Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 23 October 2019

Sir John Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £41,366.37 2nd £15,965.97 3rd £8,345.85 4th £4,354.35 5th £2,540.04

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. After Me (IRE) 9/4F Alberto Sanna P F Yiu	Alberto Sanna P F Yiu	4	94 t	36	–	49	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Blue Dune (Invincible Spirit)
Chased leader, led under 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, driven and kept on well final furlong

2⁽²⁾ ¾	3. La Bomba (AUS) 21/1 Grant Van Niekerk Douglas Whyte	Grant Van Niekerk Douglas Whyte	5	96	38	–	49	–
ch g Time Thief (AUS) - De Right Stuff (AUS) (Dehere)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, not reach winner

3⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [1½]	4. Royal Chocolate (AUS) 68/10 A Domeyer W Y So	A Domeyer W Y So	6	96 tp	38	–	46	–
br g So You Think (NZ) - Matter (AUS) (Octagonal)
In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽¹²⁾ nk [1¾]	2. Great Son (AUS) 83/10 Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	Zac Purton P O'Sullivan	5	96 tb	38	–	45	–
b g Danerich (AUS) - Fantastic Glen (AUS) (Fantastic Light)
Led, headed under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2½]	8. Show Mission (NZ) 17/1 Karis Teetan C W Chang	Karis Teetan C W Chang	7	810 b	28	–	32	–
b g Showcasing - Olga Palosky (NZ) (Crested Wave)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, stayed on final 150yds, nearest finish

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [2¾]	10. Raichu (AUS) 63/10 Joao Moreira D E Ferraris	Joao Moreira D E Ferraris	7	85 t	23	–	26	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Joy In Winning (AUS) (Reset)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽³⁾ 1 [3¾]	6. Exponents (AUS) 39/10 Blake Shinn Y S Tsui	Blake Shinn Y S Tsui	6	94 v	36	–	36	–
ch g Foxwedge (AUS) - Sunday Service (AUS) (Sunday Silence)
Midfield, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4½]	9. Peace On Earth 67/1 Matthew Poon ² K L Man	Matthew Poon ² K L Man	8	87 tb	27	–	24	–
b g Myboycharlie (IRE) - Lilli Marlane (Sri Pekan)
Towards rear, ridden under 2f out, kept on final furlong, never in contention

9⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5]	11. Whistle Up (NZ) 7/1 K C Leung L Ho	K C Leung L Ho	6	85 v	25	–	18	–
b g No Excuse Needed - Kathy O'Reilly (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and weakened steadily final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5¾]	1. Super Fun (IRE) 26/1 H T Mo ³ C H Yip	H T Mo ³ C H Yip	5	94 h	39	–	31	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Dame Hester (IRE) (Diktat)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, weakening when short of room 150yds out

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [7½]	12. Carry To Win (AUS) 20/1 Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	Matthew Chadwick Richard Gibson	6	83 b	21	–	7	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Arms Wide Open (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Dwelt, always towards rear

12⁽⁶⁾ 23 [30½]	7. Blissful Eight (AUS) 111/1 Regan Bayliss John Moore	Regan Bayliss John Moore	4	810 b	28	–	–	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Lovemelikearock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off

12 ran Winning time: 57.48s (slow by 0.48s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Gouten Of Garo, My Dear
1st owner: Waterfalls Syndicate (After Me) 1st breeder: M Newman & M Nolan
2nd owner: Alan Leung Wai Zen, Yildiz Choi Yat Fan & Anita Yip Hau Ki (La Bomba)
3rd owner: Wilson Cheung Wai Yin (Royal Chocolate)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 23 Oct 2019

Sir John Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)