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'High numbers have no chance' - Three horses with a low draw to follow at Chester
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HAPPY VALLEY 7 May 2025
French May Trophy (Handicap) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) Racecard
- Channel:
- Distance: 1m 3f
- Going: Good
- Runners
- 11
- Type
- Flat
- Surface
- Turf
Selection
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Racecard
No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 30 in the last 14 days (3%)
Three-time runner-up here since 1m1f scorer off 8lb lower in December; up in trip.
226802
Age: 6
Weight: 9-9
OR: 57
Days: 7
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f GF | Hc | 9-5 tb | 2/12 | Harmony Galaxy (¾L) | 13/1 | 56 | 62 |
| 9 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f GF | Hc | 9-6 tb | 2/12 | Harmony Galaxy (shd) | 11/1 | 54 | 61 |
| 5 Mar 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f Gd | Hc | 9-8 tb | 6/12 | Beauty Alliance (4¼L) | 78/10 | 56 | 59 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f GF | Hc | 9-8 tb | 8/14 | Billionaire Secret (6¼L) | 46/1 | 57 | 54 |
| 5 Feb 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f Gd | Hc | 9-9 tb | 10/12 | Northern Beast (4L) | 9/1 | 57 | 58 |
| 15 Jan 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f Gd | Hc | 9-5 tb | 2/12 | Charity Gain (¾L) | 11/1 | 55 | 62 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Held on recent C&D form; still unexposed and may improve for the fitting of a tongue-tie.
886740
Age: 4
Weight: 9-8
OR: 56
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 9-9 b | 8/11 | Management Folks (4¾L) | 31/5 | 58 | 58 |
| 23 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f GF | Hc | 8-3 b | 8/14 | Packing Turbine (6L) | 23/1 | 65 | 62 |
| 2 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f GF | Hc | 8-5 b | 6/12 | Enthralled (4¾L) | 16/5F | 62 | 61 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f GF | Hc | 8-7 b1 | 7/14 | Steps Ahead (2½L) | 12/1 | 63 | 67 |
| 9 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f Gd | Hc | 8-6 | 4/14 | Californiatotality (3¼L) | 25/1 | 63 | 65 |
| 12 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8f Gd | 4yHc | 8-3 | 10/14 | Dragon Joy (3½L) | 36/1 | 63 | 62 |
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
C
2 x Course Winner - Won 2 times before at this course
Suited by this C&D and race was not run to suit when third last time so should go well.
30016-
Age: 5
Weight: 9-8
OR: 56
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 9-8 tp | 3/11 | Management Folks (2¼L) | 17/1 | 57 | 62 |
| 30 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 9-8 tp | 11/14 | Mighty Strength (7¾L) | 19/1 | 57 | 50 |
| 15 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f GF | Hc | 9-7 tp | 11/14 | Gold Master (5½L) | 12/1 | 57 | 57 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f Gd | Hc | 9-1 tp | 1/12 | Hakka Radiance (1L) | 17/4 | 51 | 59 |
| 26 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 9-3 tp | 6/14 | Good Good (3½L) | 68/10 | 53 | 56 |
| 22 Dec 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 9-3 tp | 3/13 | Joyful Prosperity (1L) | 11/1 | 53 | 60 |
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Lightly raced C&D winner; caught the eye with late progress into fifth last time.
50-502
Age: 5
Weight: 9-5
OR: 53
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 9-5 tb | 5/11 | Management Folks (2½L) | 27/1 | 54 | 58 |
| 5 Mar 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f Gd | Hc | 9-8 tb | 12/12 | Beauty Alliance (46L) | 32/1 | 56 | - |
| 5 Jun 24 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f Gd/Y | Hc | 9-3 tb | 5/12 | Sharpen Bright (5L) | 14/1 | 57 | 61 |
| 19 May 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f Gd | Hc | 9-3 tb | 11/13 | Satirical Glory (8½L) | 11/1 | 57 | 54 |
| 28 Apr 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd/Y | Hc | 9-2 tb | 2/14 | Legion Of Merit (1¼L) | 10/1 | 56 | 66 |
| 27 Mar 24 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f Gd | Hc | 9-7 tb | 7/12 | Sharpen Bright (3½L) | 76/10 | 56 | 61 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 15 in the last 14 days (0%)
Three modest runs and one good one thus far; first try at beyond 1m.
7208
Age: 4
Weight: 9-4
OR: 52
Days: 28
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 8.5f GF | Hc | 9-1 | 7/12 | Casa Rochester (3¼L) | 63/10 | 52 | 51 |
| 19 Mar 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 8.5f GF | Hc | 8-13 | 2/12 | Sunday's Serenade (½L) | 31/1 | 50 | 58 |
| 2 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | Hc | 9-2 t | 13/14 | Lucky Fionn (11½L) | 152/1 | 52 | 31 |
| 9 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | Hc | 9-1 t1 | 8/14 | Gale Saga (3¾L) | 77/10 | 52 | 49 |
Placed over 1m2f then pulled too hard off slow pace last time; Purton aboard again here.
0399
Age: 4
Weight: 9-1
OR: 49
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 9-1 tb | 10/11 | Management Folks (8L) | 79/10 | 50 | 44 |
| 30 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 9-1 tb1 | 3/14 | Mighty Strength (1¼L) | 102/1 | 50 | 56 |
| 9 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8f GF | Hc | 9-1 tp | 9/13 | Flying Luck (5L) | 136/1 | 52 | 52 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f GF | Hc | 9-1 tp | 9/14 | Magnificent Nine (6¼L) | 97/1 | 52 | 46 |
C
Course Winner - Won before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
On a long losing run but has tumbled down the weights and has shown a little more of late.
648600
Age: 7
Weight: 9-0
OR: 48
Days: 7
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f GF | Hc | 8-12 t | 6/12 | Harmony Galaxy (2¼L) | 11/1 | 49 | 52 |
| 9 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f GF | Hc | 9-0 t | 4/12 | Harmony Galaxy (1¾L) | 16/1 | 50 | 53 |
| 5 Mar 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f Gd | Hc | 9-4 t | 8/12 | Beauty Alliance (5¾L) | 36/1 | 52 | 53 |
| 12 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f Sl | Hc | 9-3 t | 6/14 | Charming Steed (14½L) | 26/1 | 54 | 37 |
| 26 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 9-7 t | 13/14 | Good Good (13L) | 72/1 | 57 | 41 |
| 8 Jan 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 8.5f Gd | Hc | 9-9 | 10/12 | Firefoot (3½L) | 40/1 | 59 | 60 |
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
C
3 x Course Winner - Won 3 times before at this course
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 32 in the last 14 days (3%)
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
Gained reward for series of good runs with 0.75l C&D win last time out; now 6lb higher.
12430-
Age: 7
Weight: 8-13
OR: 47
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 8-6 | 1/11 | Perfect Pairing (¾L) | 2/1F | 41 | 50 |
| 30 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 8-5 v | 2/14 | Mighty Strength (¾L) | 36/5 | 40 | 47 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f Gd | Hc | 8-6 v1 | 4/12 | Serangoon (2L) | 9/2 | 42 | 45 |
| 26 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 8-7 p | 3/14 | Good Good (2¼L) | 10/1 | 43 | 49 |
| 5 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f St | Hc | 8-8 p | 12/14 | Ariel (7½L) | 40/1 | 45 | 39 |
| 22 Dec 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 8-7 | 6/13 | Joyful Prosperity (1¾L) | 9/1 | 45 | 50 |
Yet to recapture his form after a year-long absence; up in trip today and may prefer dirt.
06U08-
Age: 6
Weight: 8-9
OR: 43
Days: 17
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-10 ht | 10/14 | Chill Kaka (5L) | 64/1 | 45 | 38 |
| 26 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-7 ht | 6/14 | Fashion Legend (4¾L) | 20/1 | 47 | 48 |
| 12 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f Sl | Hc | 8-10 ht | UR/14 | Charming Steed () | 13/1 | 47 | - |
| 26 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | Hc | 8-11 ht | 14/14 | Yuen Long Elite (12L) | 95/1 | 49 | 29 |
| 1 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 7f Gd | Hc | 8-11 ht | 8/14 | Solid Win (3¾L) | 90/1 | 51 | 51 |
| 18 Dec 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-13 ht | 11/13 | Sight Supreme (9½L) | 39/1 | 52 | 41 |
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (4%)
Local record now stands at 0-19 but dead-heated for third off 1lb higher three weeks ago.
35247-
Age: 5
Weight: 8-7
OR: 41
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 8-7 tb | 3/11 | Management Folks (2¼L) | 17/5 | 42 | 47 |
| 5 Mar 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 9f Gd | Hc | 8-8 tb | 5/12 | Beauty Alliance (4¼L) | 19/5 | 42 | 45 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f Gd | Hc | 8-5 tb | 2/12 | Serangoon (1L) | 11/5F | 41 | 46 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f GF | Hc | 8-7 tb | 4/14 | Billionaire Secret (1¾L) | 23/1 | 42 | 48 |
| 5 Jan 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f St | Hc | 8-8 tb | 7/14 | Ariel (5L) | 13/2 | 45 | 44 |
| 18 Dec 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-9 t | 5/13 | Never Peter Out (4¼L) | 69/10 | 46 | 47 |
Still winless after 14 tries but best run was over this C&D off 1lb lower three weeks ago.
25695-
Age: 5
Weight: 8-6
OR: 40
Days: 21
| Date | Course | Race | Type | Weight | Pos | 1st/2nd | SP | OR | RPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f GF | Hc | 8-4 b | 2/11 | Management Folks (¾L) | 76/10 | 39 | 46 |
| 6 Apr 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 9-9 b | 5/14 | Chateau Le Peche (2½L) | 7/1 | 40 | 52 |
| 26 Mar 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 8.5f St | Hc | 8-7 et | 6/14 | Chill Kaka (6¼L) | 31/1 | 43 | 41 |
| 26 Feb 25 | Hap Happy Valley | 11f Gd | Hc | 8-8 b | 9/12 | Serangoon (5¾L) | 16/1 | 44 | 40 |
| 12 Feb 25 | Sha Sha Tin | 9f Sl | Hc | 8-9 e/s | 5/14 | Charming Steed (10L) | 23/1 | 46 | 38 |
| 22 Dec 24 | Sha Sha Tin | 10f Gd | Hc | 8-12 b | 10/13 | Joyful Prosperity (3L) | 27/1 | 48 | 51 |
Verdict
Having shown definite signs of a return to form over C&D last time, ROMANTIC FANTASY merits selection ahead of Serangoon.
Romantic Fantasy
Betting Forecast:
5/2 Management Folks,
9/2 Can't Go Wong,
13/2 Perfect Pairing,
7/1 Rosewood Fleetfoot,
8/1 Romantic Fantasy,
Hakka Radiance,
9/1 Serangoon,
16/1 Ocean Impact,
S J Tourbillon,
20/1 Midori Giant,
33/1 All Are Mine
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