Happy Valley results · Wed, 15 Jan 2025

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Winners · Happy Valley · Wed, 15 Jan 2025

DEFINITIVE R8 at 42.0 · surprise · MOTOMAN R7 at 23.0 · surprise · WINGS OF WAR R9 at 11.0 · surprise · PARENTS' LOVE R5 at 7.7 · KASA PAPA R1 at 5.6 · CHARITY GAIN R2 at 3.9 · SKY JEWELLERY R6 at 3.7 · TAKE ACTION R3 at 2.4 · BOTTOMUPTOGETHER R4 at 1.7

Race 1 · Class 5 · 1800m Turf

Won by KASA PAPA at 5.6 · 1:49.83 · sectionals 13.79 · 22.30 · 23.68 · 25.52 · 12.72 · 12.80 · 24.54 · 12.35 · 12.19

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	KASA PAPA (6)	Z Purton	9	132	1165	Closer	5.6
	Made contact shortly after start, positioned 1-1/2L behind the leader on the inside, saved ground throughout, hit the front 200M, kept on well to the line and scored.
2	SMASHING EXPRESS (2)	H Bowman	2	134	1049	Midfield	5.9
	Jumped with them, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground throughout, kept on well in straight to take 2nd.
3	GOLD TACK (8)	K De Melo	1	129	1053	Closer	16.0
	Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, 2 wide turning in, kept on well in straight to take a place, no threat to the first two.
4	RUNNING AHEAD (9)	A Pouchin	6	127	1057	Closer	12.0
	Jumped with them, raced towards rear on the outside, moved closer after passing 600M, 2 lengths back turning in, kept on evenly in straight.
5	FURY AND GOLD (4)	A Atzeni	5	133	1146	Closer	7.3
	Bumped on the hindquarters on jumping, raced at rear, 5 lengths back turning in, very wide into straight, made some progress in the run home.
6	CONFRINGO (1)	K C Leung	4	135	1161	Stalker	13.0
	Began only fairly and crowded, raced at rear on the inside, 6 lengths back turning in, made little progress in straight.
7	YOU'REMYEVERYTHING (3)	K H Chan	12	129	1000	Midfield	23.0
	Moderately away from a wide draw, raced prominently, took the lead 1150M, headed 900M, 2nd in the middle stages, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong. (See Racing Incidents.)
8	NICE BIRDIE (10)	C L Chau	8	124	1235	Stalker	34.0
	Made contact shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, angled out and made contact near 600M, very wide into straight, made no impression in the run home.
9	GO GO GO (5)	E C W Wong	3	126	1136	Stalker	6.0
	Shifted out at start and bumped, raced prominently, took the lead near 900M, led by 3/4L turning in, peaked and headed early in straight, weakened final furlong.
10	ON THE LASH (7)	M Chadwick	11	132	1210	Stalker	9.1
	Moderately away from a wide draw, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, 3 wide from 600M, peaked on run 300M, weakened gradually in straight.
11	RED MAVERICK (12)	Y L Chung	7	113	1219	Stalker	10.0
	Out in line, raced 2 wide in midfield, there to turn, peaked early in straight, weakened final furlong.
12	WINNING SEVEN (11)	K Teetan	10	119	1105	Midfield	14.0
	Began well from a wide draw, positioned 2 wide, a length or so back, 3 wide from 500M, peaked early in straight, weakened thereafter.

Race 2 · Class 4 · 1800m Turf

Won by CHARITY GAIN at 3.9 · 1:49.19 · sectionals 13.53 · 22.11 · 23.88 · 25.07 · 12.44 · 12.63 · 24.60 · 12.53 · 12.07

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	CHARITY GAIN (1)	H Bowman	11	135	1106	Midfield	3.9
	Settled at the back from a poor draw and waited with, commenced move 400M out obtaining a clear run shortly after straightening, quickened well to lead 50M, won cosily.
2	CAN'T GO WONG (2)	A Badel	4	131	1154	Midfield	12.0
	Settled in midfield on rail, checked by weakening runner 450M out, switched widest into straight, quicken well to hit the front 150M only to be caught by fast-finishing winner close home.
3	ME TIME (9)	Z Purton	3	122	1041	Midfield	2.7
	Broke well gradually settling in midfield 2-wide, angled out wider for a run into straight, ran on to hold some chance but unable to peg back race leader and lost 2nd late.
4	GOOD GOOD (8)	B Avdulla	2	122	1127	Stalker	10.0
	Broke well gradually settling some 2L back in 4th or 3rd on rail, kept on same pace without quickening in home straight.
5	DRAGON DELIGHT (12)	E C W Wong	10	113	1140	Leader	12.0
	Began well from a wide draw, close up early before drifting backward to over 4L back in 6th 2-wide, renewed effort home bend swinging wide into straight, unable to quicken under pressure to threaten.
6	DRAGON STAR (7)	K Teetan	1	123	1142	Leader	9.3
	Well there from the one draw, took up running coming onto first bend, led until swamped inside final 200M.
7	HIGHLAND RAHY (4)	A Atzeni	9	129	1186	Leader	8.0
	Shared early pace from a poor draw, taken some 2L back to 4th into back straight, inconvenienced 650M out, soon recovered to hold some chance after straightening for home, unable to sustain effort inside final 150M.
8	JUBILATION (6)	M Chadwick	5	124	1083	Midfield	36.0
	Toward a rear throughout, never seen with a chance.
9	HAPPY UNIVERSE (3)	K C Leung	8	131	1178	Closer	55.0
	Settled in better than midfield in 5th, hampered and lost position passing the 600M, kept on from 3L 5th into straight until finding no extra inside final 150M.
10	INTREPID WINNER (5)	B Thompson	6	129	1043	Midfield	52.0
	Settled behind midfield, snuck closer saving ground on the rail turning in for home, unable to sustain effort inside final 200M.
11	HAPPY HERO (10)	L Ferraris	7	121	1074	Stalker	49.0
	Soon taken well back, never seen with a chance.
12	ARTHUR'S KINGDOM (11)	H T Mo	12	118	1026	Leader	42.0
	Ridden forward to prominent position from the widest draw, gained 2nd alongside race leader passing the 1200M, folded up quickly inside the 750M. (Tactic questioned)

Race 3 · Class 4 · 1650m Turf

Won by TAKE ACTION at 2.4 · 1:40.11 · sectionals 28.19 · 23.19 · 24.64 · 12.24 · 12.40 · 24.09 · 12.24 · 11.85

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	TAKE ACTION (11)	B Avdulla	1	121	1163	Closer	2.4
	Sat midfield, traveled smoothly, ran on well.
2	LUCKY TOUCH (4)	A Badel	8	133	1127	Midfield	5.9
	Settled towards rear, made further move passing 750M, made good progress inside 200M.
3	NORTHERN BEAST (5)	K Teetan	9	132	1148	Stalker	18.0
	Sat towards rear, raced 2 wide, switched out rounding the Turn, closed off nicely.
4	WAH MAY WAI WAI (8)	Y L Chung	2	125	1058	Stalker	5.5
	Tacked leader, weakened slightly passing 200M, ran on evenly.
5	CORLEONE (6)	H Bowman	11	129	1043	Leader	5.2
	Sat midfield, raced wide until 800M, one pace to the finish.
6	PANDA LEGEND (10)	K De Melo	4	122	1259	Midfield	35.0
	Sat worse than midfield, angled out making the Turn, minor progress made in the Straight.
7	GOR MO TUEN (7)	C L Chau	7	126	1021	Closer	90.0
	Jumped only fairly, sat worse than midfield, limited when asked in the Straight.
8	SILVER KING (9)	K C Leung	10	126	1187	Stalker	39.0
	Sat rear, traveled fairly, lay in in the Straight, ran on fairly (See Incident Report).
9	BOWSER (3)	M Chadwick	3	133	1185	Midfield	15.0
	Sat handy, raced keenly in the early stages, failed to finish off (See Incident Report).
10	EXCEL WONGCHOY (1)	M F Poon	6	134	1092	Stalker	21.0
	Ridden along to lead, traveled fairly well, but weakened notably in the Straight.
11	BRILLIANT FIRE (12)	A Pouchin	5	120	1161	Midfield	67.0
	Sat behind midfield, raced wide and without cover from the middle stages, gave ground quickly inside 250M (Unacceptable Performance, Must BT).
WV-A	HAPPY DAILY (2)	Z Purton	—	134	—	Midfield	—

Race 4 · Class 2 · 1000m Turf

Won by BOTTOMUPTOGETHER at 1.7 · 56.43 · sectionals 12.45 · 20.63 · 9.92 · 10.71 · 23.35 · 11.25 · 12.10

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	BOTTOMUPTOGETHER (6)	Z Purton	1	124	1050	Leader	1.7
	Chased leader from top of home straight and responded to pressure to lead 50m out despite that rival edging across him.
2	STELLAR EXPRESS (7)	B Avdulla	9	120	1120	Leader	5.8
	Raced in mid-field. Under pressure off bend before staying on well final 150m.
3	YOUTHFUL SPIRITS (9)	M Chadwick	3	115	1074	Leader	8.6
	Led and set good pace. Edged left and passed final 100m.
4	MAJESTIC KNIGHT (1)	H Bowman	4	135	1222	Stalker	13.0
	Waited with after crowded at start. Stayed on under pressure final 200m and never nearer.
5	TOMODACHI KOKOROE (4)	L Ferraris	5	128	1229	Leader	21.0
	Raced in last place after crowded at start. Closed up final 100m.
6	HEALTHY HEALTHY (8)	K Teetan	6	117	1193	Stalker	11.0
	Held up. Stayed on after hanging wide off bend but never a threat to leaders.
7	HARMONY N BLESSED (3)	A Atzeni	2	130	1203	Leader	39.0
	Driven along in mid-field from 400m out and one paced.
8	WHIZZ KID (2)	A Pouchin	8	131	1193	Stalker	21.0
	Tracked leader. Stayed in contention until weakening final 100m.
9	BRAVE STAR (5)	K C Leung	7	125	1097	Midfield	13.0
	Raced wide in rear. Driven bend and left behind from 200m out.

Race 5 · Class 4 · 1000m Turf

Won by PARENTS' LOVE at 7.7 · 57.17 · sectionals 12.58 · 21.49 · 10.34 · 11.15 · 23.10 · 11.37 · 11.73

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	PARENTS' LOVE (8)	Y L Chung	10	119	1069	Leader	7.7
	Began smartly, sent forward to take the lead, led by a length in the middle stages, kept on well in straight and scored.
2	CHAMPION METHOD (6)	A Atzeni	7	127	1146	Stalker	6.1
	Commenced well, positioned 2 lengths behind the leader on the inside, saved ground throughout, finished off well to take 2nd.
3	HAPPY UNITED (1)	Z Purton	1	135	1144	Stalker	4.8
	Began well from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on well in straight to take a place.
4	SUPER SIXTY (10)	A Badel	9	120	1063	Midfield	4.0
	Moderately away, raced 2 wide towards rear, 7 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to make frame, nearest on line.
5	HARMONY FIRE (3)	A Pouchin	2	134	1101	Leader	9.0
	Jumped with them, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, there to turn, finished off evenly.
6	MR VALIANT (12)	K De Melo	5	117	1080	Stalker	18.0
	Shifted out at start and made contact, raced behind midfield on the inside, 6 lengths back turning in, made good progress in straight to be nearest on line. (Bled.)
7	CIRCUIT SEVEN (9)	M F Poon	6	120	1166	Stalker	14.0
	Made contact at start, raced in midfield on the outside, similar position on turn, finished off evenly.
8	LEAN MASTER (4)	E C W Wong	12	127	1108	Leader	11.0
	Jumped well from gate 12, raced in 2nd, 2 wide, there to turn, showed limited response early in straight, weakened gradually final 100M.
9	BITS SUPERSTAR (5)	K Teetan	3	129	1047	Stalker	16.0
	Jumped with them, raced slightly behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, made no impression in straight.
10	SWEET DIAMOND (11)	H T Mo	4	117	1195	Stalker	23.0
	Moderately away, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 5 lengths or so back turning in, made no progress in straight. (See Racing Incident.)
11	REWARDING TWINKLE (7)	M Chadwick	11	125	1099	Stalker	31.0
	Slowly away, raced at tail, 10 lengths back turning in, made no impression in straight. (See Racing Incident.)
12	RICH HORSE (2)	B Avdulla	8	135	1005	no history	112.0
	Taken back from gate 8, raced at rear on the inside, saved ground on turn, failed to make any progress in straight.

Race 6 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by SKY JEWELLERY at 3.7 · 1:10.15 · sectionals 23.75 · 23.16 · 11.30 · 11.86 · 23.24 · 11.64 · 11.60

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	SKY JEWELLERY (4)	H Bowman	5	129	1086	no history	3.7
	Settled midfield 2 wide, closed off strongly once in the clear, impressive
2	VIGOR ELLEEGANT (11)	E C W Wong	6	112	1187	Stalker	20.0
	Sat behind the leaders, travelled keenly, ran on nicely.
3	SILVER SPURS (8)	A Badel	7	122	1116	Midfield	11.0
	Jumped well and showed good speed to lead, kept on for 3rd. (See Incident Report)
4	TELECOM DRAGON (3)	K Teetan	12	130	1100	Midfield	10.0
	Settled towards the rear early, improved along the back Straight, ran on okay.
5	ALMIGHTY KICK (12)	H T Mo	4	115	1073	Midfield	43.0
	Not the quickest out, got crowded soon after, sat last, stayed on nicely.
6	OWNERS' PRAISE (2)	K C Leung	1	130	1267	Midfield	10.0
	Settled behind midfield on the rail, made some progress late.
7	GLORY B (10)	A Pouchin	8	119	1091	Midfield	20.0
	Sat one pace 3 wide no cover throughout, weakened final 150M.
8	SMART FIGHTER (1)	L Ferraris	10	134	1178	Leader	5.4
	Sat in front of midfield 2 wide, one pace when asked. (See Incident Report)
9	GIMME FIVE (9)	M F Poon	3	119	1090	Stalker	11.0
	Settled worse than midfield 2 wide, stayed on fairly.
10	TRAVEL GOLF (5)	M Chadwick	11	126	1107	Midfield	42.0
	Settled at the rear 2 wide, made no impression.
11	GOOD PROSPECT (6)	C L Chau	2	120	1073	Stalker	9.5
	Sat midfield on the rail, unable to quickened. (See Incident Report)
12	SEA SAPPHIRE (7)	B Thompson	9	122	1069	Leader	7.0
	Sat outside the leader, weakened final furlong. (See Incident Report)

Race 7 · Class 4 · 1200m Turf

Won by MOTOMAN at 23.0 · 1:10.12 · sectionals 23.50 · 22.76 · 11.11 · 11.65 · 23.86 · 11.79 · 12.07

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	MOTOMAN (4)	A Atzeni	4	127	1160	Stalker	23.0
	Settled mainly one-out-one-back, commenced move rounding home bend, hit the front over 200M out, drew clear under pressure.
2	YEE CHEONG SPIRIT (1)	H Bowman	6	135	1247	Midfield	7.8
	Bumped at start settling towards rear, ran on down the centre of the straight to be nearest at finish.
3	WINNING HEART (12)	A Badel	12	116	1135	Midfield	11.0
	Ridden to just worse than midfield after moderate start from the widest draw, 3-wide rounding home bend, fought on steadily under pressure to be nearest at finish.
4	SUPER CHARIZZARD (5)	L Ferraris	3	123	1089	Stalker	4.7
	Settled in 2L 4th, slightly further back in 5th leaving the 600M, kept on same pace without quickening in straight.
5	NORTHERN FIRE BALL (2)	Z Purton	7	134	1129	Leader	2.6
	Soon took up running 2-wide, obtained rails run 600M out, soon headed on straightening, swamped for a placing close to home.
6	ACE POWER (7)	A Pouchin	9	122	1107	Midfield	55.0
	Settled in last few, hampered and lost position 950M out, snuck closer on rail rounding home bend, fought on steadily without threatening in straight.
7	TELECOM POWER (8)	K Teetan	5	121	1030	Midfield	9.7
	Settled in midfield, unbalanced making home turn, kept on steadily in straight until steadied close home.
8	RAGNARR (11)	M F Poon	2	118	1076	Midfield	11.0
	Settled in midfield on rail after moderate start, lost position around home bend before sneaking back up by saving ground home turn, kept on same pace without threatening.
9	SPICY SO SMART (10)	M Chadwick	1	119	1137	Stalker	10.0
	Broke well, well there on rail, unable to sustain effort inside final 200M.
10	POLARIS (3)	K C Leung	8	133	1197	Stalker	44.0
	Settled in better than midfield, gained slightly closer to 2L 4th about 600M out, kept on in straight until finding no extra 100M out.
11	YOUNG HORIZON (6)	B Thompson	11	123	1189	Midfield	50.0
	Crowded at start from a poor draw settling wide in last few, remained well back to straight, never a danger.
12	WISDOM STAR (9)	A Hamelin	10	120	1110	Stalker	132.0
	Soon dropped to last few, tailed-off on straightening.

Race 8 · Class 3 · 1650m Turf

Won by DEFINITIVE at 42.0 · 1:39.57 · sectionals 27.39 · 23.61 · 24.87 · 12.48 · 12.39 · 23.70 · 11.80 · 11.90

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	DEFINITIVE (7)	K Teetan	9	119	1098	Midfield	42.0
	Bustled along to find the lead, set good pace in first half of the race, headed nearing 200M but rallied back strongly to get the verdict by nose.
2	SOLEIL FIGHTER (4)	K C Leung	2	125	1117	Leader	3.9
	Close up early, raced keenly mid stages and drifted back to midfield entering home turn, headway from 450M on outer, gained narrow lead near 200M but winner fought back to win in a close finish.
3	BEATO (9)	Y L Chung	8	115	1153	Midfield	9.9
	Drifted back to race in second half of the field 7-8Ls away, checked 700M lost ground, had some work to do top of straight, closed off best down the outside to go 3rd near line.
4	COMET SPLENDIDO (10)	A Badel	6	118	1173	Midfield	12.0
	Not hurried after the jump, switched off to race towards the rear 9Ls off pace, saved ground on inside to the straight before finishing off nicely to claim 4th.
5	GALAXY WITNESS (3)	H Bowman	11	126	1241	Closer	11.0
	Taken back to near last, caught wide no cover from halfway, moved closer to leaders 600M before producing a modest finish to get 5th in a busy finish for the minor placings.
6	GLORIOUS JOURNEY (8)	M F Poon	5	119	1050	Closer	8.5
	Restrained early stages, settled down midfield 4-5Ls off pace, switched away from inside from 400M then closed off the race steadily, not beaten far by first few.
7	SETANTA (6)	L Ferraris	12	121	1198	Closer	21.0
	From wide draw dropped back to last early stages, over 10Ls behind leader on settling, made his move 600M round outside of the field, stayed on without troubling leaders.
8	RED MAJESTY (11)	E C W Wong	1	112	1246	Stalker	10.0
	From draw 1 stayed close enough to leaders in the 3rd spot, got outpaced passing 300M, dropped out of contention.
9	PRAY FOR MIR (2)	Z Purton	3	128	1093	Leader	4.2
	Began fairly, chased leaders in 4th, challenged for the lead 450M, run ended 250M and dropped away. (Jockey : raced too keenly in the early and middle stages and gave ground in the Home Straight.)
10	GOLDEN ARTIE (5)	C L Chau	7	120	1187	Midfield	15.0
	Obtained a midfield position soon after the start, 5-6Ls away on settling, under the pump home turn but couldn't finish off in the straight.
11	FOREVER GLORIOUS (12)	H T Mo	4	115	1109	Leader	33.0
	Jumped awkwardly and lost ground, ended up racing behind midfield further back than usual, failed to run on passing 300M. Never threatened.
12	I CAN (1)	A Atzeni	10	129	1097	Stalker	13.0
	Began well then moved up to obtain a position outside the lead, came under pressure 400M, soon gave ground top of the straight.

Race 9 · Class 3 · 1200m Turf

Won by WINGS OF WAR at 11.0 · 1:10.23 · sectionals 23.82 · 23.28 · 11.31 · 11.97 · 23.13 · 11.82 · 11.31

1st2nd3rdrest of fieldposition at each call, left to right

Full result

Pl	Horse	Jockey	Dr	Wt	Body	Style before	Odds
1	WINGS OF WAR (4)	H Bowman	3	130	1182	Midfield	11.0
	Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide behind midfield, 3 lengths or so back, there to turn, finished off very strongly, led close home.
2	AURORA LADY (1)	Z Purton	7	135	1178	Leader	3.4
	Made contact shortly after start, sent forward to take the lead, led by 1/2L turning in, kept on well in straight but unable to hold off the winner close home.
3	GALLANT VALOUR (8)	B Avdulla	10	121	1113	Midfield	56.0
	Bumped shortly after start, raced 2 wide at rear, moved closer after passing 500M, very wide into straight, finished off strongly to take a place, nearest on line.
4	GUSTOSISIMO (2)	Y L Chung	5	127	1204	Stalker	6.7
	Jumped with them, took the early lead, headed near 900M, sat right behind the leader on turn, kept on well in straight to make frame.
5	SPICY GOLD (9)	A Badel	8	121	1216	Midfield	3.7
	Jumped well, raced prominently early, crowded and unbalanced near 1000M, positioned 3 wide, a length back in the middle stages, kept on well in straight without threatening.
6	HAROLD WIN (12)	A Atzeni	12	116	1098	Leader	14.0
	Bumped start, sent forward to race prominently, made contact near 1000M, 2nd in the middle stages, kept on evenly in straight.
7	NORDIC DRAGON (3)	A Pouchin	4	130	1145	Closer	17.0
	Bumped on jumping, raced 2 wide slightly better than midfield, there to turn, finished off evenly.
8	FLYING FORTRESS (11)	M Chadwick	2	116	1011	no history	9.0
	Began only fairly, raced behind midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight.
9	DENFIELD (7)	M F Poon	1	121	1147	Closer	19.0
	Moderately away from gate 1, raced in midfield on the inside, saved ground on turn, kept on same pace in straight.
10	CHATEAUNEUF (6)	K Teetan	6	125	1228	Stalker	10.0
	Made contact shortly after start, raced 3 wide in midfield, there to turn, peaked early in straight, ran on evenly to the line.
11	TURF PHOENIX (10)	K De Melo	11	121	1047	Midfield	115.0
	Crowded shortly after start, raced at rear, 5 lengths or so back, same margin back turning in, made no impression in straight.
12	BRIGHT DAY (5)	K C Leung	9	127	1270	Leader	75.0
	Moderately away, raced prominently early, checked and unbalanced near 1000M, raced behind midfield on outer in the middle stages, very wide into straight, weakened gradually in the run home.