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HK flag HAPPY VALLEY
8 July 2026
Wednesday 8th July

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Kick Off Handicap (Class 5) (Course B) (Turf) Racecard

  • Channel: SKY
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good
Runners
12

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Selection

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(10)
Country Dancer silk
CD
Country Dancer
J: Andrea Atzeni
T: J Size
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Back in good form but over 6f and stall 10 asks serious questions of him
318507
Age: 5
Weight: 9-9
OR: 39
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-8 3/14 Verbier (2¼L) 10/1 39 42
13 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 1/11 Always Fluke (½L) 79/10 34 46
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-5 8/12 King Alloy (4½L) 14/1 36 34
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 5/12 Always My Folks (2¾L) 13/1 38 39
25 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-9 10/12 Lucky Generations (5½L) 10/1 40 31
4 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 7/12 Somelovefromabove (3½L) 72/1 40 39
2
(9)
Always My Folks silk
CD
BF
Always My Folks tb
J: Hugh Bowman
T: C S Shum
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
BF
Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out
Recent C&D winner who ran well next time, but drawn in 9 and Purton gets off
51048-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 38
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-7 tb 5/12 Majestic Delight (½L) 16/5F 38 44
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 tb 1/12 Macanese Master (1¼L) 39/10 31 45
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 12/12 Decision Link (6L) 37/10 33 21
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-3 tb 4/12 Elegant Life (1¾L) 11/2 34 42
19 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-6 tb 8/14 Come Fast Fay Fay (3¼L) 15/2 36 35
26 Nov 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-9 tv1 10/12 Legend Star (4½L) 4/1 38 36
3
(1)
Happy United silk
CD
C
Happy United t
J: Zac Purton
T: Jamie Richards
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Latest run can be upgraded; well drawn on the inside and Purton gets a tune out of him
786536
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 38
Days: 28
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-5 t 7/12 Grand Nova (3L) 15/1 40 36
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-4 et 8/12 Tycoon Resources (3L) 15/1 41 35
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-4 et 6/12 King Profit (2½L) 16/1 41 39
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-6 et 5/12 Tycoon Resources (3¾L) 9/1 43 38
18 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-8 et 3/12 Notthesillyone (1¾L) 14/1 44 46
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-9 t 6/12 Giant Ballon (4¾L) 30/1 46 42
4
(5)
Conspirator silk
Conspirator
J: Lyle Hewitson
T: Brett Crawford
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (3%)
Has performed well occasionally in Hong Kong, though not of late; others preferred
000085
Age: 5
Weight: 9-6
OR: 36
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-7 9/12 King Alloy (5L) 35/1 38 35
6 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-3 10/14 Zouper Fellow (8L) 93/1 40 26
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-5 12/13 Run Run Sunrise (5½L) 52/1 42 31
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-8 13/14 Almighty Lightning (8½L) 10/1 44 31
1 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-7 8/14 Master Lucky (2¾L) 14/1 44 40
4 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f Gd Hc 8-9 5/13 Sight Hermoso (3¼L) 38/1 46 45
5
(8)
Solar River silk
Solar River tp
J: L J Ferraris
T: Jimmy Ting
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)
Well handicapped; good penultimate effort and a slow start did for him next time
050-08
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 36
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-11 tp 12/14 Circuit Victory (6¾L) 11/2 38 26
27 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-9 tp 5/12 Basic Instinct (2¼L) 58/10 40 42
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-5 tp 10/12 Vigor Eye (3¾L) 33/1 42 35
16 Jul 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-8 tp 10/12 Vulcanus (9¾L) 10/1 45 24
28 Jun 25 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 8-9 tp 8/14 Lucky My Way (3¾L) 53/10 46 46
14 May 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-9 tp 3/12 Hayday (¾L) 56/10 46 52
6
(11)
Glory Cloud silk
Glory Cloud t
J: Joao Moreira
T: C Fownes
Has only won on dirt but has threatened on turf; a greater concern would be current form
05996-
Age: 6
Weight: 9-5
OR: 35
Days: 66
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 t 11/14 Triumphant Warrior (7½L) 74/1 37 22
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-9 t 5/12 Noble Deluxe (3¼L) 10/1 39 38
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 t 9/12 Good Chap (5½L) 20/1 41 33
8 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 t 9/12 King Dance (4L) 26/5 42 37
21 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 t 6/12 Vulcanus (3¼L) 25/1 42 38
23 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 t 10/12 Awesome Treasure (6¼L) 81/10 42 30
7
(4)
Happy Action silk
Happy Action tb
J: M L Yeung
T: David A Hayes
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 21 in the last 14 days (0%)
Down the field at Sha Tin on Saturday and that's three modest runs on the bounce
99830-
Age: 4
Weight: 9-5
OR: 35
Days: 4
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
4 Jul 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Fs Hc 9-4 tb 9/12 Noble Deluxe (7¼L) 67/10 35 -
7 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-5 tb 9/14 Top To Sky (4½L) 30/1 37 32
27 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-8 tb 8/12 Basic Instinct (4¼L) 30/1 39 34
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-8 tb 3/12 Robot Knight (1¼L) 14/1 39 42
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 5f GF Hc 8-5 tb 12/14 Parents' Love (5½L) 30/1 41 32
17 Dec 25 Hap Happy Valley 8.5f Gd Hc 8-6 tb1 11/12 California Moxie (6L) 18/1 43 39
8
(2)
Thousand Cups silk
Thousand Cups t
J: Angus Chung 2
T: A S Cruz
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (0%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 30 in the last 14 days (0%)
Had wide draws when down the field on both subsequent outings; that's not the case now
002889
Age: 5
Weight: 9-4
OR: 34
Days: 35
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 12/12 Majestic Delight (5¼L) 23/1 36 27
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-3 t 11/12 Nebraskan (10L) 10/1 36 17
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 9-0 t 2/12 Decision Link (½L) 12/1 36 41
4 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd/Y Hc 9-5 t 8/12 Verbier (4¼L) 71/10 38 34
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-9 t 8/12 Macanese Master (4¾L) 17/1 40 34
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-4 t 9/12 Winning Money (5¾L) 39/1 41 30
9
(12)
Flying Christie silk
Flying Christie tv
J: K C Leung
T: P C Ng
Not in good enough form to consider and that includes runs in recent trials
000000
Age: 4
Weight: 9-3
OR: 33
Days: 42
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-6 tv 12/12 Basic Instinct (9¼L) 92/1 37 16
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 7-10 tv 10/10 Storming Dragon (8¾L) 126/1 40 17
8 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-7 htv 12/12 Smart Fighter (6½L) 222/1 44 31
29 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-7 het 14/14 King Dance (13L) 250/1 45 19
8 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-12 hetb 12/12 Good Chap (7L) 193/1 48 36
18 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f GF Hc 9-1 tb 12/14 Hot Delight (14½L) 133/1 50 15
10
(7)
Spicy Spangle silk
CD
Spicy Spangle ht
J: C Y Ho
T: W K Mo
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Has come a long way down the weights and has started to get competitive again
263754
Age: 5
Weight: 9-3
OR: 33
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-2 ht 2/12 King Alloy (1¾L) 19/5 33 42
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 9-4 ht 6/12 Robot Knight (4¼L) 81/10 35 29
15 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-6 ht 3/12 Always My Folks (1¼L) 9/2 35 41
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-6 ht 7/12 Elegant Life (3L) 15/2 37 40
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 9-8 ht 5/12 Macanese Master (3¾L) 37/10 39 37
28 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 9-9 ht 4/12 Savvy Twinkle (1¾L) 23/10F 40 46
11
(6)
Call To Command silk
Call To Command tb
J: Jerry Chau 2
T: C W Chang
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)
20-race maiden; he's inconsistent and was well behind Country Dancer last time
084299
Age: 5
Weight: 9-2
OR: 32
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-3 tb 13/14 Verbier (17½L) 10/1 34 -
3 Jun 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 9-5 tp 8/12 Majestic Delight (1¾L) 10/1 36 38
17 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd/Y Hc 8-13 tp 4/12 Enjoy Golf (3½L) 41/5 36 38
3 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f Gd Hc 9-5 tp 2/14 Triumphant Warrior (1L) 33/1 36 42
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-7 tp 9/14 He Was Me (5¾L) 48/1 38 32
25 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-3 tp 9/11 Motor (5¾L) 23/1 40 28
12
(3)
Brilliant Fire silk
Brilliant Fire t
J: Karis Teetan
T: Douglas Whyte
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 19 in the last 14 days (0%)
No wins in 16 and has yet to make the frame; others have more going for them
580005
Age: 5
Weight: 8-3
OR: 18
Days: 49
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
20 May 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f Gd Hc 8-3 t 5/12 King Alloy (2½L) 38/1 19 26
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-1 t 8/12 Robot Knight (6L) 77/1 21 9
22 Apr 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-7 t 10/12 Nebraskan (8¾L) 68/10 24 9
15 Mar 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-10 etb 13/14 Go Go Go (27L) 83/1 26 -
11 Feb 26 Hap Happy Valley 5f GF Hc 8-11 tb 12/12 Macanese Master (9L) 11/1 28 7
14 Jan 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f Gd Hc 8-13 tb 5/12 Blazing Beam (2L) 28/1 30 32
13
(13)
Rattan Galaxy silk
Rattan Galaxy tv
T: K L Man
Reserve; has been running over further but 5f could be too sharp
6095-2
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 34
Days: 31
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-4 tv 6/14 Top To Sky (2½L) 31/1 36 36
12 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8f Gd Hc 9-8 tp 11/14 Bling Bling Genius (6L) 32/1 38 31
22 Feb 26 Sha Sha Tin 9f Gd Hc 9-9 tp 9/14 Cool Blue (4L) 23/1 40 40
4 Jan 26 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 tp 5/14 The Concentration (4¼L) 3/1F 40 39
20 Dec 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f Gd Hc 9-9 t 2/14 Manythanks Forever (1¾L) 13/1 40 47
19 Oct 25 Sha Sha Tin 7f GF Hc 8-5 t 7/14 The Auspicious (2½L) 15/1 42 42
14
(14)
Fashion Legend silk
Fashion Legend tv
T: David Eustace
Reserve; has never raced over 5f and he stays a mile well; may lacks the gears for this
960077
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 38
Days: 11
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
27 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-1 tv 9/14 Night Purosangue (6¼L) 19/1 40 37
13 Jun 26 Sha Sha Tin 6f St Hc 8-5 tb 6/12 Mega Captain (4½L) 14/1 42 38
6 May 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-9 t 12/13 Night Purosangue (21L) 9/1 44 7
19 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-10 t 10/14 Blossomy (5¼L) 44/5 47 41
1 Apr 26 Sha Sha Tin 8.5f St Hc 8-11 t 7/14 Leslie (2¾L) 41/1 47 44
11 Mar 26 Hap Happy Valley 6f GF Hc 8-13 t 7/12 Lucky McQueen (4¼L) 11/1 49 48
Verdict

The downgraded HAPPY UNITED has brighter prospects than his form figures may suggest, especially with Zac Purton back aboard.

Verdict silk image
Happy United

Betting Forecast:

4/1 Happy United,

Spicy Spangle,

5/1 Always My Folks,

Solar River,

13/2 Country Dancer,

7/1 Thousand Cups,

10/1 Call To Command,

16/1 Glory Cloud,

25/1 Conspirator,

Happy Action,

33/1 Flying Christie,

Brilliant Fire

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