HAPPY VALLEY

9 October 2024

Wednesday 9th October

HK

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HKEX Cup (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard

Channel: SKY
Distance: 6f
Going: Good

Runners: 12
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf

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No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

(1)

High Percentage ^t

J: Zac Purton

T: T P Yung

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

Hot Recent Form Jockey - 9 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (28%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 18 in the last 14 days (0%)

Won twice in good style here in March/April; well drawn after break; Purton booked again

91178-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-9

OR: 59

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-9 t	9/12	Gallant Valour (3½L)	7/1	59	-
22 May 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-8 t	9/12	The Perfect Match (9L)	19/5	59	44
24 Apr 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 t	1/11	So Awesome (1¼L)	17/10F	52	66
20 Mar 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 t	1/12	Golden Link (2¼L)	31/20F	45	58
31 Jan 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 tv¹	7/12	Telecom Speed (7L)	5/1	47	45
7 Jan 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 tb	8/13	Hong Kong Hall (3¾L)	10/1	49	50

(2)

Natural High

J: Ben E Thompson

T: D J Hall

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)

2-2 in Australia last year but has not shown much on his first three Hong Kong starts

000-11

Age: 4

Weight: 9-9

OR: 59

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-9	10/12	Gallant Valour (4½L)	105/1	59	-
15 Sep 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	7-9	11/12	Super Win Dragon (13L)	55/1	61	30
4 Jul 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-8	12/12	Watch Buddy (9L)	125/1	64	41
23 Jun 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-11	13/13	James Tak (12L)	139/1	64	40

(12)

Hayday ^h

J: Matthew Poon ²

T: P F Yiu

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 28 in the last 14 days (4%)

Front-runner who won two of his final three starts last season; has tough draw today

141333

Age: 5

Weight: 9-6

OR: 56

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-4 h	4/12	Gallant Valour (1L)	32/5	56	-
26 Jun 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-12 h	1/12	Gimme Five (1¼L)	23/20F	48	64
2 Jun 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-9 h	4/14	Lucy In The Sky (3¾L)	73/10	48	50
11 May 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-4 h	1/12	Steps Ahead (nk)	125/10	43	55
14 Apr 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-6 h	3/12	King Miles (1¼L)	11/1	43	51
13 Mar 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-8 he	3/12	Copartner Prance (2¾L)	71/10	44	49

(9)

Panda ^b

J: Angus Chung ³

T: C H Yip

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)

Low-mileage 4yo; won over 5f in February; looks ready for another crack at 6f; a possible

50104-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 56

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 b	12/12	Gallant Valour (5½L)	31/1	56	-
22 Sep 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-6 b	5/14	Cheval Valiant (4¼L)	51/10	56	54
10 Mar 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-5 b	11/14	Bowser (4½L)	5/1	56	52
4 Feb 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-13 b	1/14	Bowser (¾L)	13/2	50	63
21 Jan 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-13 b	10/14	Rubylot (5¾L)	76/10	50	41
1 Jan 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 b	4/13	Eighty Light Years (2¾L)	13/2	52	59

(4)

Gallant Valour ^tb

J: Hugh Bowman

T: Jamie Richards

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Very consistent since breakthrough win over C&D last December; in the mix again

423633

Age: 4

Weight: 9-5

OR: 55

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-5 tb	1/12	Tactical Command (shd)	13/4F	55	-
18 Sep 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-4 tb	4/9	Sweet Briar (1½L)	17/10F	55	64
4 Jul 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-5 tb	2/12	Travel Golf (nk)	23/10F	53	64
10 Apr 24	Hap Happy Valley	8.5f Gd	Hc	9-4 et	3/12	Capital Legend (2½L)	31/10	54	61
20 Mar 24	Hap Happy Valley	8.5f Gd	Hc	9-4 tb	6/12	Red Majesty (3½L)	6/5F	55	59
21 Feb 24	Hap Happy Valley	8.5f Gd	Hc	9-9 tb	3/12	Galvanic (2¾L)	18/1	55	63

(8)

Happy Soul ^tp

J: K H Alfred Chan ⁵

T: C S Shum

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

Ran big race on seasonal debut but is not so well draw today

267717

Age: 6

Weight: 9-5

OR: 55

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-0 tp	8/12	Gallant Valour (3¼L)	17/1	55	-
18 Sep 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-0 tp	2/10	Golden Luck (¾L)	15/2	54	64
4 Jul 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 tp	6/12	Travel Golf (3¾L)	31/1	55	56
12 Jun 24	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd	Hc	9-3 tp	7/12	Red Elegance (5L)	29/1	55	56
27 Mar 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-4 tp	7/12	Our Lucky Glory (4L)	63/10	55	54
6 Mar 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 tp	1/12	Lucky Planet (2L)	107/20	47	63

(3)

Happy Park

J: Andrea Atzeni

T: K W Lui

Displayed clear promise on first two starts but others have more pressing claims

Age: 4

Weight: 8-13

OR: 49

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13	3/12	Gallant Valour (hd)	58/10	49	-
1 Oct 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-5	6/11	Geneva (3¾L)	44/5	51	52
14 Jul 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-3	8/14	Happy Daily (4L)	54/1	52	53

(11)

Telecom Power ^b

J: K De Melo

T: Y S Tsui

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)

Unplaced all seven Hong Kong starts and has tough draw today

590000

Age: 4

Weight: 8-13

OR: 49

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13 b	7/12	Gallant Valour (2¼L)	64/1	49	-
18 Sep 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-0 b	5/9	Perfect General (4¾L)	136/1	51	48
1 Jul 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-4 b	9/14	Parterre (5¾L)	129/1	55	51
12 Jun 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-9 b	10/12	Flying Wrote (11L)	86/1	58	35
26 May 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	8-4 b	11/14	Call Me Glorious (10½L)	213/1	60	45
11 May 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	8-7 b	11/12	Gracious Express (6¾L)	193/1	62	53

(5)

Glory B ^hp

J: Matthew Chadwick

T: Douglas Whyte

0-6 but made pleasing seasonal debut when staying-on second over C&D last month

2020-0

Age: 5

Weight: 8-10

OR: 46

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-10 hp	5/12	Gallant Valour (1½L)	23/5	46	-
11 Sep 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 hp	2/8	Scotch Tycoon (2¼L)	13/1	46	52
26 Jun 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-12 hp	10/12	Packing Hermod (6½L)	85/1	48	45
27 Mar 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-11 hp	2/12	Winning Heart (1¾L)	65/1	48	58
21 Jan 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	8-13 h	12/14	Rubylot (8¾L)	142/1	50	31
29 Dec 23	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-1 h	11/12	Ernest Feeling (5L)	35/1	52	50

(7)

Currahee ^tp

J: K C Leung

T: W K Mo

Ran okay on dirt in July but needs to find something extra on this turf return

6047

Age: 4

Weight: 8-9

OR: 45

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 tp	11/12	Gallant Valour (4¾L)	10/1	45	-
6 Jul 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f St	Hc	8-13 tp¹	6/12	Shanghai Style (5¾L)	16/1	49	48
2 Jun 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-1 ht	10/14	King Miles (5L)	22/1	51	50
15 May 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-2 ht	4/11	Sweet Diamond (3L)	14/1	52	54
20 Apr 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-0 ht¹	7/14	Multisuper (3¾L)	82/1	52	54

(10)

Sky Prophet ^tp

J: Lyle Hewitson

T: C Fownes

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Ended last season with encouraging fourth over C&D but has another tough draw today

467-6

Age: 4

Weight: 8-9

OR: 45

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-9 tp	6/12	Gallant Valour (1¾L)	12/1	45	-
4 Jul 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13 t	4/12	Spicy Gold (3½L)	11/1	48	52
22 May 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-13 t	6/12	Lean Master (3¾L)	39/1	50	49
11 May 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f GF	Hc	9-1 tb	7/12	Hayday (7L)	25/1	52	41
20 Dec 23	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	9-3 tb¹	6/12	Gallant Valour (2¼L)	41/5	52	57

(6)

Tactical Command ^b

J: Alexis Badel

T: Mark Newnham

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Dual Class 5 winner last season; placed in this grade last month but others look stronger

313248

Age: 5

Weight: 8-7

OR: 43

Days: -

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
9 Oct 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-7 b	2/12	Gallant Valour (shd)	36/5	43	-
18 Sep 24	Hap Happy Valley	6f Gd	Hc	8-6 b	3/9	Sweet Briar (1¼L)	9/1	43	53
15 Jun 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Y	Hc	9-7 b	1/12	Colonel (nk)	23/5	38	51
2 Jun 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-8 b	3/14	The Concentration (1L)	54/10	38	49
19 May 24	Sha Sha Tin	6f Gd	Hc	9-7 b	2/11	Mr Good Vibes (1¼L)	51/10	38	49
1 May 24	Hap Happy Valley	5f Gd/Y	Hc	9-9 b	4/12	Modest Gentleman (2¼L)	32/5	39	44

(13)

Super Treasure ^p

T: C W Chang

Always outpaced and behind when a big-priced outsider for recent debut (5f)

Age: 3

Weight: 9-0

OR: 50

Days: 100

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jul 24	Sha Sha Tin	5f Gd	Hc	9-0 p	14/14	Amazing Fun (13½L)	145/1	52	18

(14)

Miu Fa Fa ^t

T: F C Lor

Yet to show anything more than minor promise after four starts

0007

Age: 4

Weight: 8-8

OR: 44

Days: 17

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
22 Sep 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f Y	Hc	8-7 t	10/14	Master Mastermind (8L)	32/1	46	35
14 Jul 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-0 ht¹	12/14	Steps Ahead (6¼L)	34/1	50	47
2 Jun 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f Gd	Hc	9-2 t	13/14	King Miles (12L)	76/10	52	31
14 Apr 24	Sha Sha Tin	7f GF	Hc	9-2 t	7/14	Winning Gold (5½L)	19/1	52	55