Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 26 December 2018

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

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good

1st £105,156.10 2nd £40,586.57 3rd £21,215.70 4th £11,069.06 5th £6,456.95

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Litterateur (IRE) 43/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	6	812 hp	88	–	96	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Lake Moon (Tiger Hill)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, led over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, shade cosily

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	4. Red Warrior (IRE) EvensF Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	3	813	89	–	95	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Sweet Dreams Baby (IRE) (Montjeu)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on well final furlong, not reach winner

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [1]	9. Winning Faith (AUS) 76/10 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	5	89 htp	85	–	90	–
ch g Star Witness (AUS) - My Central (ITY) (Central Park)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [1¾]	2. Turin Redstar 41/10 K C Leung F C Lor	K C Leung F C Lor	4	92 tp	92	–	96	–
b g Kyllachy - Meddle (Diktat)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

5⁽²⁾ 2 [3¾]	10. Good Omen 11/1 C Y Ho ² C H Yip	C Y Ho ² C H Yip	4	83 p	81	–	80	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Magic Nymph (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽³⁾ nk [4]	3. Good Standing (AUS) 9/1 Douglas Whyte John Moore	Douglas Whyte John Moore	5	813 b	89	–	87	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - Elahi (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

7⁽¹⁾ nk [4½]	6. Pikachu (NZ) 81/1 Callan Murray D E Ferraris	Callan Murray D E Ferraris	8	811	87	–	85	–
bb g Keeper (AUS) - Mumtaz (NZ) (Cape Cross)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 1/2f out

8⁽⁷⁾ shd [4½]	12. Volpino (AUS) 15/1 Silvestre De Sousa T P Yung	Silvestre De Sousa T P Yung	5	85 ht	81	–	78	–
bb g Foxwedge (AUS) - Bright Heart (AUS) (Dane Shadow)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out

9⁽¹²⁾ 2 [6½]	11. Land Grant (AUS) 36/1 C Victor Wong ⁷ A T Millard	C Victor Wong ⁷ A T Millard	7	712 b	81	–	74	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Cashier (AUS) (Danehill)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [7¼]	7. Stimulation (JPN) 13/1 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	4	811 tp	87	–	78	–
b g Deep Impact (JPN) - Baahama (IRE) (Anabaa)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [8]	8. Jade Fortune (NZ) 27/1 M L Yeung ² K L Man	M L Yeung ² K L Man	6	88 hb	86	–	75	–
ch g Showcasing - Shades Of Silk (AUS) (Thunder Gulch)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened last 150yds

12⁽⁵⁾ shd [8]	1. Imperial Gallantry (NZ) 88/1 Matthew Poon ³ P O'Sullivan	Matthew Poon ³ P O'Sullivan	7	84 htb	83	–	72	–
b g Guillotine (NZ) - Reflection (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.95s (slow by 1.95s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Joyful Trinity, Packing Dragon
1st owner: Ngai Chun-Hung & Ngai Wing Yin (Litterateur) 1st breeder: R M Richard Ahern
2nd owner: The Hon Ronald Arculli GBM GBS JP & Johanna K J Arculli BBS (Red Warrior)
3rd owner: Chao Kuang Piu (Winning Faith)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 26 Dec 2018

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