Full Result 12.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 April 2019

Shek Kip Mei Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £52,492.49 2nd £20,260.26 3rd £10,590.59 4th £5,525.53 5th £3,223.22

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	8. General Iron (NZ) 29/1 Martin Harley D E Ferraris	Martin Harley D E Ferraris	9	810 ht	49	–	60	–
b g Towkay (AUS) - Plaything (NZ) (Victory Dance II)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on strongly final furlong, led 50yds out, ridden out

2⁽¹⁾ ½	1. Look Eras (IRE) 13/10F Joao Moreira Y S Tsui	Joao Moreira Y S Tsui	6	97 b	60	–	69	–
ch g Dream Ahead (USA) - Arabian Art (USA) (E Dubai)
Led, ridden under 2f out, headed 50yds out, no extra closing stages

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1]	7. Lucky Thought (NZ) 13/1 Karis Teetan C S Shum	Karis Teetan C S Shum	3	813 tb¹	52	–	59	–
br g Savabeel (AUS) - Schooner Bay (NZ) (Falkirk)
In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on final 150yds, nearest finish

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¾]	3. Everbrave (NZ) 29/10 Neil Callan K L Man	Neil Callan K L Man	5	92	55	–	60	–
b g Alamosa (NZ) - Miss Riviera (NZ) (Montjeu)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ shd [1¾]	6. Gunnar (AUS) 42/10 Zac Purton C Fownes	Zac Purton C Fownes	3	813	52	–	56	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Hot Diamond (AUS) (Hussonet)
With leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, weakened final 50yds

6⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [3]	11. Captain Boss (IRE) 19/1 Grant Van Niekerk A T Millard	Grant Van Niekerk A T Millard	5	83 tb	42	–	42	–
ch g Dream Ahead (USA) - Candy Ride (IRE) (Pivotal)
Raced keenly towards rear of midfield, pushed along and stayed on well final furlong, never placed to challenge

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3½]	2. Gentle Breeze (AUS) 77/10 C Y Ho P F Yiu	C Y Ho P F Yiu	4	93	56	–	54	–
b g Foxwedge (AUS) - Marjorie (AUS) (Langfuhr)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽²⁾ ½ [4]	12. Star Superior (AUS) 34/1 H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	H N Jack Wong ³ C W Chang	6	80	42	–	38	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Sister Livia (AUS) (Galileo)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

9⁽³⁾ 1 [5]	4. Irish Vega (AUS) 89/1 Chad Schofield C H Yip	Chad Schofield C H Yip	4	812 t	51	–	43	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Count Your Fingers (AUS) (General Nediym)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽⁶⁾ 1 [6]	10. Yee Cheong Lucky 75/1 T H So ² D J Hall	T H So ² D J Hall	4	82 hb	43	–	32	–
b g Acclamation - Melbourne Memories (Sleeping Indian)
Outpaced and behind, some headway final furlong, never a factor

11⁽¹¹⁾ shd [6¼]	5. Bandy (AUS) 109/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	3	813 h¹	52	–	40	–
b g Your Song (AUS) - Spirit Of Rose (AUS) (Anabaa)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 4¾ [11]	9. My Dear (GER) 219/1 H T Mo ³ A S Cruz	H T Mo ³ A S Cruz	4	84 tb	46	–	17	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Astilbe (GER) (Monsun)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 57.11s (slow by 0.11s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Mr Right, Trumphouse
1st owner: Kam Hing Yuen (General Iron) 1st breeder: The Rotopiko Trust
2nd owner: Lai Tat Ming (Look Eras)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Patrick Lau Tak Wai & William Lau Man Yuen (Lucky Thought)

12:45 Happy Valley (HK) 17 Apr 2019

Shek Kip Mei Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)