Happy Valley:

Race Meeting:  09/07/2025   Happy Valley

RACE 9 (827)
Class 3 - 1200M - (80-60) Going : GOOD TO FIRM
COTTON TREE HANDICAP Course : TURF - "A" Course
HK$ 1,860,000 Time : (23.64) (46.25) (1:09.42)
Sectional Time : 23.64 22.61
11.19  11.42
23.17
11.47  11.70
Pla. Horse No. Horse Jockey Trainer Act. Wt. Declar. Horse Wt. Dr. LBW Running
Position
Finish Time Win Odds
1 8 SOVEREIGN FUND (J402) K Teetan C W Chang 121 1164 12 -
10
10
1
1:09.42 8.8
2 5 GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) J Orman P F Yiu 128 1143 2 1-1/4
7
6
2
1:09.62 6.5
3 12 FUN ELITE (J042) H Bentley T P Yung 118 1153 8 1-1/2
1
1
3
1:09.65 10
 4 1 WINGS OF WAR (H162) H Bowman D J Whyte 135 1173 11 2
12
11
4
1:09.72 9.3
5 2 POWER KOEPP (E301) A Badel M Newnham 134 1100 3 2
3
2
5
1:09.74 3.6
6 9 VERY GRATEFUL (K396) K C Leung W K Mo 121 1121 4 2-1/4
9
8
6
1:09.78 12
7 6 BEAUTY INFINITY (H377) M L Yeung J Size 125 1164 10 2-1/2
8
9
7
1:09.83 25
8 3 GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) K De Melo K W Lui 129 1086 5 2-1/2
5
3
8
1:09.83 29
9 11 NEVER TOO SOON (E434) M F Poon D J Hall 120 1122 6 3-1/4
11
12
9
1:09.94 20
10 4 NORDIC DRAGON (G467) A Hamelin C S Shum 129 1143 7 4
4
5
10
1:10.06 9
11 10 EVERSTAR (K264) M Chadwick Y S Tsui 120 1153 1 4-1/2
6
4
11
1:10.14 7.3
12 7 MARVEL AND GOLD (K109) A Atzeni C H Yip 121 954 9 32-1/2
2
7
12
1:14.62 67

Note: Special Incidents Index

Dividend
Pool Winning Combination Dividend (HK$)
WIN 8 88.50
PLACE 8 27.00
5 23.00
12 34.00
QUINELLA 5,8 317.50
QUINELLA PLACE 5,8 107.00
8,12 153.00
5,12 113.50
FORECAST 8,5 709.00
TIERCE 8,5,12 8,214.00
TRIO 5,8,12 1,241.00
FIRST 4 1,5,8,12 3,947.00
QUARTET 8,5,12,1 85,256.00
8TH DOUBLE 6/8 1,688.00
6/5 223.00
2ND TREBLE 11/6/8 96,223.00
11/6/5 7,609.00
4TH DOUBLE TRIO 6,7,9/5,8,12 689,856.00
SIX UP 4,6/8,10/3,6/4,11/6,7/5,8 144,860.00
JOCKEY CHALLENGE 1 8 [H Bowman] Details
TRAINER CHALLENGE 1 4 [D J Whyte] Details
Dividend Note: For Winning Combination, "F" denotes "Any Combination" while "M" denotes "Any Order".

Finish Photo

Racing Incident Report

Pla. Horse No. Horse Incident
1 8 SOVEREIGN FUND (J402) Sent for sampling post-race.
2 5 GRACIOUS EXPRESS (J188) Shortly after the start became unbalanced when bumped by EVERSTAR which shifted out. Leaving the 1100 Metres was steadied when crowded by POWER KOEPP which, after being taken in by GOLDEN EMPIRE (K De Melo) then shifted in and away from that runner. K De Melo was reprimanded and advised in similar circumstances he would be expected to correct his mounts sooner than what he did on this occasion. Making the Home Turn was crowded for room by EVERSTAR which shifted in and away from GOLDEN EMPIRE. Sent for sampling post-race.
3 12 FUN ELITE (J042) No report.
4 1 WINGS OF WAR (H162) From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages. Over the final 150 Metres raced tight between GRACIOUS EXPRESS and FUN ELITE.
5 2 POWER KOEPP (E301) Sent for sampling post-race.
6 9 VERY GRATEFUL (K396) Jumped only fairly. Near the 300 Metres was steadied when momentarily crowded between NORDIC DRAGON which shifted in slightly and GOLDEN EMPIRE which shifted out. Near the 150 Metres VERY GRATEFUL then raced tight between GOLDEN EMPIRE and NORDIC DRAGON which shifted in when giving ground and as a result made contact with NORDIC DRAGON approaching the 100 Metres.
7 6 BEAUTY INFINITY (H377) From a wide barrier was shifted across behind runners in the early stages.
8 3 GOLDEN EMPIRE (E490) No report.
9 11 NEVER TOO SOON (E434) Jumped only fairly.
10 4 NORDIC DRAGON (G467) Approaching the 100 Metres was bumped by VERY GRATEFUL. After the event A Hamelin reported that his mount was obliged to race wide and without cover for the majority of the event and after being taken wider when MARVEL AND GOLD commenced to give ground from the 600 Metres his mount did not finish the race off in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
11 10 EVERSTAR (K264) Shortly after the start shifted out and was bumped. Approaching the 100 Metres was eased when racing in restricted room between WINGS OF WAR and GRACIOUS EXPRESS which shifted out. After the event M Chadwick stated that after being crossed in the middle stages his mount raced keenly and as a result did not respond strongly to his riding in the Home Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings.
12 7 MARVEL AND GOLD (K109) After the event A Atzeni stated that he was instructed to go forward and ride his mount in a similar manner when it barrier trialed on 12 June 2025. He said in the early stages MARVEL AND GOLD hung out and making the turn after the 600 Metres when not in a competitive position he elected to desist from riding it out in the Home
Straight. A veterinary inspection immediately following the race did not show any significant findings. The racing manners and performance of MARVEL AND GOLD, which finished tailed out, were considered unacceptable. Before being allowed to race again, MARVEL AND GOLD 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
SOVEREIGN FUND

Sire: Capitalist

Dam: Mossbeat

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