Happy Valley results · Wed, 9 Oct 2024

8 races · going GOOD · rail A

Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 9 Oct 2024

DOUBLE SHOW R2 at 9.5 · DRAGON DELIGHT R1 at 7.7 · GALLANT VALOUR R5 at 4.2 · SWIFT ASCEND R6 at 3.1 · I CAN R7 at 2.6 · AURORA LADY R4 at 2.3 · CHATEAUNEUF R8 at 2.3 · SUPER UNICORN R3 at 1.4

Race 1 · Class 5 · 1650m Turf

Won by DRAGON DELIGHT at 7.7 · 1:41.92 · sectionals 29.59 · 25.69 · 23.27 · 11.59 · 11.68 · 23.37 · 11.58 · 11.79
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st8th8. MISTER FOX7. TATTENHAM6. RUNNING AHEAD5. GO GO GO4. YEABOI3. RIGHT HONOURABLE2. KASA PAPA1. DRAGON DELIGHT
Full result
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1DRAGON DELIGHT (5)7124Leader7.7
Began smartly, sent forward to race prominently, 2 wide, 3/4L back turning in, finished off well to score by a head.
2KASA PAPA (2)3133Closer4.4
Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the outside, 3 lengths or so back, commenced move 800M, took the lead near 700M, led by 3/4L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home.
3RIGHT HONOURABLE (7)6122Midfield6.8
Taken back to race at rear on the inside, moved a bit closer after passing 800M, 3 to 4 lengths back in the middle stages, commenced move 550M, very wide turning in, closed off well to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4YEABOI (8)5118Stalker10.0
Clean jump, sent forward to take the lead, headed near 700M, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on turn, finished off evenly.
5GO GO GO (1)4134Stalker3.4
Average to begin, raced 2 wide in midfield, similar position on turn, kept on same pace in straight. (See Racing Incidents.)
6RUNNING AHEAD (6)1129Midfield5.2
Began well from gate 1, sat right behind the leader on rail early, dropped to midfield in the middle stages, saved ground throughout, kept on well early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
7TATTENHAM (4)2132Midfield9.1
Reared as stalls opened and started slowly, raced behind midfield on the inside, 2 wide after entering the back straight, 4 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.)
8MISTER FOX (3)8132Closer42.0
Taken back to race at rear on the outside, 5 lengths back, found rail near 550M, saved ground on turn, angled out 350M, one-paced in the run home. (See Racing Incidents.)

Race 2 · Class 5 · 1000m Turf

Won by DOUBLE SHOW at 9.5 · 57.51 · sectionals 12.52 · 21.47 · 10.23 · 11.24 · 23.52 · 11.72 · 11.80
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st10th10. LAPRAS9. PLENTIFUL8. GOODMANSHIP7. ACE TALENT6. MAGIC TRAVELLER5. GOOD VIEW GLORY4. DIAMOND SOARS3. PARENTS' LOVE2. SPEEDY FORTUNE1. DOUBLE SHOW
Full result
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1DOUBLE SHOW (10)3119Midfield9.5
Away on terms, settled in second half of the field, quickened up well on straightening, swept to the lead final stages to win going away.
2SPEEDY FORTUNE (2)6134Stalker6.5
Shifted in abruptly on jumping, raced handily behind the runaway leader, worked into the race well inside 300M but unable to hold off the fast finishing winner final stages.
3PARENTS' LOVE (1)9135Leader3.6
Unable to slot in from draw 9, maintained a midfield spot but raced wide and without cover to the straight, kept on steadily under top weight but not going the pace of first two final stages.
4DIAMOND SOARS (6)4125Leader6.8
Prominent as always, chased runaway leader, stuck to task fairly well early straight before out-finished by first two late stages, just missed out 3rd spot.
5GOOD VIEW GLORY (4)1133Midfield12.0
Maintained a midfield position along the inside, ran home one paced and never able to challenge leaders.
6MAGIC TRAVELLER (9)7120Stalker22.0
Jumped only fairly, settled towards the rear, swung wide for home before staying on fairly over final 300M. Never dangerous.
7ACE TALENT (3)8133Stalker3.6
Away with them, restrained to a midfield position, 4-5Ls to make up on leader 400M but found disappointingly little. (Jockey reported his horse lay out throughout the race / Mucus.)
8GOODMANSHIP (8)2122Midfield28.0
Settled towards the rear, pushed along nearing 400M but lacked a finishing response.
9PLENTIFUL (7)10127Leader13.0
Rushed forward from wide draw, opened up a sizable lead middle stages, couldn't last passing 200M, weakened rapidly final stages.
10LAPRAS (5)5131Midfield39.0
Jumped only fairly, ended up racing in last, failed to respond on straightening. Never in the picture.

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by SUPER UNICORN at 1.4 · 1:39.60 · sectionals 27.67 · 23.45 · 24.21 · 12.08 · 12.13 · 24.27 · 12.18 · 12.09
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. ON THE LASH11. UNITED ENDEAVORS10. KIMBERLEY9. NORTHERN BEAST8. LITTLE FAIRY7. FAIRY HORSE6. BEER PALACE5. CONFRINGO4. TO INFINITY3. STRONGEST BOY2. CHARITY GAIN1. SUPER UNICORN
Full result
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1SUPER UNICORN (7)1127Midfield1.4
Settled in front of midfield, traveled smoothly, responded very well when asked, impressive.
2CHARITY GAIN (4)7127no history42.0
Sat rear, improved passing 450M, no clear run until 100M, stayed on well.
3STRONGEST BOY (6)3127Midfield12.0
Settled behind midfield, traveled nicely, made some ground in the Straight, closed off okay.
4TO INFINITY (8)2127Midfield29.0
Jumped awkwardly, settled midfield, ran on evenly.
5CONFRINGO (5)4127no history107.0
Sat midfield, made the turn wide, lost ground, closed off fairly.
6BEER PALACE (9)12125Midfield19.0
Ridden hard to lead, traveled okay, weakened inside 200M (See Incident Report).
7FAIRY HORSE (2)5118Closer10.0
Jumped awkwardly, sat towards rear, stayed on steadily.
8LITTLE FAIRY (11)10122Stalker23.0
Settled worse than midfield, traveled only fairly no impression made.
9NORTHERN BEAST (1)11135Stalker19.0
Sat handy, traveled okay, limited response when asked (See Incident Report).
10KIMBERLEY (3)6129Stalker10.0
Sat towards rear, had difficulty obtaining clear running until 100M, never a factor.
11UNITED ENDEAVORS (12)9122Stalker39.0
Sat handy, gave ground notably passing 200M, never a danger.
12ON THE LASH (10)8125no history162.0
Bounded and made contact with the barrier as the start was effected, lost ground, settled rear, never a threat.
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Race 4 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by AURORA LADY at 2.3 · 1:10.00 · sectionals 23.44 · 22.81 · 11.01 · 11.80 · 23.75 · 11.89 · 11.86
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. SWEET DIAMOND11. FORTUNE RACER10. WOOD ON FIRE9. GOLDEN RISE8. WORLD HERO7. NEVER PETER OUT6. UNISON5. SO TREASURE4. LYRICAL MOTION3. YEE CHEONG SPIRIT2. KING ECCELLENTE1. AURORA LADY
Full result
PlHorseDrWtStyle beforeOdds
1AURORA LADY (3)8128Stalker2.3
Tracked clear leader. Quickened past that rival to lead 150m out and soon clear, winning readily.
2KING ECCELLENTE (1)4135Midfield4.8
Tracked pace. Lacked speed to challenge winner final 150m but stuck to task to take second late on.
3YEE CHEONG SPIRIT (6)12126no history16.0
Dropped in after slowly into stride from outside stall. Finished off strongly through field and almost got up for second.
4LYRICAL MOTION (2)7125Stalker11.0
Hurried along from stalls to lead and set good pace. Headed and no extra from 150m line, losing two places late.
5SO TREASURE (10)9121Leader42.0
Held up. Pushed along into home straight and kept on steadily after angled wide.
6UNISON (5)2127no history15.0
Kept on steadily from mid-field but never going pace to challenge.
7NEVER PETER OUT (11)1119Midfield8.0
One paced under pressure after racing in mid-division and never a danger home straight.
8WORLD HERO (8)3124no history40.0
Raced in rear of mid-field. Just moderate headway under pressure home straight and never threatened.
9GOLDEN RISE (4)10128Stalker8.1
Held up. Failed to get clearest of runs final 150m when trying to make ground and never on terms.
10WOOD ON FIRE (12)11117Stalker40.0
Raced in last after taken back from wide draw and never a factor.
11FORTUNE RACER (9)5120no history127.0
Recovered from sluggish start to race in mid-field but weakened under pressure from over 200m out.
12SWEET DIAMOND (7)6124Leader37.0
Well placed into home straight after tracking pace but weakened final 200m.

Race 5 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by GALLANT VALOUR at 4.2 · 1:10.49 · sectionals 23.78 · 23.39 · 11.39 · 12.00 · 23.32 · 11.57 · 11.75
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. PANDA11. CURRAHEE10. NATURAL HIGH9. HIGH PERCENTAGE8. HAPPY SOUL7. TELECOM POWER6. SKY PROPHET5. GLORY B4. HAYDAY3. HAPPY PARK2. TACTICAL COMMAND1. GALLANT VALOUR
Full result
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1GALLANT VALOUR (5)4131Midfield4.2
Shifted in at start and bumped, raced 2 wide in midfield, commenced move 450M, wide into straight, finished off strongly to score.
2TACTICAL COMMAND (12)6119Stalker8.2
Away well, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 4 lengths back on turn, commenced move 400M, finished off strongly to be nearest on line, just beaten by a narrow margin. (See Racing Incidents.)
3HAPPY PARK (7)3125no history6.8
Crowded shortly after start, raced prominently on the outside, challenged the leader turning in, kept on very well in straight, just beaten by a neck.
4HAYDAY (3)12130Leader7.4
Quickly into stride, sent forward to take the lead, challenged by rivals turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the first few final 50M.
5GLORY B (9)5122Midfield5.6
Began only fairly, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide from 400M, kept on well early in straight, no clear run final 150M.
6SKY PROPHET (11)10121Closer13.0
Jumped awkwardly, taken back to race at rear on the outside, very wide into straight, made good progress in the run home, nearest finish.
7TELECOM POWER (8)11125Midfield65.0
Taken back from a wide draw, raced a tail, 6 lengths back on turn, no clear run early in straight, cleared near 200M, finished off evenly.
8HAPPY SOUL (6)8126Midfield18.0
Average to begin, raced slightly behind midfield on the outside, 3 to 4 lengths back on turn, very wide into straight, finished off evenly.
9HIGH PERCENTAGE (1)1135Stalker8.0
Began well from gate 1, sat 1-1/2L behind the leader on rail, saved ground throughout, peaked early in straight, weakened final 100M. (See Racing Incidents.)
10NATURAL HIGH (2)2135Midfield106.0
Moderately away, positioned 2 wide, 2 lengths back, angled out 400M, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually inside final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
11CURRAHEE (10)7121Stalker11.0
Jumped only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made minor progress early in straight, weakened gradually final 150M.
12PANDA (4)9129Stalker32.0
Began awkwardly and lost ground, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on evenly early in straight, no clear run final 150M. (See Racing Incidents.)

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by SWIFT ASCEND at 3.1 · 1:10.12 · sectionals 23.32 · 23.18 · 11.22 · 11.96 · 23.62 · 11.93 · 11.69
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. NEBRASKAN11. KING GLORIOSO10. WINNING HEART9. SKY SONG8. LEAN MASTER7. SUPER GLORY6. EN PERFECTO5. YOU'REMYEVERYTHING4. TALENTS SUPREMO3. SMART FIGHTER2. GIMME FIVE1. SWIFT ASCEND
Full result
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1SWIFT ASCEND (1)3135Stalker3.1
Jumped nicely, settled worse than midfield 2 wide, switched to 3 wide from 600M, angled out round the Home Turn, ran on strongly despite laying in, easily.
2GIMME FIVE (10)10119Stalker18.0
Caught 3 wide no cover midfield, kept on nicely for 2nd.
3SMART FIGHTER (8)7121Leader5.3
Sat on pace 2 wide, ran on okay.
4TALENTS SUPREMO (9)1121Midfield4.0
Raced behind midfield on the rail, stayed on okay.
5YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (6)5121Closer25.0
Sat midfield 2 wide, ran on only evenly.
6EN PERFECTO (5)8126no history29.0
Settled towards the rear, made some late ground, closest finish.
7SUPER GLORY (11)11118Leader28.0
Sat last, stayed on fairly.
8LEAN MASTER (4)12132Leader20.0
Tracked leader 2 wide, weakened in the Straight.
9SKY SONG (7)2122Stalker8.8
Settled in front of midfield, one pace to the line. (See Incident Report)
10WINNING HEART (12)4118Midfield27.0
Sat towards the rear, made no impression
11KING GLORIOSO (2)6134Midfield43.0
Sat behind the leaders, limited response in the Straight.
12NEBRASKAN (3)9134Leader13.0
Ridden along to lead, weakened and faded in the Straight. (Performance disappointing, must trial)

Race 7 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by I CAN at 2.6 · 1:40.12 · sectionals 27.51 · 23.85 · 24.65 · 12.32 · 12.33 · 24.11 · 12.06 · 12.05
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. SILVER KING11. SATIRICAL FAN10. BEATO9. ROMANTIC LAOS8. TOY SOLTERO7. SETANTA6. JOLLY RULER5. M UNICORN4. FIGHTING MACHINE3. ROCKET SPADE2. STAR CONTACT1. I CAN
Full result
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1I CAN (12)2119Midfield2.6
Settled over 2L off the pace in 4th, became 5th in a similar position about 900M out, commenced move between runners turning into straight, fought on dourly to gain upper hand close to home.
2STAR CONTACT (1)10135Stalker16.0
Pressed forward from a poor draw for 2-wide prominent position, gained 2nd turning into back straight, hit the front over 200M out only to be caught final strides.
3ROCKET SPADE (6)6123Midfield6.8
Settled just worse than midfield, came to challenge under pressure into straight, ran on dourly to reach 3rd late.
4FIGHTING MACHINE (7)11122Midfield6.4
Missed the break settling well behind, commenced move and very wide into home straight, produced good late impression inside final 200M.
5M UNICORN (3)3131Closer14.0
Well there early stages before settling wide in midfield, one of the widest turning in for home, held place chance under pressure the length of the straight only to be denied 50M out.
6JOLLY RULER (5)4123Stalker8.1
Settled in forward of midfield, in similar position into straight, baulked for a run early in straight and unable to sustain effort inside final 100M.
7SETANTA (8)1122Closer6.8
Settled in last few, came under pressure rounding home bend, produced good late impression final stages.
8TOY SOLTERO (4)5125Midfield55.0
Settled in last few, commenced move rounding home bend and the widest into straight, hung in a difficult ride early in straight and made no impression thereafter.
9ROMANTIC LAOS (2)9132Stalker37.0
Gradually settled from a poor draw in better than midfield in 5th, gained slightly closer to 4th 3-wide without cover about 900M out reaching 3rd briefly home bend, inconvenienced on straightening and soon weakened.
10BEATO (9)7118Midfield23.0
Lost considerable ground at start, remained well behind throughout, weakened into home straight.
11SATIRICAL FAN (10)8113Leader35.0
Shared early pace before restrained for cover on rail about 1100M out, remained close up until finding no extra shortly after straightening.
12SILVER KING (11)12120Stalker108.0
Pressed forward from the widest draw to take up running passing the winning post the first time, obtained rails run about 1100M out, led until weakened shortly after straightening.

Race 8 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by CHATEAUNEUF at 2.3 · 1:09.94 · sectionals 23.70 · 22.85 · 11.19 · 11.66 · 23.39 · 11.65 · 11.74
1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right
EarlyFinish1st12th12. HAPPY FAT CAT11. SERGEANT PEPPER10. EQUATORIAL9. SOVEREIGN FUND8. REWARD SMILE7. PARTERRE6. SUPER JOY N FUN5. GOLDEN EMPIRE4. RIGHTEOUS ARION3. WINGS OF WAR2. SCOTCH TYCOON1. CHATEAUNEUF
Full result
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1CHATEAUNEUF (11)1117Midfield2.3
Smoothly away from draw 1, had a perfect run tracking leader on inside, quickened up nicely to take lead nearing 200M, continued on strongly final stages for a comfortable win.
2SCOTCH TYCOON (10)3120Stalker13.0
On jumping was bumped heavily by rival, soon improved to the lead taking them along at a steady pace, caught by winner nearing 200M, held on for 2nd despite weakening late.
3WINGS OF WAR (2)7131Midfield7.6
Given a patient ride, restrained behind midfield along the 3-path, wide on straightening, worked home well to take 3rd close home.
4RIGHTEOUS ARION (9)11121Midfield21.0
Dropped back on jumping from wide draw, settled near last 5-6Ls off leader, swung widest into straight before staying on well to take 4th in a photo finish.
5GOLDEN EMPIRE (6)4123Stalker12.0
Away well, maintained a position behind midfield, kept on steadily final 300M but couldn't quicken enough to challenge leaders. Lost 4th in a photo finish.
6SUPER JOY N FUN (5)12126Leader8.6
From draw 12 obtained a 3-wide spot in midfield, raced keenly middle stages, lay in in the home straight and finished off only fairly.
7PARTERRE (8)2122Leader70.0
Began well but soon restrained to a position ahead of midfield, fought on one paced in the straight and posed little threat to leaders.
8REWARD SMILE (1)10135Closer4.4
Not hurried after the jump, restrained in a rearward position along the inside, ran to the line only fairly under top weight. (Jockey - did not travel as strongly as it did last start.)
9SOVEREIGN FUND (7)6123Stalker18.0
Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, recovered to race in midfield along the fence, lacked a finishing response turning home, never a danger.
10EQUATORIAL (3)8129no history117.0
Jumped very awkwardly and lost ground, raced as the back marker throughout, couldn't go on final 300M. Never in the picture.
11SERGEANT PEPPER (12)5114Stalker91.0
Jumped on terms, moved up to track leader, under pressure home turn, couldn't sustain run passing 250M, faded towards the line.
12HAPPY FAT CAT (4)9121Stalker38.0
From draw 9 unable to slot in, chased leaders in a 3-wide spot without cover, gave ground from 250M, weakened to last.
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