Full Result 11.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 12 June 2024

Aster Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m 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⁽⁸⁾	4. Charming Steed (FR) 93/10 Ellis Wong ⁷ C Fownes	Ellis Wong ⁷ C Fownes	6	812 t	36	–	52	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Militante (IRE) (Johannesburg)
Made all, went clear 2f out, ridden and kept on strongly from under 2f out, quite comfortably

2⁽⁶⁾ 2½	11. Ninja Derby (NZ) 87/10 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	4	813 ht	30	–	40	–
b g Ocean Park (NZ) - Pastrana (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Tracked leaders, ridden and chased leader 2f out, kept on well from 1 1/2f out, no impression on winner

3⁽²⁾ 1 [3½]	12. Hang's Choice (IRE) 19/1 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	6	83 tb	17	–	28	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tingleo (Galileo)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order 2f out, driven and took third over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽³⁾ ½ [4]	6. Speedstar (NZ) 2/1F Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	5	93 b	34	–	41	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - That Jamaican Girl (NZ) (Shinko King)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten

5⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	10. Viva A La (NZ) 49/10 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	5	812 tb	31	–	35	–
br g Showcasing - Zafrenzy (NZ) (Savabeel)
In touch, ridden and effort 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100yds

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [5½]	2. Master Of Luck (NZ) 9/1 Hugh Bowman Mark Newnham	Hugh Bowman Mark Newnham	5	97 t	38	–	41	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Precious (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁴⁾ nk [5¾]	7. Fortune President (AUS) 10/1 C Y Ho Y S Tsui	C Y Ho Y S Tsui	5	91	32	–	34	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - I'm Your Venus (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and no impression final furlong

8⁽⁵⁾ nse [6]	8. Double Show (NZ) 18/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	5	90 tb	31	–	33	–
bb g Showcasing - Showus (NZ) (Pentire)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and no impression final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	3. Keen Unity (IRE) 6/1 Harry Bentley Jimmy Ting	Harry Bentley Jimmy Ting	5	96 tv	37	–	35	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Prudent Approach (IRE) (New Approach)
Towards rear of midfield, outpaced 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [11¼]	9. Superb Move (IRE) 22/1 Andrea Atzeni C H Yip	Andrea Atzeni C H Yip	5	90 tb	31	–	21	–
ch g Bated Breath - Hallouella (Halling)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁹⁾ 2 [13¼]	1. Dragon Pride (AUS) 28/1 Alexis Badel T P Yung	Alexis Badel T P Yung	7	99	40	–	26	–
bb g Sebring (AUS) - Lady Krovanh (AUS) (Dehere)
Always in rear

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [16¼]	5. Smart Folks (USA) 47/1 Ben E Thompson C W Chang	Ben E Thompson C W Chang	7	95 b	36	–	15	–
br g War Front (USA) - Agreeable Miss (USA) (Speightstown)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, lost place under 2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.47s (slow by 2.47s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Happihood (non-runner), Little Fairy (reserve)
1st owner: Fortunes Turn Syndicate (Charming Steed) 1st breeder: Ecurie Des Monceaux
2nd owner: Wilson Chan Wai Kwok, Joseph Yim Wai Ho & Gary Ng Ka Wai (Ninja Derby)
3rd owner: Wong Yuet Sing & Tony Wong Sze Ho (Hang's Choice)

11:40 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Jun 2024

Aster Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)