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03 Dec - Happy Valley
Happy Valley:
Race 1 - LAU SHUI HEUNG HANDICAP
Wednesday, December 03, 2025, Happy Valley, 19:10
Turf, "C+3" Course, 1000M
Prize Money: $875,000, Rating: 40-0, Class 5
Horse No. Brand No. Horse Name Race Date Race Index Description
1 K138  GENERAL SMART  16/04/2025   596  GENERAL SMART (K138) jumped only fairly. Near the 1300M was eased when racing in restricted room - Race 596.
2 J479  ISLAND BREEZES  26/11/2025   214  ISLAND BREEZES (J479) from the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Post-race vet inspection did not show any significant findings - Race 214.
3 K106  GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP  22/10/2025   114  GOLDEN FRIENDSHIP (K106) rider reported that he was instructed to take up a forward position. He said when unable to cross runners to his inside his mount was obliged to race wide and without cover before giving ground in the Home Straight. Trainer confirmed the instructions issued. Post-race vet inspection did not show any significant findings - Race 114.
4 J545  HAPPY BOYS  12/11/2025   171  HAPPY BOYS (J545) jumped awkwardly, shifted in and made contact with a runner. In the early stages raced ungenerously and got its head up. For some distance near the 1000M became unbalanced when its rider was endeavouring to obtain a position with cover behind a runner. The horse then refused to settle in the middle stages and continued to race ungenerously. For a short distance near the 250M had difficulty obtaining clear running when being shifted out - Race 171.
5 J191  RICH HORSE  12/11/2025   171  RICH HORSE (J191) from a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Leaving the 900M commenced to race keenly and got its head up when being steadied. The horse continued to race keenly in the middle stages - Race 171.
6 J159  SKY SONG  12/11/2025   171  SKY SONG (J159) rider could offer no excuse for his mount’s failure to finish the race off in the Home Straight. Post-race vet inspection did not show any significant findings - Race 171.
7 H178  CHEER FOR SOUTH  30/10/2025   134  CHEER FOR SOUTH (H178) bumped on jumping. Raced wide and without cover for the majority of the event - Race 134.
8 H061  HAPPY HORSE  05/11/2025   152  HAPPY HORSE (H061) shifted out at the start, made contact with a runner and became unbalanced. Prior to declaring weighed-in the Stewards viewed the patrol films to ascertain if there were grounds for a protest/objection against 2nd placegetter and the eventual winner. When the Stewards found that over the concluding stages 2nd placegetter shifted in and away from the eventual winner and the 4th placegetter shifted out slightly which resulted in the horse being tightened for room between those two runners they could not be satisfied that there were sufficient grounds to lodge a protest/objection and on that basis weighed-in was declared on the numbers semaphored by the Judge - Race 152.
9 J076  SANTORINI  05/11/2025   152  SANTORINI (J076) on jumping was crowded. Approaching the 800M shifted in abruptly when being shifted behind a runner. Making the turn near the 600M lay in and made contact with the running rail - Race 152.
10 J259  CAMP FIRE  05/11/2025   152  CAMP FIRE (J259) rider advised that from a wide barrier his instructions were to go forward. Trainer confirmed the instructions issued - Race 152.
11 D075  HAPPY TANGO  05/11/2025   152  HAPPY TANGO (D075) near the 200M was taken in when bumped. As a consequence the horse was then shifted in and behind a runner and could not be ridden out over the final 100M - Race 152.
12 J179  EVER SMART  26/11/2025   208  EVER SMART (J179) on jumping shifted out, made contact with a runner and as a consequence lost ground. Making the first turn got its head up and became unbalanced. Near the 500M commenced to race keenly and got its head up when being steadied away from another runner. Approaching the 200M was steadied and shifted in to obtain clear running. Near the 50M made contact with a runner - Race 208.
Standby Horse
1 J338  LUCKY GENERATIONS  19/11/2025   191  LUCKY GENERATIONS (J338) shortly after the start blundered and then shifted out and away from a runner, resulting in the horse being checked when it made contact with the hindquarters of another runner - Race 191.
2 H247  SUPER ELITE  19/11/2025   191  SUPER ELITE (H247) noted to have sustained a cut to its left hind leg after the race - Race 191.