidents.)

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1800m Turf

Won by FOREVER GLORIOUS at 7.9 · 1:50.47 · sectionals 13.91 · 22.59 · 24.95 · 24.67 · 12.32 · 12.35 · 24.35 · 12.06 · 12.29

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	FOREVER GLORIOUS (2)	A Atzeni	4	131	1115	Leader	7.9
	Jumped nicely, ridden along to assume the lead, kept on nicely, battled hard and just held on.
2	DRAGON STAR (5)	M F Poon	10	126	1142	Leader	9.6
	Tracked leader, under pressured from the 500M, kept on, just missed.
3	STORM WINNER (8)	C Y Ho	7	123	1227	Midfield	5.8
	Sat just behind the leaders, angled out rounding the Home Turn, closed off nicely, had every chance.
4	ME TIME (10)	A Badel	3	119	1042	Closer	4.0
	Sat box seat, made good ground on the inside, closest finish. (See Incident Report)
5	FLYING SILVER (6)	Y L Chung	1	121	1015	Midfield	26.0
	Settled in front of midfield on the rail, ran on evenly.
6	WINNING STEPS (3)	K Teetan	2	131	1151	Midfield	5.0
	Sat midfield 2 wide, one pace to the line.
7	HAPPY HERO (11)	L Hewitson	5	118	1063	Stalker	9.2
	Settled behind midfield 2 wide, switched to 3 wide to improve after 600M, stayed on fairly.
8	LITTLE FAIRY (7)	L Ferraris	12	124	1124	Stalker	19.0
	Settled towards the rear 2 wide, made some headway late.
9	NICE BIRDIE (12)	M L Yeung	11	118	1210	Stalker	56.0
	Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, under pressure at 600M and weakened.
10	PEGASUS GENERAL (9)	M Chadwick	8	121	1011	Midfield	14.0
	Sat last, made no impression.
11	SERANGOON (1)	H Bentley	6	135	1098	Midfield	15.0
	Sat midfield on the rail, hard ridden from the 650M, no response.
12	AFFORDABLE (4)	K C Leung	9	128	1230	Midfield	80.0
	Settled near the rear on the rail, never a threat.

Race 7 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by BRAVE STAR at 5.6 · 1:09.91 · sectionals 23.66 · 22.74 · 11.14 · 11.60 · 23.51 · 11.64 · 11.87

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	BRAVE STAR (6)	C Y Ho	6	124	1105	Stalker	5.6
	With leaders early, taken one-out-one-back to 3rd early in back straight, switched in near the rail for a run upon straightening, asserted authority over 100M out.
2	HEALTHY HEALTHY (8)	Z Purton	9	123	1177	Stalker	3.0
	Travelled wide without cover in worse than midfield, made steady headway from 900M to reach 1L 3rd 3-wide approaching home bend, held every chance over 200M out but had no more to give inside the 50M.
3	YOUNG ARROW (7)	K Teetan	5	124	1113	no history	9.9
	Settled one from last and waited with, baulked behind runners rounding home bend, ran on strongly inside final 200 metres.
4	SOVEREIGN FUND (4)	K De Melo	7	126	1146	no history	48.0
	Pressed forward after moderate start to soon join the leader, hit the front passing the 600M holding 1L advantage into straight, unable to sustain effort and caught over 100M out.
5	KAHOLO ANGEL (1)	H Bowman	4	135	1118	Midfield	2.9
	Settled just worse than midfield over 3L back in 7th, angled off the rail for a run entering straight and ran on to be nearest at finish.
6	MOJAVE DESERT (9)	L Ferraris	10	122	1138	Closer	28.0
	Settled well behind on rail from the widest stall and waited with, saved ground turning in for home, made good late impression.
7	EXCELLENT PEERS (10)	M Chadwick	8	120	1106	Midfield	58.0
	Ridden along with leaders briefly, gradually dropped back towards rear in 8th 800M out, wide rounding home bend and the widest into straight, ran on past well-beaten runners.
8	PARTERRE (5)	L Hewitson	3	125	1124	Stalker	15.0
	Ridden to hold early advantage, led until inside the 600M, dropped out from 2nd shortly after straightening.
9	POWER KOEPP (2)	K C Leung	1	130	1098	Midfield	20.0
	Settled just 2L off the pace in 4th or 5th on rail, forced to steady and lost position about 550M out, faded steadily from 3L 5th into straight.
10	MUST GO (3)	B Avdulla	2	126	1149	Midfield	14.0
	Gradually settled in 6th some 3L off the pace, gradually faded under pressure home bend.

Race 8 · Class 2 · 1650m Turf

Won by WOODFIRE BRO at 9.7 · 1:39.66 · sectionals 27.54 · 23.19 · 24.60 · 12.36 · 12.24 · 24.33 · 12.20 · 12.13

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	WOODFIRE BRO (9)	M L Yeung	8	119	1188	Stalker	9.7
	Settled ahead of midfield 3-4Ls off leader, had some ground to make up 300M but dug deep to get home narrowly.
2	FLAMINGO TRILLION (12)	K C Leung	9	118	1215	Leader	27.0
	Held a forward position 3rd 2.5L on settling, loomed top of straight, drove hard to the line only to just miss out in a close finish.
3	RED HARE KING (11)	M Chadwick	1	117	1061	Stalker	7.3
	Held up in mid-division on the inside, drifted away from fence 450M, found the line well but just held by first two.
4	OUTGATE (6)	Y L Chung	2	123	1041	Stalker	7.0
	Settled down midfield along the 2-path, swung wide for home then came with a big run from off the pace, nearest line.
5	CHILL CHIBI (8)	C L Chau	4	120	1138	Midfield	3.1
	Not hurried after the start, dropped back to race towards the rear 8-9Ls off the pace, closed off nicely when asked, coming from well back to be nearest at the finish.
6	MOMENTS IN TIME (1)	H Bowman	10	135	1094	Stalker	10.0
	Caught racing 3-wide after the start before moving up to race outside leader, travelled well going into home turn, fought hard under top weight after taking the lead but unable to hold off rivals late stages.
7	MR ASCENDENCY (5)	H Bentley	7	128	1137	Midfield	54.0
	Reserved in the second half of the field, gave limited response turning home, never a winning hope.
8	HELENE FEELING (2)	Z Purton	11	129	1239	Stalker	9.6
	From wide draw restrained to a rearward position, was commencing to finish off the race but became held up from 150M to 50M. Could do better.
9	TELECOM FIGHTERS (3)	E C W Wong	5	122	1117	Leader	34.0
	Chased leaders, loomed up top of straight but didn't go on with it, tired passing 200M.
10	FLAMING RABBIT (4)	L Ferraris	3	128	1137	Leader	48.0
	Jumped only fairly and then was crowded shortly after the start, settled towards the rear further back than usual, could not muster any sort of challenge in the straight.
11	YELLOWFIN (7)	L Hewitson	6	122	1212	Leader	5.2
	Pressed on to lead 1L on settling, soon came under pressure when a rival moved up alongside nearing 500M, went backwards 250M. (Performance considered disappointing.)
12	NATURAL STORM (10)	A Hamelin	12	118	1141	Midfield	83.0
	Dropped back from wide draw, soon detached from the field, never in contention. (Jockey concerned there may be something amiss and didn't fully test his mount. / Unacceptable Performance.)