Happy Valley · 2014-12-17
Race 4
Race 4 at Happy Valley on 2014-12-17 was Class 4 over 2200m, run on GOOD TO FIRM going. BACKBENCH BLUES, ridden by Z Purton and trained by T P Yung, won by 1/2, with LOVING STAR second and NAVEL ORANGE third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 3.3 favourite DRAGON BACHELOR finished 8th.
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | BACKBENCH BLUES Closed strongly SR/TT 2.19.50 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) Z Purton · T P Yung | Z Purton | T P Yung | 2 | 7.0 | 1/2 |
| 2 | 6 | LOVING STAR Closed strongly H D Whyte · T K Ng | D Whyte | T K Ng | 11 | 10.0 | 1/2 |
| 3 | 8 | NAVEL ORANGE Closed strongly M Demuro · D E Ferraris | M Demuro | D E Ferraris | 6 | 10.0 | 2-1/2 |
| 4 | 3 | CHINA DELIGHT Closed strongly B O Doleuze · K W Lui | O Doleuze | K W Lui | 3 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | TOWERING STORM Closed strongly B/XB/TT N Callan · W Y So | N Callan | W Y So | 1 | 7.8 | 3-1/4 |
| 6 | 11 | SURE CHAMP B/XB/TT K Teetan · R Gibson | K Teetan | R Gibson | 7 | 14.0 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | CRUISE CONTROL Closed strongly H/TT N Rawiller · C Fownes | N Rawiller | C Fownes | 5 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | DRAGON BACHELOR Closed strongly P J Moreira · Y S Tsui | J Moreira | Y S Tsui | 4 | 3.3 | 7-1/4 |
| 9 | 7 | SUPER STRIKE Closed strongly B U Rispoli · A Schutz | U Rispoli | A Schutz | 9 | 27.0 | 7-1/2 |
| 10 | 5 | LET'S GOAL Closed strongly B/TT M Chadwick · A S Cruz | M Chadwick | A S Cruz | 10 | 28.0 | 8-3/4 |
| 11 | 12 | ZACHARY Led early B/TT M L Yeung · K W Lui | M L Yeung | K W Lui | 12 | 22.0 | 9-3/4 |
| 12 | 9 | ON THE WAY B-/TT A Atzeni · C H Yip | A Atzeni | C H Yip | 8 | 49.0 | 11-1/2 |
Race shape
Dividends
WIN
1 70
PLACE
1 24
6 28.5
8 35.5
QUINELLA
1,6 418
QUINELLA PLACE
1,6 134
1,8 138
6,8 236
TIERCE
1,6,8 9,293
TRIO
1,6,8 1,594
FIRST 4
1,3,6,8 2,667
1ST DOUBLE TRIO
3,5,6/F 34,798
3RD DOUBLE
6/1 1,105.5
6/6 257.5