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Amateur rider with a 100% record at Fairyhouse has one ride on Wednesday
6 hours ago
HAPPY VALLEY 14 January 2026
Croisette Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good
- Runners
- 12
- Type
- Flat
- Surface
- Turf
Selection
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
D
3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 31 in the last 14 days (3%)
Front-runner; can be up and down and is more exposed than some in here
-36030
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 56
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-3 tb | 3/12 | Sports Legend (3L) | 11/1 | 60 | 61 |
| 26 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-8 tb | 6/12 | King Miles (1L) | 46/1 | 60 | 65 |
| 2 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 7-13 tb | 10/12 | Brave Star (8L) | 61/10 | 62 | 42 |
| 15 Oct 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-6 tb | 3/12 | King Miles (1¼L) | 19/1 | 62 | 66 |
| 1 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f GF | Hc | 8-7 tb | 11/14 | Kempes (4¼L) | 50/1 | 64 | 60 |
| 10 Sep 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-7 tb | 8/12 | Storming Dragon (4¼L) | 51/1 | 64 | 60 |
Showed ability in his trial and again on official debut over C&D when going down by a head
-2
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 54
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-13 t | 2/12 | California Blitz (hd) | 15/1 | 52 | 55 |
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
1lb rise for latest closing third here isn't too damaging and he retains plenty of upside
-33
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 53
Days: 49
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 9-1 t | 3/12 | Somelovefromabove (¼L) | 14/5F | 52 | 64 |
| 5 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-3 t | 3/12 | Tourbillon Golfer (1L) | 38/1 | 52 | 58 |
Early days and only 2lb higher than for his rallying second over C&D last month
-2804
Age: 4
Weight: 9-2
OR: 52
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-0 tp | 2/12 | Sugar Sugar (½L) | 17/1 | 50 | 59 |
| 3 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-1 tp | 8/12 | Genius Baby (3L) | 32/1 | 51 | 52 |
| 9 Nov 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f Gd | Hc | 9-1 b | 14/14 | Sight Hermoso (9½L) | 19/1 | 52 | 28 |
| 19 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f GF | Hc | 8-13 b1 | 4/14 | Robot Lucky Star (1¾L) | 71/1 | 52 | 57 |
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Close third here last time; drawn wider now but Zac Purton is back aboard
-37275
Age: 5
Weight: 9-1
OR: 51
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-1 | 3/12 | Flash Star (¾L) | 77/10 | 51 | 59 |
| 26 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 9-0 | 7/12 | Somelovefromabove (3½L) | 48/10 | 51 | 53 |
| 5 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-6 | 2/11 | Charming Babe (1L) | 77/10 | 50 | 58 |
| 12 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f Sl | Hc | 8-12 | 7/12 | Daily Trophy (6½L) | 10/1 | 51 | 43 |
| 16 Jul 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-13 | 5/12 | Tactical Command (1¾L) | 17/1 | 51 | 51 |
| 25 Jun 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-12 | 6/12 | Never Too Soon (4½L) | 18/1 | 51 | 52 |
Looks a work in progress having finished no better than seventh in three visits to Sha Tin
-779
Age: 3
Weight: 8-12
OR: 48
Days: 18
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | 3yHc | 8-11 t | 7/14 | Salon S (5¾L) | 25/1 | 50 | 48 |
| 15 Nov 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f Gd | 3yHc | 8-10 t | 7/14 | Salon S (6½L) | 113/1 | 52 | 45 |
| 21 Sep 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f Y | 3yHc | 8-12 | 9/11 | Motor (7L) | 35/1 | 52 | 38 |
Lightly raced but there were no excuses when behind Good Luck Happy here last time
-740
Age: 4
Weight: 8-12
OR: 48
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-11 b | 7/12 | California Blitz (3L) | 67/10 | 50 | 44 |
| 19 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-0 b | 4/12 | Win Method (3L) | 3/1 | 52 | 53 |
| 26 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f GF | Hc | 9-0 b1 | 10/14 | Goldentronicmighty (5½L) | 103/1 | 52 | 40 |
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 10 in the last 14 days (0%)
Has a kinder draw today than last time when well behind Bits Superstar
-0080
Age: 4
Weight: 8-10
OR: 46
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-12 t | 12/12 | Flash Star (8¾L) | 96/1 | 48 | 31 |
| 26 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-13 t | 12/12 | Everstar (5¾L) | 64/1 | 50 | 39 |
| 9 Nov 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f Gd | Hc | 9-1 t | 8/14 | Sight Hermoso (6¾L) | 150/1 | 52 | 39 |
| 19 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f GF | Hc | 8-11 t | 12/14 | Robot Lucky Star (7L) | 104/1 | 52 | 37 |
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 36 in the last 14 days (3%)
No closer than about 5l in his four races to date, from 5f to 7f
0-008
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 45
Days: 13
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 26 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | Hc | 8-9 b | 11/14 | Raging Rapids (5¼L) | 98/1 | 48 | 40 |
| 7 Dec 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f St | Hc | 8-13 b1 | 11/12 | Notthesillyone (8½L) | 70/1 | 49 | 31 |
| 5 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-9 p | 11/11 | Charming Babe (15½L) | 77/1 | 51 | 12 |
| 8 Jun 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f GF | Hc | 8-9 | 8/14 | Cheval Valiant (6L) | 37/1 | 52 | 40 |
Yet to get that competitive, last time behind Giant Ballon when eighth over C&D
-89009
Age: 4
Weight: 8-8
OR: 44
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-10 p | 8/12 | Sugar Sugar (3¾L) | 66/1 | 46 | 44 |
| 30 Nov 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f St | Hc | 9-0 p | 9/12 | Day Day Victory (14L) | 35/1 | 49 | 16 |
| 2 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 9-0 p | 12/12 | Argento Ocean (7L) | 51/1 | 51 | 39 |
| 5 Jul 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f GF | Hc | 9-1 | 12/12 | Igor Stravinsky (22L) | 22/1 | 52 | - |
| 11 Jun 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 5f GF | Hc | 9-1 | 9/12 | Candlelight Dinner (5¼L) | 12/1 | 52 | 45 |
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)
Fair run two starts back but 3 weeks ago he finished well behind Good Lucky Happy
-05590
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 43
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-8 ht | 10/12 | California Blitz (4¼L) | 16/1 | 45 | 36 |
| 3 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-10 ht | 5/12 | Genius Baby (2L) | 72/1 | 46 | 50 |
| 19 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 5f Gd | Hc | 8-10 ht | 5/12 | Mr Desira (3¼L) | 100/1 | 47 | 49 |
| 12 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-3 ht | 9/11 | Jubilant Winner (9½L) | 260/1 | 50 | 30 |
| 28 Sep 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f Gd | Hc | 9-1 ht | 10/14 | Flowing Riches (5¾L) | 184/1 | 52 | 42 |
| 25 May 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f Gd | Hc | 9-3 het | 12/14 | Voyage Boss (7½L) | 32/1 | 56 | 41 |
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (3%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Wins nothing on what he showed here last time but was favourite and he's better than that
-04350
Age: 4
Weight: 8-6
OR: 42
Days: 22
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-7 t | 11/12 | California Blitz (4¾L) | 29/10F | 44 | 33 |
| 26 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-7 t | 4/12 | Somelovefromabove (¾L) | 12/1 | 44 | 55 |
| 2 Nov 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-8 t | 3/11 | Dan Attack (2¼L) | 19/1 | 44 | 49 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f Gd | Hc | 8-9 tb1 | 5/12 | Super Sixty (1L) | 53/1 | 46 | 52 |
| 26 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f Gd | Hc | 8-11 tp | 12/14 | Magnifique (9¾L) | 37/1 | 48 | 27 |
| 5 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 5f Gd | Hc | 8-10 t | 6/14 | Circuit Jolly (5¾L) | 33/1 | 50 | 44 |
Reserve; did show a bit more at Sha Tin last time (6f) on only his third career start
-000
Age: 4
Weight: 8-11
OR: 47
Days: 80
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 6f GF | Hc | 8-9 t | 12/14 | Goldentronicmighty (6½L) | 290/1 | 49 | 34 |
| 22 Jun 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | Hc | 8-12 t | 12/13 | Fun Together (29L) | 139/1 | 52 | - |
| 9 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 9-0 t | 12/12 | Northern Fire Ball (11L) | 78/1 | 52 | 24 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 22 in the last 14 days (0%)
Reserve; Class 5 winner but at 1m; questions to answer at this level and at 6f
-65120
Age: 5
Weight: 8-8
OR: 44
Days: 18
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-8 p | 6/14 | Sight Dreamer (4¼L) | 66/10 | 44 | 45 |
| 15 Nov 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-9 p | 5/14 | Supreme Agility (3¾L) | 17/5F | 44 | 45 |
| 30 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f Gd | Hc | 9-8 p | 1/12 | Courier Magic (shd) | 19/20F | 39 | 45 |
| 4 Oct 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 9-7 p | 2/13 | Yoda's Choice (¾L) | 84/10 | 38 | 48 |
| 14 Sep 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f GF | Hc | 9-9 p | 12/14 | My Flying Angel (6½L) | 89/10 | 39 | 34 |
| 16 Jul 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 6f GF | Hc | 8-6 p | 8/12 | Vulcanus (6L) | 47/1 | 43 | 34 |
Verdict
From good draws and with both open to improvement given their profiles, NEVER SETTLE is preferred over Good Luck Happy.
Never Settle
Betting Forecast:
3/1 Never Settle,
7/2 Good Luck Happy,
11/2 Sonic Pursuit,
7/1 Bits Superstar,
8/1 Lucky Planet,
Giant Ballon,
14/1 Winning Now,
16/1 Winning Cigar,
20/1 Call To Command,
25/1 Falcon Hunter,
The All Rounder,
33/1 The Promise
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