Full Result 11.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 January 2024

Murray Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good

1st £49,295.77 2nd £18,485.92 3rd £10,123.24 4th £5,281.69 5th £3,080.99 6th £1,760.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Sunny Baby (NZ) 47/10 Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	6	98	39	–	51	–
ch g Iffraaj - Glass Half Full (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led close home

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	10. Diamond Winner (FR) 9/1 Antoine Hamelin J Size	Antoine Hamelin J Size	5	89 h	26	–	38	–
br g Toronado (IRE) - Sapfo (FR) (Peintre Celebre)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, very wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, just failed

3⁽²⁾ shd [hd]	2. Turtle Again (NZ) 17/10F K C Leung T P Yung	K C Leung T P Yung	4	99 tb	40	–	52	–
b g Proisir (AUS) - Hollywood Angel (AUS) (Dehere)
Tracked leaders, ridden and chased leader over 2f out, driven over 1f out, led narrowly 1f out, kept on well until no extra and dropped to 3rd close home

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [½]	7. Colourful Baron (IRE) 56/10 L Hewitson Jamie Richards	L Hewitson Jamie Richards	5	94 tb	35	–	46	–
br g Dark Angel (IRE) - Tawayna (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on final 100yds, nearest finish

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1]	8. Happy Hero (AUS) 16/1 Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	5	94 p	35	–	45	–
br g Pierro (AUS) - Forty Winks (Kheleyf)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, good headway over 1f out, nor clear run inside final furlong, switched and kept on final 75yds, not able to challenge

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¼]	12. Foxhunter Way (NZ) 15/2 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	6	88	25	–	34	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Veronica Hall (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order under 2f out, driven and chased leaders over 1f out, no further impression final furlong

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [2]	6. United Endeavors (AUS) 9/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	5	97 ht	38	–	46	–
br g Headwater (AUS) - Illinois Magic (NZ) (Zabeel)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

8⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2½]	11. Viva A La (NZ) 33/1 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	5	87 htb	26	–	33	–
br g Showcasing - Zafrenzy (NZ) (Savabeel)
Took keen hold, led, ridden under 2f out, driven and headed 1f out, no extra final 125yds

9⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3]	9. Fortune Triple (IRE) 23/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	7	90	31	–	37	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Kerry Gal (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, pushed along and headway into midfield 2 1/2f out, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out

10⁽⁹⁾ 7¼ [10¼]	1. Classic Archi 20/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	6	99 tb	40	–	31	–
b g Archipenko (USA) - Modesty's Way (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Always towards rear, eased final 100yds

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [11½]	4. Circuit Elite (IRE) 33/1 K De Melo W K Mo	K De Melo W K Mo	6	97 tb	38	–	26	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Bridge Note (USA) (Stravinsky)
Chased leader, ridden under 3f out, lost place 2f out, soon struggling

11 ran Winning time: 1m 51.19s (slow by 2.69s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Ai One (non-runner), M M Nebula (reserve), Mighty Star (reserve)
1st owner: Carmelo Lee Ka Sze & Nathan Lee Tze Hong (Sunny Baby) 1st breeder: Goodwood Stud Ltd
2nd owner: W Yiu Man Hung, V Yiu Wai Yin & V Yiu Wai Pong (Diamond Winner)
3rd owner: Ho Koon Wah, Dominic Ho Tsz Kin Et Al (Turtle Again)

11:10 Happy Valley (HK) 17 Jan 2024

Murray Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)