Full Result 12.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 December 2021

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

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £84,504.25 2nd £32,615.68 3rd £17,049.10 4th £8,895.18 5th £5,188.86

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	8. Special M (IRE) 91/20 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	3	84 tb	63	–	75	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Young Special (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway from 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead close home, ridden out

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	5. Stoltz (AUS) 12/1 Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	4	86	–	–	78	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - Decelerator (USA) (Dehere)
Chased leader, dropped to 3rd 3 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, headed close home

3⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [2¾]	10. Wind Speeder (AUS) 30/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	4	83	62	–	64	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Rationality (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, kept on well final furlong, snatched 3rd close home

4⁽¹⁾ shd [2¾]	9. Fabulous Eight (AUS) 12/5F Alexis Badel P F Yiu	Alexis Badel P F Yiu	6	83 tb	59	–	64	–
b g Dream Ahead (USA) - Coco Kerringle (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on same pace final 100yds

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3]	7. My Ecstatic (AUS) 78/10 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	5	85 t	62	–	65	–
ch g All Too Hard (AUS) - More Radiant (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Towards rear, very wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final 125yds, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ nk [3½]	4. Wine And Wine (AUS) 66/10 K C Leung T P Yung	K C Leung T P Yung	5	89 tb	68	–	68	–
ch g Snitzel (AUS) - Gold Anthem (AUS) (Made Of Gold)
Led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [3¾]	3. Brilliant Fortune (AUS) 31/10 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	5	810 h	67	–	68	–
ch g Deep Field (AUS) - Danica (AUS) (Sebring)
Tracked leaders, chased leader 3 1/2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4½]	1. Decisive Twelve (AUS) 76/10 C Y Ho W Y So	C Y Ho W Y So	5	97 t	75	–	76	–
br g All Too Hard (AUS) - Kamarla Rose (AUS) (Nadeem)
Towards rear, ridden and kept on steadily from inside 2f out, never dangerous

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [5¼]	2. Good View Clarico (AUS) 50/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁷ C H Yip	K H Alfred Chan ⁷ C H Yip	5	87	73	–	66	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Andromache (NZ) (Charge Forward)
Midfield on outside, ridden inside 2f out, wide into straight, soon no impression

10⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [6½]	6. Astro King (AUS) 131/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	4	85 p	64	–	53	–
b g Nicconi (AUS) - Pole Dancing (AUS) (Johannesburg)
Always in rear

10 ran Winning time: 56.55s (fast by 0.45s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Richard Li Tzar Kai (Special M) 1st breeder: Michael G Holden
2nd owner: Josiah Ma Pok Man (Stoltz)
3rd owner: Exceed Expectations Syndicate (Wind Speeder)

12:45 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Dec 2021

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