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Happy Contender

Foaled 2012 · by Areion out of Sun Valley (Lando)

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20Runs

0Wins

72nd / 3rd

71Best OR

£164,203Prize money

Form 0093935/098 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 12 Oct 14 – 7 Mar 18, last for Richard Gibson · current OR 52

bt placed in black-type company 2 times

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
7 Mar 18	Happy Valley (HK)Larch Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 4 · 1m3f · Good	1m3f	Good	8/12	52	K C Leung
7 Feb 18	Happy Valley (HK)Canal Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 4 · 1m3f · Good	1m3f	Good	9/12	55	Nash Rawiller
17 Jan 18	Happy Valley (HK)Connaught Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) · Class 4 · 1m1f · Good	1m1f	Good	11/12	58	Chad Schofield
20 Dec 17	Happy Valley (HK)Mars Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m3f · Good To Firm	1m3f	Good To Firm	5/12	60	Alexis Badel
29 Nov 17	Happy Valley (HK)Ma Tau Wai Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 4 · 1m3f · Good	1m3f	Good	3/12	60	Neil Callan
19 Nov 17	Sha Tin (HK)BOCHK Cross-Border Financial Services Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m2f · Good	1m2f	Good	9/14	62	Matthew Chadwick
25 Oct 17	Happy Valley (HK)Billion Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m3f · Good To Firm	1m3f	Good To Firm	3/7	63	K C Leung
20 Sep 17	Happy Valley (HK)Lam Tin Handicap (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m1f · Good To Firm	1m1f	Good To Firm	9/9	65	Karis Teetan
12 Jul 17	Happy Valley (HK)Silver Grecian Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m1f · Good To Firm	1m1f	Good To Firm	12/12	69	Chad Schofield
7 Jun 17	Happy Valley (HK)Cricket Club Valley Stakes (Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m1f · Good To Firm	1m1f	Good To Firm	10/12	71	Olivier Doleuze
17 May 17	Happy Valley (HK)Longchamp Racecourse Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m1f · Good To Firm	1m1f	Good To Firm	4/9	71	Zac Purton
12 Apr 17	Happy Valley (HK)Singapore Turf Club Trophy (Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m3f · Good	1m3f	Good	2/12	69	Nash Rawiller

All 20 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
19 Mar 17	Sha Tin (HK)Luger Handicap (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Yielding	1m2f	Good To Yielding	6/14	71	C Y Ho
26 Feb 17	Sha Tin (HK)Citi Mortgage Services Handicap (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m2f · Good	1m2f	Good	8/14	71	Nash Rawiller
25 Jan 17	Happy Valley (HK)Murray Handicap (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m3f · Good	1m3f	Good	2/10	69	Nash Rawiller
18 Jan 17	Sha Tin (HK)Hong Kong Park Handicap (3yo+) (All Weather Track) (Dirt) · Class 3 · 1m · Standard	1m	Standard	7/14	70	Olivier Doleuze
22 Dec 16	Happy Valley (HK)Mars Handicap (3yo+) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m3f · Good To Firm	1m3f	Good To Firm	4/12	70	Olivier Doleuze
20 Nov 16	Sha Tin (HK)Ngong Ping Handicap (3yo+) (Turf) · Class 3 · 1m2f · Good	1m2f	Good	3/14	69	Olivier Doleuze
30 Oct 14	Saint-Cloud (FR) Group 1Criterium International (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) · 1m · Soft	1m	Soft	3/9	–	Andrasch Starke
12 Oct 14	Cologne (GER) Group 3Preis des Winterfavoriten (2yo) (Turf) · 1m · Soft	1m	Soft	2/9	–	Adrie de Vries

Happy Contender2012

Areion

Sun Valley

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Lando

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Areion as a stallion

In our records: 265 runners, 98 winners (37%), 49 black-type winners including 2 at the top level, 36 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 2002–2022.

His best
Calif Group 1 OR 117 · Alson Group 1 · Palace Prince Group 2 OR 111 · Lancade Group 2 · Rubaiyat Group 2 · Wonnemond Group 2

The dam: Sun Valley by Lando

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 0 winners from 2 other runners.

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Sweet Summer (GER) 2021 filly · by Waldgeist	2	0	–
Sol Y Vida (GER) 2009 filly · by Big Shuffle	1	0	–

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
2013 filly by Soldier Hollow	2016 Arqana Breeding Stock SaleLot 396 · broodmare	€14,000Guy PETIT

From our racing database: every British and Irish result since 2005, and every Goffs, Tattersalls, Tattersalls Ireland and Arqana sale 2005 – 2026. Linked by the seller — always check the passport matches.