Full Result 11.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 12 January 2022

Wang Tau Hom Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £42,142.18 2nd £16,265.40 3rd £8,502.37 4th £4,436.02 5th £2,587.68

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. King's Trooper (AUS) 106/10 Ruan Maia P F Yiu	Ruan Maia P F Yiu	6	94 t	37	–	53	–
b g Denman (AUS) - Alluring Belle (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly from over 1f out, led close home

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	6. Cigar Buddies (AUS) 31/1 Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	5	811 b	30	–	45	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Sweet Home Chicago (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Quickly away and led, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, driven inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds, headed close home

3⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [1]	10. One Step Ahead (NZ) 14/1 Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	6	88 b	27	–	40	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Leesing (NZ) (Pins)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, switched towards outside over 1f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1½]	11. Winning Strikes (NZ) 9/1 Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	Karis Teetan P O'Sullivan	5	87 b	26	–	37	–
ch g Swiss Ace (AUS) - Kahala (NZ) (Captain Rio)
In touch, chased leader inside 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on same pace from over 1f out

5⁽¹⁾ nk [1¾]	9. Regency Poet (NZ) 21/10F K C Leung T P Yung	K C Leung T P Yung	6	89 tb	28	–	38	–
b g Poet's Voice - Amour Cache (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Raced keenly in midfield, ridden and headway 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 1 [2¾]	7. Viva Chef (NZ) 13/1 H T Mo ² L Ho	H T Mo ² L Ho	5	812 b	33	–	40	–
br g Sacred Falls (NZ) - Savabeel Star (NZ) (Savabeel)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁷⁾ shd [3]	3. Zacian (AUS) 19/5 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	5	96	39	–	46	–
b g Albrecht (AUS) - Snaffles (AUS) (Librettist)
Tracked leaders, ridden inside 2f out, no extra final 150yds

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [3¾]	12. Vector (AUS) 17/1 Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	5	83 tb	24	–	29	–
br g Deep Field (AUS) - Crevette (AUS) (Danehill)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not clear run and eased closing stages

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [5]	1. Daily Beauty (AUS) 4/1 Joao Moreira C Fownes	Joao Moreira C Fownes	6	97 tb	40	–	41	–
br g All American (AUS) - Mixed Emotions (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, slightly hampered 1f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹²⁾ shd [5]	8. Island Sunshine (AUS) 119/1 Harry Bentley K W Lui	Harry Bentley K W Lui	5	89 e/s	28	–	29	–
ch g Needs Further (AUS) - Striking Bride (AUS) (Telesto)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¾]	4. The Jolly (NZ) 18/1 M L Yeung Douglas Whyte	M L Yeung Douglas Whyte	4	95 tb	38	–	37	–
b g Reliable Man - The General's Lady (AUS) (General Nediym)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 8 [13¾]	2. Master Of Fun (NZ) 39/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C H Yip	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C H Yip	4	91 tb¹	39	–	14	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Amour Cache (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Chased leader, ridden inside 2f out, hung left and weakened quickly over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.46s (slow by 0.76s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Amazement (non-runner), Gallant Cavalier (reserve)
1st owner: N Lee Yuk Ming, N Ng Si Pang & J Yee Man Lee (King's Trooper) 1st breeder: J Chapman
2nd owner: Cigar Buddies Syndicate (Cigar Buddies)
3rd owner: Kong Wing Ming & Edmond Kong Chun Man (One Step Ahead)

11:15 Happy Valley (HK) 12 Jan 2022

Wang Tau Hom Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)