Full Result 11.30 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 December 2021

Japan Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £41,983 2nd £16,203.97 3rd £8,470.26 4th £4,419.26 5th £2,577.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. Touch Faith (AUS) 31/4 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	4	97	40	–	55	–
b g Outreach (AUS) - Porte Triage (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up in rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, led 50yds out, readily

2⁽⁴⁾ 1½	11. One Step Ahead (NZ) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	6	87 b	26	–	37	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Leesing (NZ) (Pins)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, took 2nd close home, not going pace of winner

3⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [2¼]	3. Alloy King (AUS) 9/1 Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	5	93 p	36	–	44	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Terhaab (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Led, went clear 2 1/2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, no extra final 100yds, hung left 75yds out, headed 50yds out

4⁽³⁾ nk [2½]	2. Sunny And Gold (AUS) 12/5F Zac Purton C H Yip	Zac Purton C H Yip	5	95 ht	38	–	45	–
b g Dream Ahead (USA) - Eager To Please (AUS) (Stratum)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders inside 2f out, kept on final furlong, every chance when carried left 75yds out, no extra final 50yds

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [3¼]	8. Viva Mama (AUS) 14/5 Ryan Moore Richard Gibson	Ryan Moore Richard Gibson	5	91 tp	34	–	39	–
b g Dream Ahead (USA) - Uproot (AUS) (Lonhro)
Tracked leaders, chased leader and raced keenly from 3 1/2f out, ridden inside 2f out, driven final furlong, pressing leaders when carried left and hampered 50yds out, soon no extra

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3¾]	7. Sparkling Star (NZ) 39/10 K C Leung W Y So	K C Leung W Y So	6	92 tb¹	35	–	39	–
b g Jimmy Choux (NZ) - Miss Faberge (NZ) (Ustinov)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [4]	4. Sure Winner (AUS) 119/1 Lyle Hewitson K L Man	Lyle Hewitson K L Man	4	93 b	36	–	39	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Thekatcamehome (USA) (Sea Of Secrets)
Midfield, ridden and kept on same pace from 2f out

8⁽¹⁾ ½ [4½]	6. Mudita (AUS) 21/1 Blake Shinn P O'Sullivan	Blake Shinn P O'Sullivan	5	92 b	35	–	36	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Bella Laguna (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, not clear run and slightly hampered inside 2f out, ridden and kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to threaten

9⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5]	10. Vector (AUS) 22/1 Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	5	86 tb	27	–	27	–
br g Deep Field (AUS) - Crevette (AUS) (Danehill)
Chased leader, dropped to 3rd 3 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 150yds, not clear run 50yds out, soon eased

10⁽¹²⁾ 3¼ [8¼]	9. E Honey (AUS) 43/1 L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	4	88 h¹	27	–	17	–
b g Nostradamus (AUS) - Tylden Lady (NZ) (Zabeel)
In touch in midfield, outpaced 2 1/2f out, wide into straight and lost place, soon no impression, eased final 100yds

11⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [11½]	5. Island Sunshine (AUS) 56/1 V Borges K W Lui	V Borges K W Lui	5	92	35	–	15	–
ch g Needs Further (AUS) - Striking Bride (AUS) (Telesto)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 3f out, dropped to rear over 2f out, wide into straight, soon beaten

12⁽⁵⁾ 4¾ [16¼]	12. Sunny Smile (AUS) 23/1 Alexis Badel D E Ferraris	Alexis Badel D E Ferraris	5	83 t	22	–	–	–
b g Dissident (AUS) - Family Girl (AUS) (Zeditave)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten and eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.06s (slow by 0.36s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: After Me (reserve), Scenic Sweetie (reserve)
1st owner: Happy Corner Syndicate (Touch Faith) 1st breeder: Bowness Stud
2nd owner: Kong Wing Ming & Edmond Kong Chun Man (One Step Ahead)
3rd owner: Lun Hoi Sze (Alloy King)

11:30 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Dec 2021

Japan Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)