Happy Valley:
Race 1 - MOUNT BUTLER HANDICAP
Wednesday, June 03, 2026, Happy Valley, 18:40
Turf, "C" Course, 1650M
Prize Money: $875,000, Rating: 40-0, Class 5
Horse No. Brand No. Horse Name Race Date Race Index Description
1 K281  MASTER OF HUMOR  25/03/2026   551  MASTER OF HUMOR (K281) bumped at the start. Over the concluding stages raced tight - Race 551.
2 G095  SETANTA  13/05/2026   685  --
3 H447  FAMILY FORTUNE  17/05/2026   694  FAMILY FORTUNE (H447) from the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Near the 900M raced tight - Race 694.
4 G307  PRINCE ALEX  13/05/2026   685  PRINCE ALEX (G307) bumped shortly after the start. Held up on the Home Turn – Race 685.
5 K344  HAPPY BUDDIES  29/04/2026   645  HAPPY BUDDIES (K344) kicked a rail at the Start, was examined by the vet and passed suitable to race. Rider stated that the instructions were to go forward but preferably to obtain cover. He said when caught wide in the early stages he was obliged to continue forward to race outside the lead to avoid covering additional ground - Race 645.
6 J332  TELECOM POWER  13/05/2026   685  TELECOM POWER (J332) bumped shortly after the start - Race 685.
7 J546  ZETTA FORCE  13/05/2026   685  --
8 J065  MANYTHANKS FOREVER  13/05/2026   685  --
9 J193  WAH MAY WAI WAI  13/05/2026   685  --
10 J538  SMART TRIO  15/04/2026   606  SMART TRIO (J538) shifted out shortly after the start and was bumped - Race 606.
11 G126  CASA LEGEND  22/04/2026   626  CASA LEGEND (G126) was slow to begin - Race 626.
12 J493  THE WAY WE WIN  03/05/2026   656  THE WAY WE WIN (J493) lay in in the early part of the Home Straight and near the 300M shifted in and made contact with a runner. Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event. Post-race vet inspection did not show any significant findings - Race 656.
Standby Horse
1 H106  GOLD TACK  17/05/2026   694  GOLD TACK (H106) when questioned rider stated that her instructions were to go forward. She said in the early stages when positioned to the outside of a runner she was anticipating that horse to shift to the rail which would allow her mount to obtain a position with cover. She said when runners held their positions to her inside in the early stages she was obliged to race wide and without cover for the remainder of the event. When questioned if there was an opportunity to go forward and cross a runner having regard to the middle stages being run outside of standard time rider stated that she was reluctant to urge her mount forward as she did not feel it was travelling well enough and that when she realised she was not able to get cover it was getting close to the field turning out of the Back Straight - Race 694.
2 H332  HARRY'S HERO  24/05/2026   714  HARRY'S HERO (H332) on jumping was taken out and made contact with a runner. Raced keenly in the middle stages - Race 714.