| What | Happy Valley Races |
| Where | Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong |
| When | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 |
| First Race | 6:40pm HKT (9:40pm AEDT) |
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Hong Kong racing returns to Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday evening, where a massive nine-part program awaits locals. The rail reverts to the A position throughout the entire circuit, and with no rainfall set to hinder proceedings, punters can expect a genuine Good 4 surface. Racing under lights is scheduled to get underway at 6:40pm HKT.
Best Bet at Happy Valley: Sky Jewellery
Sky Jewellery was sensational debuting at this course and distance on January 15, justifying a wealth of support with horse racing bookmakers prior to the jump. The Autumn Sun gelding launched through a gap under the Hugh Bowman drive, securing a dominant one-length victory to start his Hong Kong career. He cops a 2.5kg penalty heading into this second-up assignment and Hugh Bowman may need to drag back in search of cover from gate 11; however, Sky Jewellery should simply prove too classy for this lot regardless of tactics.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#1 Sky Jewellery (11)
3yo Gelding | T: John Size | J: Hugh Bowman (61kg)
Next Best at Happy Valley: Moments In Time
Moments In Time was one of the hard luck stories in the Group 3 January Cup (1800m) on January 8, with the five-year-old cast wide in the early stages before making a sustained run for the lead with 800m left to travel. It left the Danny Shum-trained gelding running on empty in the final furlong, with race rival Helene Feeling clearing out to score by 1.3 lengths. Zac Purton gets legged aboard this time round, and although he’s drawn the widest of eight runners in this Class 2 contest, watch for Moments In Time to cross to the lead before giving a bold sight at a good price with BlondeBet.
Next Best
Race 4 – 
#1 Moments In Time (8)
5yo Gelding | T: Danny Shum | J: Zac Purton (61kg)
Best Value at Happy Valley: Mission Strike
The Mark Newnham-trained Mission Strike was unplaced in his Sha Tin debut on December 22, with the Dundeel gelding run off his feet over the 1400m journey. He couldn’t stay in touch with his rivals as the sprint went on, however, he was clearly doing his best work late to suggest a step up to the 1800m should be ideal. His trial at Conghua on January 20 suggested he’s ready to hit top gear second-up, and with the three-year-old unlikely to be fancied after his first-up disappointment, punters can expect a good each-way price about Mission Stike in this Class 4 contest.
Best Value
Race 6 – 
#4 Mission Strike (3)
3yo Gelding | T: Mark Newnham | J: Luke Ferraris (59kg)
Wednesday quaddie tips for Happy Valley
Happy Valley quadrella selections
February 5, 2025
- 2-3-4-7
- 1-2-4-5-6
- 2-3-4-5-10
- 1-2-3-5-6
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