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Happy Valley Form Guide (Race 8) | Speed Map

Wednesday, 17th September 2025

8
10:50 ET

SHEK O HANDICAP

WT: 118lbs Type: RST100-80 Fastest Time: 1:37.90 Woodfire Bro 10 Jul 2024 RST95-75 SOT:GF
1 m TURF GOOD
8
10:50
(local)
HKD $3,120,000
1 m GOOD

SHEK O HANDICAP

WT: 118lbs Type: RST100-80 Fastest Time: 1:37.90 Woodfire Bro 10 Jul 2024 RST95-75 SOT:GF

#7 Steps Ahead ran a cracking second on his first try at this course and distance, only narrowly denied by Hong Lok Golf after a similar close-up third behind the same rival at Sha Tin. He resumes with strong claims to go one better. #6 Soleil Fighter was third in that same race before being unsuited at Sha Tin twice. His recent trial was eye-catching and he’s well placed to figure. #1 Californiatotality defeated both Steps Ahead and Soleil Fighter last season, and from barrier 2 maps with an advantage again. #8 Jumbo Legend has a sharp turn of foot and will be dangerous late if the tempo works in his favour.

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5 . LA CITY BLANCHE (16.2m/s)
12 . WOODFIRE BRO (16.3m/s)
6 . SOLEIL FIGHTER (16.9m/s)
7 . STEPS AHEAD (16.6m/s)
11 . BRAVEHEARTS (15.8m/s)
2 . VOYAGE SAMURAI (17.0m/s)
4 . ENCOUNTERED (16.2m/s)
9 . KEEFY (16.7m/s)
8 . JUMBO LEGEND (15.2m/s)
3 . TELECOM FIGHTERS (16.8m/s)
1 . CALIFORNIATOTALITY (16.8m/s)
10 . LO RIDER (15.9m/s)
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Tab Horse WT Jockey JR BP AES AFS
1 CALIFORNIATOTALITY ZOUSTAR (AUS) - TOTAL ATTRACTION (AUS) 9-7
60.5
ALEX BADEL 1.8 2 16.8 17.8
2 VOYAGE SAMURAI DISSIDENT (AUS) - LOVE COMMANDS (AUS) 9-5
59.5
DEREK LEUNG 2.8 7 17.0 17.6
3 TELECOM FIGHTERS THE BROTHERS WAR (USA) - MOORINGS CAPITAL (AUS) 9-4
59.0
MATTHEW CHADWICK 1.7 3 16.8 17.6
4 ENCOUNTERED CHURCHILL (IRE) - ENROL (GB) 9-3
58.5
KARIS TEETAN 1.6 6 16.2 18.4
5 LA CITY BLANCHE CITYSCAPE (GB) - ETOILE BLANC (BRZ) 9-3
58.5
ANGUS CHUNG (a1kg) 1.3 12 16.2 18.0
6 SOLEIL FIGHTER SEA THE MOON (GER) - FORCE ONE (GB) 9-3
58.5
ZAC PURTON 4.0 10 16.9 17.5
7 STEPS AHEAD WRITTEN BY (AUS) - AVOCADO (AUS) 9-0
57.0
LYLE HEWITSON 1.7 9 16.6 18.2
8 JUMBO LEGEND HINCHINBROOK (AUS) - MORINDA (AUS) 8-12
56.0
VINCENT HO 2.8 4 15.2 18.5
9 KEEFY ALL TOO HARD (AUS) - URBAN ROCKER (AUS) 8-12
56.0
E C W WONG (a2.5kg) 1.7 5 16.7 17.2
10 LO RIDER HARZAND (IRE) - SHARLIYNA (IRE) 8-9
55.0
HARRY BENTLEY 2.5 1 15.9 18.4
11 BRAVEHEARTS CITYSCAPE (GB) - O K ANGIE (ARG) 8-8
54.5
MATTHEW POON 1.5 8 15.8 18.4
12 WOODFIRE BRO ECHOES OF HEAVEN (AUS) - PICO TURQUINO (GB) 8-8
54.5
M YEUNG 2.8 11 16.3 18.0

Sky Racing World Speed Map facility

Welcome to the Sky Racing World Speed Mapping facility. This feature has been designed to provide you with an easy-to-use handicapping tool for Speed Mapping races.

The mapping of a race could not be any easier. Enter your own values or just simply rely on the computer generated running styles values already in place. Just click “Submit?to generate the map.

The Sky Racing World computers will provide you with a starting point on the likely running style for each horse under today’s race conditions. The computers analyse a horse’s full career at today’s distance and determine whether it leads or is a backmarker etc.

If you prefer to input your own running style predictions for each runner then just change the computer values in in RunS column. When complete submit your values to automatically generate a Speed map for the race under consideration.

Examples of Running Styles

The Running Style (RunS) categories used by the R&S computer are;

For ease of Race Mapping each category has been broken up into two sub categories eg L1 and L2.

In addition to the Running Style for each horse, the Sky Racing World Computers also calculate the average early speed (AES) for most runners (where information is available) at approximately the distance of today’s race.

Similarly the computers also calculate an average finishing speed (AFS) for each runner.

These values are in metres/second and provide another useful guide for developing an accurate speed map.

Sometimes a running style will be at “odds? with the early speed of a runner, more so where two runners have the same running style.

For example, two leaders may have different AES figures which allows you to decide which of the two may race more forward.

Conversely the AFS gives an indication of which runners are the big finishers in the race, supposing of course they do not get too far out of their ground early.

Moving the Horses on the Grid

Sky Racing World has now developed software which enables the user to “fine tune?the Speed Map by actually moving the horses around the grid.

To move a horse to a new grid location, use your mouse and click on the horse and drag it to a new position as below.

To retain your new Speed Map remember to click the save button.

Explanation

BP Barrier Postion
RunS Running Style
AES Average Early Speed
AFS Average Final Speed