Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 18 October 2017

Des Voeux Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good To Firm

1st £39,310.34 2nd £15,172.41 3rd £7,931.03 4th £4,137.93 5th £2,413.79

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Fruitful Life (AUS) 106/10 Karis Teetan F C Lor	Karis Teetan F C Lor	5	92 b	35	–	44	–
b g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Jennifer Ann (AUS) (Flying Spur)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, good headway to lead 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, readily

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	2. Gold Velvet (NZ) 26/5 Joao Moreira T P Yung	Joao Moreira T P Yung	4	94 b	37	–	44	–
bb g Savabeel (AUS) - Sparkling Satine (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear of midfield, pushed along and headway over 2f out, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression on winner last 100yds

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1½]	12. Happy Friendship 57/10 Chad Schofield Michael Freedman	Chad Schofield Michael Freedman	6	85 tb	24	–	30	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Anse Victorin (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [3]	7. Sweet Bean (AUS) 74/10 Brett Prebble C Fownes	Brett Prebble C Fownes	7	812	31	–	34	–
b g Encosta De Lago (AUS) - Skates (AUS) (Danehill)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3¼]	6. Rock The Tree (IRE) 43/5 Matthew Poon ⁷ D E Ferraris	Matthew Poon ⁷ D E Ferraris	8	87 b	33	–	35	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Bluebell Wood (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up in rear, very wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [3½]	4. Atomic Blast (NZ) 17/2 H T Mo ⁷ A T Millard	H T Mo ⁷ A T Millard	6	88 t	34	–	35	–
b g Alamosa (NZ) - Effloresce (NZ) (Montjeu)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [4]	5. Fun Manager (AUS) 23/5F Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	5	91 tv	34	–	35	–
bb g Teofilo (IRE) - Tahnee Topaz (AUS) (Lonhro)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from under 2f out

8⁽³⁾ nk [4¼]	11. Empire Of Mongolia (AUS) 12/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	5	85 b	24	–	24	–
bb g Lonhro (AUS) - Selwan (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁾ 1½ [5¾]	9. Don Wongchoy (AUS) 21/1 C Y Ho ² Y S Tsui	C Y Ho ² Y S Tsui	4	87	28	–	25	–
ch g Pendragon I (NZ) - Cavita (AUS) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

10⁽⁹⁾ ½ [6¼]	8. Best Jade Triumph (NZ) 32/1 M L Yeung ² A Lee	M L Yeung ² A Lee	8	87 p	28	–	24	–
br g Scaredee Cat (NZ) - Demerara (NZ) (Danasinga)
Always towards rear, wide into straight

11⁽²⁾ 1¾ [8]	10. Digital Pioneer 129/1 K C Ng ³ D J Hall	K C Ng ³ D J Hall	5	85 b	27	–	19	–
ch g Dutch Art - Highland Starlight (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [10¼]	1. Audacity (FR) 54/10 K C Leung ² L Ho	K C Leung ² L Ho	4	95 h	40	–	28	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Prima (GER) (Monsun)
Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, hampered 1 1/2f out, soon lost place and beaten

12 ran Winning time: 1m 50.58s (slow by 2.08s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: My Gift (reserve), Wealthy Fortune (reserve)
1st owner: Happy & Free Syndicate (Fruitful Life) 1st breeder: Glentree Downs Pastoral Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Gibson Lau Wai Chi & Eric Lau Pui Kit (Gold Velvet)
3rd owner: Shatin Fans Syndicate (Happy Friendship)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 18 Oct 2017

Des Voeux Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)