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Race Meeting:  08/01/2025   Happy Valley

RACE 9 (336)
Class 3 - 1800M - (80-60) Going : GOOD
CLEVELAND HANDICAP Course : TURF - "A" Course
HK$ 2,050,000 Time : (13.57) (36.01) (1:00.39) (1:25.67) (1:49.56)
Sectional Time : 13.57 22.44 24.38 25.28
12.53  12.75
 23.89
12.16  11.73

Multi Angle Race Replay Pass Through Analysis Aerial Virtual Replay

Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Act. Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Dr. LBW Running
Position		 Finish Time Win Odds
1 2 SPEED DRAGON (H380) C Y Ho K W Lui 133 1182 12 -
12
12
12
12
1
1:49.56 19
2 4 CALIFORNIATOTALITY (H418) B Avdulla A S Cruz 128 1054 10 1/2
4
2
2
2
2
1:49.65 4.8
3 8 QUANTUM PATCH (H166) M F Poon P C Ng 118 1133 11 3/4
10
9
10
9
3
1:49.69 9.8
4 1 NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) H Bowman C Fownes 135 1188 4 2-1/4
9
11
11
10
4
1:49.92 7
5 5 SIMPLE HEDGE (H237) A Badel J Size 122 1153 7 2-1/2
11
10
7
6
5
1:49.95 16
6 6 SUPER UNICORN (H481) K C Leung F C Lor 121 1093 8 3
3
5
6
7
6
1:50.03 4.6
7 3 SAMARKAND (H070) C L Chau D A Hayes 129 1179 6 3
2
3
3
3
7
1:50.04 14
8 9 SUNSTRIDER (J168) K Teetan D J Hall 118 1108 5 3
8
8
8
8
8
1:50.05 9.9
9 7 COMET SPLENDIDO (G071) H Bentley C S Shum 120 1181 1 3-1/4
6
4
4
4
9
1:50.09 15
10 11 DILBAGH (K055) L Hewitson D J Whyte 117 1061 3 4-1/2
5
6
9
11
10
1:50.30 21
11 12 SURE JOYFUL (G125) M Chadwick P F Yiu 117 1105 9 6-1/4
7
7
5
5
11
1:50.54 23
12 10 TOY SOLTERO (J268) Z Purton C W Chang 120 1189 2 16-1/2
1
1
1
1
12
1:52.21 9.1

Note: Special Incidents Index

Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 2 198.50
PLACE 2 58.00
4 23.00
8 32.50
QUINELLA 2,4 497.00
QUINELLA PLACE 2,4 175.00
2,8 311.00
4,8 90.50
FORECAST 2,4 1,362.00
TIERCE 2,4,8 12,577.00
TRIO 2,4,8 2,093.00
FIRST 4 1,2,4,8 3,140.00
QUARTET 2,4,8,1 85,410.00
8TH DOUBLE 4/2 1,618.50
4/4 82.00
2ND TREBLE 7/4/2 6,076.00
7/4/4 316.00
4TH DOUBLE TRIO 4,8,12/2,4,8 98,443.00
SIX UP 1,6/2,5/10,11/1,7/4,8/2,4 4,864.00
JOCKEY CHALLENGE 1 3 [M F Poon] Details
TRAINER CHALLENGE 1 2 [C S Shum] Details
Dividend Note: For Winning Combination, "F" denotes "Any Combination" while "M" denotes "Any Order".

Racing Incident Report

Pla. Horse No. Horse Incident
1 2 SPEED DRAGON (H380) From the outside barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. C Y Ho pleaded guilty to a careless riding charge for causing interference near the 150 Metres (see SUNSTRIDER). Sent for sampling post-race.
2 4 CALIFORNIATOTALITY (H418) Shifted in at the start and was bumped. Sent for sampling post-race.
3 8 QUANTUM PATCH (H166) From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.
4 1 NOBLE PURSUIT (H324) <12/1/2025 8 January 2025 Happy Valley Racemeeting – Race 9 (336)> H Bowman was interviewed relative to the tactics he adopted in the early stages where he shifted to a position one-off the rail near the 1500 Metres to follow SUNSTRIDER. H Bowman stated that due to the pattern of racing during the meeting, he felt it was advantageous to endeavour to get his horse to the outside, particularly as NOBLE PURSUIT races best when in this position. He said for this reason he elected to shift out to follow SUNSTRIDER after the 1500 Metres as he felt such manoeuvre would allow SUNSTRIDER to shift to the rail and provide NOBLE PURSUIT with a trailing position behind DILBAGH. He said when SUNSTRIDER remained racing one-off, SIMPLE HEDGE was able to improve to that runner’s inside and as a result NOBLE PURSUIT settled further back in the field than what he had anticipated. He added along the Back Straight whilst the opportunity was available to shift in and follow SIMPLE HEDGE, he elected to shift out to attempt to position his mount to the outside but was prevented from doing so when SPEED DRAGON held its position to his outside. He said as a result near the 550 Metres he was forced to go back to the inside to start a forward move and follow SIMPLE HEDGE. H Bowman reinforced his views that NOBLE PURSUIT was disadvantaged by racing to the inside and also was not assisted by the track pattern on the night as it was forced to make a run on the inside.
5 5 SIMPLE HEDGE (H237) Jumped only fairly.
6 6 SUPER UNICORN (H481) After the event, K C Leung reported that when the pace of the event eased in the middle stages his mount raced keenly and got its head up when being steadied away from SAMARKAND. He said as a result SUPER UNICORN was one-paced to the finish of the event. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. Sent for sampling post-race.
7 3 SAMARKAND (H070) C L Chau will be warned in relation to using his whip in a manner where his whip arm was raised above shoulder height on several occasions over the concluding stages.
8 9 SUNSTRIDER (J168) Crowded shortly after the start by NOBLE PURSUIT which shifted out. C Y Ho (SPEED DRAGON) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding [Rule 100(1)] in that near the 150 Metres he allowed his mount to shift in when not clear of SUNSTRIDER, resulting in SUNSTRIDER having to be checked to avoid SPEED DRAGON. C Y Ho was suspended from riding in races for a period to commence on Sunday, 12 January 2025 and to expire on Thursday, 16 January 2025 on which day he may resume race riding (2 Hong Kong racedays). In assessing penalty, the Stewards determined the carelessness grade 2 and the consequences grade 2 and also considered his good race riding record.
9 7 COMET SPLENDIDO (G071) No report.
10 11 DILBAGH (K055) Near the 700 Metres was steadied to avoid SUPER UNICORN. For some distance near the 250 Metres had difficulty obtaining clear running.
11 12 SURE JOYFUL (G125) On jumping was crowded by CALIFORNIATOTALITY which shifted in. After the event, M Chadwick reported that his mount was obliged to race wide and without cover for the majority of the event and as a result was left without a finishing effort in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
12 10 TOY SOLTERO (J268) Trainer C W Chang confirmed the instructions were to lead tonight’s event. He said TOY SOLTERO had pleased the stable leading into the race but may not have appreciated leading and this was the only explanation he could offer for TOY SOLTERO weakening in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. The performance of TOY SOLTERO was considered disappointing as compared to its previous race starts. Before being allowed to race again, TOY SOLTERO will be required to perform to the satisfaction of the Stewards in a barrier trial and be subjected to an official veterinary examination.
Breed of the Winning Horse-Online
SPEED DRAGON

Sire: Darci Brahma

Dam: Keenly

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