Happy Valley:

Race Meeting:  29/04/2026   Happy Valley

RACE 8 (652)
Class 3 - 1200M - (80-60) Going : GOOD
BUSAN HANDICAP Course : TURF - "C" Course
HK$ 1,860,000 Time : (23.19) (45.84) (1:09.95)
Sectional Time : 23.19 22.65
10.88  11.77
24.11
11.62  12.49
Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Act. Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Dr. LBW Running
Position
Finish Time Win Odds
1 4 GIANT BALLON (K451) Z Purton D J Whyte 124 1123 6 ---
2
1
1
1:09.95 2.7
2 6 FLYING WROTE (J290) C L Chau A S Cruz 121 1156 5 HD
8
7
2
1:09.99 10
3 11 SPIRIT OF PEACE (K007) K Teetan J Size 116 1058 9 1-3/4
12
11
3
1:10.23 16
4 12 MEOWTH (J487) A Badel W K Mo 115 1097 4 3-1/4
7
8
4
1:10.48 5.3
5 9 COPARTNER FLEET (K342) M L Yeung K W Lui 116 1079 8 3-1/2
10
10
5
1:10.52 104
6 8 EMBRACE ABERDEEN (L020) K C Leung F C Lor 120 1207 3 4-1/4
4
6
6
1:10.64 6.1
7 5 CAUSEWAY KING (L196) H Bentley P F Yiu 122 1025 11 4-1/2
3
3
7
1:10.68 37
8 3 SPORTS LEGEND (H456) Y L Chung D Eustace 124 1155 2 4-3/4
6
5
8
1:10.70 9.4
9 2 HAPPY INDEX (L152) H Bowman K L Man 133 1190 12 4-3/4
1
2
9
1:10.70 8.6
10 10 HEY BROS (L150) P N Wong B Crawford 109 1001 1 5-1/4
5
4
10
1:10.78 43
11 1 MID WINTER WIND (K208) L Ferraris M Newnham 135 1137 7 6-3/4
9
9
11
1:11.02 30
12 7 TACTICAL ACE (L249) M Chadwick W Y So 120 1041 10 8-1/4
11
12
12
1:11.28 52

Note: Special Incidents Index

Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 4 27.00
PLACE 4 14.50
6 24.00
11 35.50
QUINELLA 4,6 141.50
QUINELLA PLACE 4,6 50.50
4,11 75.50
6,11 195.50
FORECAST 4,6 192.00
TIERCE 4,6,11 1,918.00
TRIO 4,6,11 577.00
FIRST 4 4,6,11,12 380.00
QUARTET 4,6,11,12 5,447.00
7TH DOUBLE 3/4 147.00
3/6 200.00
Dividend Note: For Winning Combination, "F" denotes "Any Combination" while "M" denotes "Any Order".

Racing Incident Report

Pla. Horse No. Horse Incident
1 4 GIANT BALLON (K451) Sent for sampling post-race.
2 6 FLYING WROTE (J290) Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event. Sent for sampling post-race.
3 11 SPIRIT OF PEACE (K007) Shifted out on jumping and was bumped.
4 12 MEOWTH (J487) Approaching the 500 Metres was steadied to avoid EMBRACE ABERDEEN.
5 9 COPARTNER FLEET (K342) Kicked a rail whilst parading, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and passed suitable to race. Jumped only fairly and then was bumped shortly after the start by MID WINTER WIND. Approaching the 500 Metres was steadied to avoid MEOWTH when that runner gave ground when being steadied away from EMBRACE ABERDEEN.
6 8 EMBRACE ABERDEEN (L020) Had its right hind plate refitted in the holding stables, was examined by the Veterinary Officer and passed suitable to race. Leaving the 400 Metres was bumped by SPORTS LEGEND which shifted out. Bumped near the 200 Metres.
7 5 CAUSEWAY KING (L196) H Bentley confirmed the instructions were to go forward as it did in a barrier trial on 17 April 2026.
8 3 SPORTS LEGEND (H456) Shifted in shortly after the start and was bumped. Shifted out leaving the 400 Metres and was bumped. Near the 200 Metres shifted out and made contact with EMBRACE ABERDEEN.
9 2 HAPPY INDEX (L152) H Bowman stated that the instructions were to go forward but he was obliged to make too much use of his horse in the early stages to take up a position outside the lead. He said as a result HAPPY INDEX could not finish the race off in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
10 10 HEY BROS (L150) Shortly after the start became unbalanced when bumped by SPORTS LEGEND. Near the 600 Metres made contact with the running rail.
11 1 MID WINTER WIND (K208) Shortly after the start shifted out and made contact with COPARTNER FLEET when being shifted behind runners from a wide barrier. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race which included an endoscopic examination showed a substantial amount of blood in the horse’s trachea. Before being allowed to race again, MID WINTER WIND will be subjected to an official veterinary examination.
12 7 TACTICAL ACE (L249) Jumped only fairly and then made contact with SPIRIT OF PEACE which shifted out.
Breed of the Winning Horse-Online
GIANT BALLON

Sire: Mehmas

Dam: Heavenly River

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