Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 9 January 2019

The January Cup (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good

1st £185,435.44 2nd £71,571.57 3rd £37,412.41 4th £19,519.52 5th £11,386.39

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Simply Brilliant 42/10 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	5	82 h	108	–	106	–
ch g Frankel - Red Bloom (Selkirk)
Pressed leader 3f, close up, effort and ridden over 1f out, led last 150yds, driven out

2⁽⁹⁾ ¾	8. Citron Spirit (IRE) 48/1 Matthew Poon P F Yiu	Matthew Poon P F Yiu	7	81 h	103	–	103	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Citron Presse (USA) (Lemon Drop Kid)
Held up, effort when not clear run briefly entering straight, angled left and strong run to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽¹⁾ nk [1]	9. Insayshable (IRE) 63/10 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	5	83 2	102	–	104	–
b g Rajj (IRE) - Imitation (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, prominent, effort and ridden over 1f out, disputed second place inside final furlong, one pace towards finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1½]	1. Time Warp 23/10F Zac Purton A S Cruz	Zac Purton A S Cruz	6	97 t	127	–	121	–
ch g Archipenko (USA) - Here To Eternity (USA) (Stormy Atlantic)
Took keen hold, led until ridden and headed last 150yds, kept on same pace

5⁽³⁾ nk [1¾]	10. Dinozzo (IRE) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick J Size	Matthew Chadwick J Size	6	81 tb	101	–	101	–
b g Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - Nisriyna (IRE) (Intikhab)
Held up, effort on outside 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [2¼]	3. Southern Legend (AUS) 7/1 Douglas Whyte C Fownes	Douglas Whyte C Fownes	6	93 v	123	–	116	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Donna's Appeal (AUS) (Carnegie)
Baulked repeatedly soon after start, held up, effort over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no impression

7⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [4]	7. Horse Of Fortune (SAF) 107/1 W M Lai C H Yip	W M Lai C H Yip	8	81	106	–	96	–
b g Stronghold - Sweet Virginia (SAF) (Casey Tibbs)
In touch, ridden along 2f out, outpaced final furlong

8⁽²⁾ ½ [4½]	4. Gold Mount 19/1 Alberto Sanna Richard Gibson	Alberto Sanna Richard Gibson	6	90 tb	120	–	108	–
b g Excellent Art - Dolcetto (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¼]	5. Northern Superstar (SAF) 83/10 Karis Teetan A T Millard	Karis Teetan A T Millard	5	82 t	108	–	95	–
b g Count Dubois - Pagan Dance (SAF) (Jet Master)
Baulked repeatedly soon after start, soon prominent, went second after 3f to over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong

10⁽⁷⁾ 1 [6¼]	2. Eagle Way (AUS) 39/10 Silvestre De Sousa John Moore	Silvestre De Sousa John Moore	6	94 tb	124	–	109	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - Wedgetail Eagle (AUS) (Lure)
Bumped soon after start, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, eased last 100yds

10 ran Winning time: 1m 48.83s (slow by 0.33s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Simply Brilliant Syndicate (Simply Brilliant) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Limited
2nd owner: Lau Ng Mui Chu (Citron Spirit)
3rd owner: The Hon & Mrs Kenneth Lau Ip Keung (Insayshable)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 9 Jan 2019

The January Cup (Group 3 Handicap) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)