We have reached the Happy Valley finale, with 9 races set for showdown on the “B” course.
The weather is expected to be hot and sticky, however the race course will be firm and fast.
The feature for the meeting is Race 9.
In this wide-open Class 2 race, leading trainer Frankie Lor is sending two last-start winners, Everyone's Delight and My Ecstatic.
Both Zac Purton and Joao Moreira will have 9 rides, with Joao primed to have the bigger day, thanks to his prime draws.
Happy Friends broke his maiden during last season's Happy Valley finale and now he is competitive at the low rating of 42.
For tonight, he breaks from gate 2 and only carries 118 pounds.
This is a similar mark to his victory one year ago.
He enters this contest at peak fitness and can run well once again under the light weight.
Vincent Ho will be on board and he knows the horse well.
With even luck in running, he will be in the finish.
Packing Award is a course and distance expert at Happy Valley, scoring 3 wins and 2 seconds from 6 his starts here.
He will jump from gate 3 and this suits his front running tactics perfectly.
Matthew Poon stays on and will knock some weight off with the apprentice claim.
This means Packing Award gets in with only 120 pounds.
He can break well from the barriers and stay behind the leaders.
From there he can show a strong turn of foot in the home straight to storm home.