Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 20 December 2017

Mercury Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £110,783.70 2nd £42,758.62 3rd £22,351.10 4th £11,661.44 5th £6,802.51

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Archippus (NZ) 59/10 Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	7	95 tv	102	–	106	–
b g Keeper (AUS) - Sara Ann (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up in midfield, ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out, led under 1f out, kept on strongly

2⁽⁹⁾ ¾	5. Born In China 61/10 Douglas Whyte K W Lui	Douglas Whyte K W Lui	6	95 b	102	–	104	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Pearl Dance (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽¹⁾ nk [1]	7. Mr Genuine (IRE) 89/10 Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	Matthew Poon ⁷ D J Hall	6	82 p	92	–	93	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Secret Key (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, headed under 1f out, kept on

4⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [2½]	3. House Of Fun (AUS) 69/10 Sam Clipperton J Size	Sam Clipperton J Size	5	96 t	103	–	99	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Freestyle (AUS) (Snippets)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and good headway from 1 1/2f out, no extra last 150yds

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3]	10. Almababy (NZ) 77/1 K C Ng ³ Y S Tsui	K C Ng ³ Y S Tsui	7	80 t	86	–	80	–
bb g Savabeel (AUS) - Ennerdale (Singspiel)
In touch in midfield, wide into straight, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

6⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¼]	8. Verbinsky (IRE) 32/1 Chad Schofield Michael Freedman	Chad Schofield Michael Freedman	5	86 p	89	–	82	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Noble Indiana (ITY) (Indian Ridge)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong

7⁽³⁾ shd [3½]	12. Fantastic Eight (AUS) 7/5F Umberto Rispoli P F Yiu	Umberto Rispoli P F Yiu	4	81 t	84	–	77	–
b g Duporth (AUS) - Delorosa (AUS) (Show A Heart)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, every chance 1f out, weakened steadily inside final furlong

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [4½]	9. Blocker Dee (AUS) 28/1 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	6	85	88	–	78	–
bb g Hidden Dragon (AUS) - Tycoon Rhythm (AUS) (Last Tycoon)
Towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [4¾]	1. Wah May Friend (ITY) 20/1 H T Mo ⁷ A S Cruz	H T Mo ⁷ A S Cruz	5	90 t	104	–	93	–
b g Martino Alonso (IRE) - Rosemary Girl (IRE) (Celtic Swing)
Towards rear, wide into straight, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

10⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [6½]	11. Super Lifeline (AUS) 29/1 K C Leung ² A T Millard	K C Leung ² A T Millard	8	83 2 b	86	–	71	–
b g Churchill Downs (AUS) - Regal Contessa (AUS) (King Of Kings)
Midfield on outer, wide into straight and lost place, soon ridden and no impression

11⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [10]	6. Sea Jade (AUS) 31/1 Tommy Berry John Moore	Tommy Berry John Moore	4	812 b	95	–	67	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Aristocracy (AUS) (Danehill)
Disputed lead until headed over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong

12⁽²⁾ 8½ [18½]	2. Fabulous One I (NZ) 9/1 Nash Rawiller W Y So	Nash Rawiller W Y So	6	96 t	103	–	48	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Beautiful Unicorn (NZ) (Faltaat)
Disputed leader until outright leader over 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly and eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 8.96s (fast by 0.74s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Bombay Blitz (reserve), Perpetual Joyance (reserve)
1st owner: Sammy Sean Lee (Archippus) 1st breeder: Sir Patrick & Lady Hogan & A T Kelly
2nd owner: Guo Qin Jun, Kwok Ho & Chiu Yi (Born In China)
3rd owner: Allen Shi Lop Tak & Kimmy Ngan King Lin (Mr Genuine)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 20 Dec 2017

Mercury Handicap (Class 2) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)