Happy Valley · 2026-09-23 · 20:40
THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)
Race 5
Track detail
Result
| Pos | No. | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Odds | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | HAPPY SMILE Closed strongly CP 1:39.53 ▶ Replay (opens in new tab) K C Leung · J Richards | K C Leung | J Richards | 6 | 8.7 | — |
| 2 | 12 | GAZELEY Closed strongly V/XB M Chadwick · K W Lui | M Chadwick | K W Lui | 10 | 13.0 | HD |
| 3 | 1 | GLORIOUS JOURNEY Closed strongly TT C Y Ho · F C Lor | C Y Ho | F C Lor | 9 | 15.0 | 1-1/4 |
| 4 | 10 | KING OF SELECTION Closed strongly M F Poon · D J Hall | M F Poon | D J Hall | 8 | 44.0 | 1-1/4 |
| 5 | 8 | LUCK IS BACK B E C W Wong · P C Ng | E C W Wong | P C Ng | 12 | 5.1 | 1-3/4 |
| 6 | 5 | INNO SUPER Closed strongly SR/TT C L Chau · D Eustace | C L Chau | D Eustace | 3 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | VERMILION TEMPEST TT L Ferraris · C Fownes | L Ferraris | C Fownes | 2 | 9.3 | 2-3/4 |
| 8 | 2 | CLASS V/TT J Orman · P F Yiu | J Orman | P F Yiu | 5 | 25.0 | 3-1/4 |
| 9 | 11 | HEALTHY PONY H/P M L Yeung · C W Chang | M L Yeung | C W Chang | 4 | 101.0 | 4-1/4 |
| 10 | 7 | DASHING MAURISON B H Bentley · D A Hayes | H Bentley | D A Hayes | 7 | 10.0 | 4-3/4 |
| 11 | 3 | IVY LEAGUE CP-/SR2/TT R Kingscote · D J Whyte | R Kingscote | D J Whyte | 1 | 9.5 | 7-3/4 |
| 12 | 9 | VIVA FIRECRACKER Led early TT K Teetan · A S Cruz | K Teetan | A S Cruz | 11 | 5.0 | 10-1/4 |
| — | 0 | SHAMZ TT · A S Cruz | — | A S Cruz | — | — | — |
| — | 0 | FORTUNE STAR B/TT · M Newnham | — | M Newnham | — | — | — |
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Race 5 ("THE HONG KONG COUNTRY CLUB CHALLENGE CUP (HANDICAP)") at Happy Valley on 2026-09-23 was Class 4 over 1650m, run on GOOD going. HAPPY SMILE, ridden by K C Leung and trained by J Richards, won, with GAZELEY second and GLORIOUS JOURNEY third. The winner closed strongly from off the pace. The 5.0 favourite VIVA FIRECRACKER finished 12th.
Race shape
Dividends
WIN
6 87
PLACE
1 44
6 24.5
12 40.5
QUINELLA
6,12 678
QUINELLA PLACE
1,6 152.5
1,12 311.5
6,12 195.5
FORECAST
6,12 756
TIERCE
6,12,1 10,803
TRIO
1,6,12 2,378
FIRST 4
1,6,10,12 12,615
QUARTET
6,12,1,10 245,026
All pools (3 more)
1ST TREBLE
8/4/6 2,620
8/4/12 1,819
2ND DOUBLE TRIO
4>1,3,6,7/1,6,12 35,053
4TH DOUBLE
4/6 444.5
4/12 454.5