Happy Promise (AUS) Horse
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Happy Promise is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by David Hayes. He is by the stallion Zoustar out of Atlantic Emerald. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his most recent start at Sha Tin on 24 May 2026, ridden by James McDonald, he finished fourth behind the winner Come Fast Fay Fay.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 24-May-26 1400m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.580, SP: 8.90 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Come Fast Fay Fay ( Z Purton 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Packing Glory ( R Kingscote 61 ) 2.00L 3rd Nyx Gluck ( C Williams 60 ) 2.50L 4th Happy Promise ( J Mcdonald 57.5 ) 3.80L See full results | J Mcdonald 57.5kg 3.80L | 4 (14) |
| Sha Tin 14-May-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.900 1st Green Angel ( J Bowman ) 2nd Happy Promise ( A Atzeni ) 3rd Winning Champion ( L Hewitson ) 1.80L | A Atzeni | 2 (10) |
| Sha Tin 26-Apr-26 1200m FIRM R3 CL4 Hcp $70,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.590, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.110 1st Mr Incredible ( K Teetan 60 ) 2nd Better And Better ( A Badel 55 ) 3.80L 3rd Solid Car ( E Brown 57.5 ) 4.60L 4th Happy Promise ( J Mcdonald 56.5 ) 4.80L See full results | J Mcdonald 56.5kg 4.80L | 4 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 10-Apr-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Virtus Glory ( M F Poon ) 2nd Happy Promise ( K Yeung ) 3rd Best World ( J Chau ) 3.30L | K Yeung | 2 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 27-Mar-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.500 1st My Mars ( B Avdulla ) 2nd Chill Master ( J Chau ) 2.00L 3rd Happy Promise ( K Yeung ) | K Yeung | 3 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 06-Mar-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:23.800 1st Happy Promise ( K Yeung ) 2nd Lovely Miles ( M F Poon ) 0.30L 3rd Lightning Ace ( J Chau ) 1.80L | K Yeung | 1 (8) |
| Happy Valley 13-Feb-26 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 1st Magic Cosmos ( K Teetan ) 2nd Kwai Chung Talents ( M L Yeung ) 1.30L 3rd Navas G ( L Ferraris ) 2.30L 5th Happy Promise ( B Avdulla ) 3.30L | B Avdulla 3.30L | 5 (9) |
| Sha Tin 29-Jan-26 1050m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Stellar Express ( A Atzeni ) 2nd Harmony Fire ( E C W Wong ) 2.30L 3rd Sky Phoenix ( K Teetan ) 3.80L 8th Happy Promise ( B Avdulla ) 10.50L | B Avdulla 10.50L | 8 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 12-Jan-26 800m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.400 1st Mapogo ( M F Poon ) 2nd Joy Star ( D B Mcmonagle ) 3.00L 3rd Daily Acclaim ( E C W Wong ) 4.00L 6th Happy Promise ( K Yeung ) 8.00L | K Yeung 8.00L | 6 (8) |