Full Result 2.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 12 June 2024

Thistle Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £104,788.73 2nd £39,295.77 3rd £21,519.11 4th £11,227.36 5th £6,549.30 6th £3,742.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	12. Lucky Archangel (AUS) 44/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	6	83 b	61	–	74	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Chik Chik Boom (AUS) (Thorn Park)
Made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, driven out

2⁽³⁾ nk	11. California Deeply (AUS) 17/10F Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	4	86 tp	62	–	74	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Murtle Turtle (AUS) (Murtajill)
Midfield, ridden and took closer order 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1½]	1. Nordic Dragon (IRE) 14/5 Hugh Bowman C S Shum	Hugh Bowman C S Shum	5	99 t	79	–	87	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Rely On Me (IRE) (Kyllachy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and good headway on inside 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [1½]	5. Astrologer (AUS) 48/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	5	93 b	73	–	81	–
b g Star Turn (AUS) - Fast 'N' Witty (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Started slowly, in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final 150yds, nearest finish

5⁽¹²⁾ nk [2]	9. Super Joy N Fun (NZ) 19/5 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	3	89 1	66	–	74	–
br g What's The Story (NZ) - Citycenta (NZ) (Elusive City)
With leader, ridden over 1f out, driven final 100yds, no extra final 50yds

6⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [4¼]	6. Golden Empire (FR) 9/1 L Hewitson K W Lui	L Hewitson K W Lui	6	92 b	72	–	72	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on at same pace final furlong

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4½]	7. Amazing Victory (AUS) 11/1 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	5	91 t	71	–	70	–
b g Sizzling (AUS) - Stitchery (AUS) (Mossman)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [4¾]	3. Rising From Ashes (AUS) 33/1 H T Mo ² C W Chang	H T Mo ² C W Chang	6	95 tb	77	–	75	–
br g Shamus Award (AUS) - Tear Gas (NZ) (High Chaparral)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5¼]	10. Young Arrow (AUS) 29/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	3	87	63	–	59	–
b g Showtime (AUS) - Hediard (AUS) (Bernardini)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from under 2f out

10⁽⁷⁾ 4¼ [9½]	2. Celestial Colours (AUS) 12/1 Ellis Wong ⁷ Jamie Richards	Ellis Wong ⁷ Jamie Richards	4	90 tb	77	–	60	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Blazing Snitzel (AUS) (Snitzel)
Towards rear of midfield, wide entering straight and dropped towards rear, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

11⁽⁸⁾ 2¾ [12¼]	8. Ace Victory (AUS) 60/1 Ben E Thompson Y S Tsui	Ben E Thompson Y S Tsui	5	810	66	–	40	–
b g Vancouver (AUS) - Anatole (USA) (Quiet American)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, driven and weakened quickly over 1f out

12⁽¹⁾ shd [12¼]	4. Manray Honour (AUS) 64/1 Angus Chung ³ W K Mo	Angus Chung ³ W K Mo	4	86 t	65	–	38	–
ch g Squamosa (AUS) - Huiskes (AUS) (Hussonet)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.29s (slow by 0.59s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: King Glorioso (reserve), Winning Icey (non-runner)
1st owner: Steven Leung Man Hung (Lucky Archangel) 1st breeder: Kia Ora Stud Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Good Memory Syndicate (California Deeply)
3rd owner: Edmond Yue Kwok Yin (Nordic Dragon)

2:45 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Jun 2024

Thistle Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)