The heavy rain during the Happy Valley program really influenced the track, being rated GOOD to YIELDING for races 5 and 6 before being reinstated to GOOD.

In race 5 HAR HAR HEART was expertly guided by Silvestre de Sousa and won rather cosily in the end. With the rain the market was thrown into some confusion and he closed a tick more than $6.00 across the board (tote and corporates). It was a super result for the best of the evening and ensured a healthy profit for the Strategy!

The seventh race was won by Green Luck who hugged the rail through out. Our main “speck” outlay there Nordic Warrior ran a super race at odds after somehow settling second-last. However he did track the eventual winner until the race got serious at the 500m before getting tightened in the straight. He’s one to watch in the right race. My Ally also set a strong tempo and fought on okay although well behind the winner. Nitro Express also ran on okay.

The last race was another classic Happy Valley finish. Unfortunately we were on the receiving end with Zero Hedge looking the winner at the 200m before getting beaten into fifth late in the piece. He was put into a good spot and it’s hard to believe he missed placing from there. Favourite Beauty Loyal can be forgiven after making a mistake at the start and being slowly away – it cost him crucial position.

There were a couple of other sweet results for those who use the individual race analysis and it was another profitable night for Strategy followers.

The weekend will see racing back at Sha Tin on Sunday, join me for that!

Cheers