Happy Valley free racing preview & quaddie | January 4, 2024
| What | Happy Valley Races |
| Where | Happy Valley Racecourse – Wong Nai Chung Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong |
| When | Thursday, January 4, 2024 |
| First Race | 7:10pm HKT (10:10pm AEDT) |
For the first time in 2024, Hong Kong racing heads to the city circuit at Happy Valley Racecourse for a competitive eight-race program to be run under lights. The rail is in the A position for the meeting, and with pristine conditions expected in the lead-up, the track should be a genuine Good 4 prior to the opening event at 7:10pm local time.
Best Bet at Happy Valley: Beauty Waves
Beauty Waves is winless after three Hong Kong starts for the Douglas Whyte barn, however, the son of Starspangledbanner has been opposing some stiff competition. He was no match for Galaxy Patch at Sha Tin on December 10 last start, but still boxed on gamely to cling onto a third-place finish. He heads to Happy Valley for the first time on Thursday evening, and with barrier one all but assuring the four-year-old gains an economical run in transit, Beauty Waves should get his best opportunity to secure his first win of the season.
Best Bet
Race 7 – 
#7 Beauty Waves (1)
4yo Gelding | T: Douglas Whyte | J: Karis Teetan (56kg)
Next Best at Happy Valley: M Unicorn
M Unicorn is searching for a hat-trick of wins as he makes his first attempt in Class 3 company. The gelding by Savabeel achieved his back-to-back wins at this course and distance, with the latest catching the eye on December 6 giving Ryan Moore points in the International Jockey Challenge. The five-year-old will need to continue his rise under the guidance of Harry Bentley, and with a significant drop in weight heading up in grade, M Unicorn will be hard to hold out.
Next Best
Race 6 – 
#11 M Unicorn (4)
5yo Gelding | T: Caspar Fownes | J: Harry Bentley (52.5kg)
Next Best Again at Happy Valley: Beauty Infinity
Beauty Infinity made his debut at this track and trip on December 20 and wasn’t disgraced behind Easy Snip. The John Size-trained gelding raced wide without cover for a major portion of the 1200m journey but was still around when the whips were cracking, powering into a third-place finish. There has already been some depth to the form-line producing a subsequent winner since, and with a much softer run from barrier two, Beauty Infinity could add to that tally on Thursday.
Next Best Again
Race 1 – 
#5 Beauty Infinity (2)
4yo Gelding | T: John Size | J: Andrea Atzeni (57.5kg)
Happy Valley Thursday quaddie tips – 4/1/2024
Happy Valley quadrella selections
Thursday, January 4, 2024
- 1-5-10-12
- 1-4-7-10-11
- 2-4-5-7
- 1-2-6-8-9