Kick Off Handicap (Class 5) (Course B) (Turf)
Flat
5f
Good
56.67s
KTB Intelligence
AI race report
Happy United won the Kick Off Handicap at Happy Valley. The New Zealand-bred gelding beat Country Dancer by three-quarters of a length, with Solar River a further length and a quarter back in third. The race was run on good going over the Course B 5f turf trip.
Full Result
| Pos | No | Horse (Breeding · Owner) | Age | Wgt | HG | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Btn | OR | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 (1) |
Happy United (NZ) Sweynesse (AUS) – Light Mozart (GB) (Mozart)
Millions In One Syndicate |
6g | 9-8 | t | Zac Purton | Jamie Richards | – | – | 38 | 70785.00 | |
| 2nd | 1 (10) |
Country Dancer (AUS) Nicconi (AUS) – Alana's Party (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Hk Country Club Racing Syndicate |
5g | 9-9 | – | Andrea Atzeni | J Size | – | .75 | 39 | 22471.00 | |
| 3rd | 5 (8) |
Solar River (AUS) Capitalist (AUS) – Mountain Laurel (AUS) (Starcraft)
Lam Chun Bong |
4g | 9-6 | tp | L J Ferraris | Jimmy Ting | – | 1.25 (2) | 36 | 11236.00 | |
| 4th | 6 (11) |
Glory Cloud (NZ) Charm Spirit (IRE) – Lucky's Revenge (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Fung Pak Kei |
6g | 9-5 | t | Joao Moreira | C Fownes | – | 1.25 (3.25) | 35 | 7865.00 | |
| 5th | 2 (9) |
Always My Folks (AUS) Capitalist (AUS) – Madame Veuve (AUS) (Dissident)
So Wing Keung |
4g | 9-8 | tb | Hugh Bowman | C S Shum | – | 0.05 (3.25) | 38 | – | |
| 6th | 10 (7) |
Spicy Spangle (AUS) Headwater (AUS) – Beechal (AUS) (Lonhro)
Wong Man |
5g | 9-3 | ht | C Y Ho | W K Mo | – | 0.3 (3.5) | 33 | – | |
| 7th | 8 (2) |
Thousand Cups (AUS) Playing God (AUS) – Snitzerella (AUS) (Snitzel)
Tsang Kam Chuen Simon Siu Chak Yu Et Al |
5g | 9-2 | t | Angus Chung (2) | A S Cruz | – | .5 (4) | 34 | – | |
| 8th | 12 (3) |
Brilliant Fire (AUS) Justify (USA) – So You Merge (AUS) (So You Think)
Augustine Wong Ho Ming |
5g | 8-3 | t | Karis Teetan | Douglas Whyte | – | .75 (4.75) | 18 | – | |
| 9th | 11 (6) |
Call To Command (AUS) Holler (AUS) – Power Of Joy (AUS) (Speed 'N' Power)
Lai Chak Lam |
5g | 9-0 | tb | Jerry Chau (2) | C W Chang | – | 0.05 (5) | 32 | – | |
| 10th | 7 (4) |
Happy Action (AUS) Deep Field (AUS) – Anyaas (AUS) (Commands)
Happy Project Syndicate |
4g | 9-5 | tb | M L Yeung | David A Hayes | – | 1 (6) | 35 | – | |
| 11th | 9 (12) |
Flying Christie (AUS) Flying Artie (AUS) – Midnight Dancer (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Ray Chow Kon Wai |
4g | 9-3 | tv | K C Leung | P C Ng | – | 0.05 (6) | 33 | – |
Non-runners: Conspirator, Rattan Galaxy, Fashion Legend
Returns
Tote Win
3.05
Tote Place
1.30 3.05 5.65
Exacta
30.80
CSF
19.54
Trifecta
430.00
Questions & Answers
Who won the 11:30 Happy Valley on Wednesday 8 July 2026?
Happy United (NZ) won the Kick Off Handicap (Class 5) (Course B) (Turf) at Happy Valley on Wednesday 8 July 2026. The winner was ridden by Zac Purton and trained by Jamie Richards.
What was the winning margin?
Happy United (NZ) beat Country Dancer (AUS) into second place by .75.
What was the going at Happy Valley?
The going was officially described as Good.
How many horses ran in the race?
11 horses ran over 5f.
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