Grand Nova (AUS) Horse
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Grand Nova is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by John Size in Hong Kong. He is by the stallion Vancouver out of the mare Longing. To date, he has won three races. On 10th Jun 2026 at Happy Valley, he secured his biggest victory, earning $1170000.00 in the Class 4 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 08-Jul-26 1000m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.810, SP: 6.20 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th 1st Jumbo Blessing ( J Moreira 54.5 ) 2nd Beauty Show ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Harmony Fire ( B Wong 56 , Cd 53 ) 1.20L 4th Grand Nova ( B Avdulla 60.5 ) 2.50L See full results | B Avdulla 60.5kg 2.50L | 4 (12) |
| Conghua Turf 26-Jun-26 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.600 1st Cava Pioneer ( C M Thabana ) 2nd Masterhorseman ( Y L Chung ) 0.10L 3rd Grand Nova ( J Orman ) | J Orman | 3 (7) |
| Happy Valley 10-Jun-26 1000m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $655,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.800, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.180 1st Grand Nova ( B Avdulla 59 ) 2nd Beauty Show ( Z Purton 58.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Harmony Fire ( E C W Wong 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 0.80L See full results | B Avdulla 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 31-May-26 1000m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:56.140, SP: 8.90 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.820 1st Ka Ying Lightning ( A Atzeni 57.5 ) 2nd Double Alpha ( M F Poon 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Storm Mirror ( Z Purton 57.5 ) 0.80L 7th Grand Nova ( H Bowman 58 ) 3.30L See full results | H Bowman 58kg 3.30L | 7 (14) |
| Happy Valley 20-May-26 1000m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.010, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.210 1st Tycoon Resources ( Y L Chung 61 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Grand Nova ( H Bowman 57.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Winning Money ( L Ferraris 58.5 ) 0.20L See full results | H Bowman 57.5kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |