Happy Valley (HK) Races
Happy Valley (HK)
12:10
Niigata Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)
Happy Valley (HK)
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Non-Runners: Ho Ho Star, Podium
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Golden Darci (NZ) | 6 G | Poor | Douglas Whyte | 133 lbs | 87/10 | Won | In rear - driven on outer 1 1/2f out - responded well for pressure inside final furlong - ran on strongly - led closing stages | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Wind Speeder (AUS) | 7 G | Poor | Y S Tsui | 115 lbs | 47/10 | .75 | Prominent on inner - driven to chase leader 1 1/2f out - ridden to challenge inside final furlong - not match pace of winner close home | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Ragnarr (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | D J Hall | 131 lbs | 78/10 | .5 | Led after 1f - asked to quicken over 1 1/2f out - hard ridden when challenged inside final furlong - headed closing stages | ||
| 4th | 11 | Woodfire Champ (NZ) | 5 G | Poor | C W Chang | 127 lbs | 53/1 | .5 | Towards rear - driven 1 1/2f out - progress over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - not quite pace to seriously challenge | ||
| 5th | 9 | Hoss (AUS) | 6 G | Poor | W Y So | 128 lbs | 18/5F | 1 | Towards rear - driven over 2f out - progress 1 1/2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to seriously threaten | ||
| 6th | 8 | Winning Heart (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | A S Cruz | 129 lbs | 81/10 | .75 | Midfield - driven on outer over 1 1/2f out - progress inside final furlong - never going pace to challenge | ||
| 7th | 5 | Talents Supremo (GB) | 5 G | Poor | W K Mo | 132 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Towards rear of midfield - progress on inner 2f out - soon driven - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 8th | 7 | Ever Smart (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | F C Lor | 130 lbs | 44/5 | 0.3 | Prominent early - soon restrained towards rear of midfield - short of racing room entering final furlong - soon switched left and driven - kept on | ||
| 9th | 1 | Lucky Generations (AUS) | 4 G | Poor | C Fownes | 135 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - driven over 1 1/2f out - short of racing room entering final furlong - kept on but never involved | ||
| 10th | 4 | Island Golden (NZ) | 6 G | Poor | K L Man | 133 lbs | 26/1 | .75 | Prominent - shuffled back before halfway - asked for effort over 1 1/2f out - no impression - squeezed entering final furlong - weakened | ||
| 11th | 10 | Speedy Smartie (NZ) | 5 G | AVG | T P Yung | 128 lbs | 32/5 | .5 | Prominent on outer - driven 2f out - weakened under pressure inside final furlong | ||
| 12th | 2 | Sweet Diamond (AUS) | 7 G | AVG | P F Yiu | 134 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Prominent - driven over 2f out - lost position over 1f out and soon struggling - weakened inside final furlong |