Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 16 March 2022

Hereford Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £56,189.57 2nd £21,687.20 3rd £11,336.49 4th £5,914.69 5th £3,450.24

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	8. Kokushi Musou (NZ) 67/20F Alexis Badel C Fownes	Alexis Badel C Fownes	4	89 ht	47	–	58	–
br g Bullbars (AUS) - Shalaka (AUS) (Lonhro)
Prominent on inner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase leader 1 1/2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led final 55yds

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	7. Gang Of Brothers (AUS) 10/1 Lyle Hewitson P O'Sullivan	Lyle Hewitson P O'Sullivan	4	812	50	–	55	–
ch g Unencumbered (AUS) - Assasi (AUS) (Commands)
Settled in mid-division, pushed along 2 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on for pressure inside final furlong, snatched 2nd final stride

3⁽⁶⁾ shd [1¾]	11. Hero Star (AUS) 42/10 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	6	88 t	46	–	51	–
bb g Kaphero (AUS) - Winning Betsy (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Led, asked to quicken 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, headed final 55yds, lost 2nd final stride

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	12. Takingufurther (AUS) 13/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	7	85 v	43	–	47	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Thirst (USA) (Chester House)
Mid-division, pushed along just under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to seriously challenge

5⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3¼]	1. Harmony N Home (IRE) 36/5 C Y Ho C S Shum	C Y Ho C S Shum	6	97	59	–	60	–
br g Slade Power (IRE) - Keepers Hill (IRE) (Danehill)
Mid-division, pushed along over 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong but never threatened

6⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [3¼]	6. Sure Joyful (NZ) 23/5 Ruan Maia P F Yiu	Ruan Maia P F Yiu	3	90	52	–	52	–
b g Tarzino (NZ) - Kayleen (NZ) (Towkay)
Prominent on outer, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken, kept on same pace inside final furlong

7⁽³⁾ nk [3½]	2. Soaring Tower (NZ) 9/1 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	5	97 e/s	59	–	58	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Key To Success (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, limited response, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

8⁽¹¹⁾ shd [3¾]	3. Cordyceps One (AUS) 32/1 Matthew Chadwick K W Lui	Matthew Chadwick K W Lui	4	82 h	40	–	39	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Shamardal Gold (AUS) (Shamardal)
Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along and some progress on outer 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

9⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [5¼]	9. Melbourne Hall 19/1 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	6	87 h	47	–	41	–
b g Harbour Watch (IRE) - An Ghalanta (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Held up in rear, asked to improve 2f out, ridden and some modest progress inside final furlong, never a factor

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [6¼]	10. Dassit (NZ) 11/1 Joao Moreira J Size	Joao Moreira J Size	4	88	46	–	37	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Polyatomic (NZ) (Keeper)
Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, raced wide into straight, soon ridden, no impression

11⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [7½]	5. Noble Desire (IRE) 14/1 Blake Shinn Douglas Whyte	Blake Shinn Douglas Whyte	6	90 p	52	–	39	–
ch g Footstepsinthesand - Mimisel (Selkirk)
Chased leader, struggling to go pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

12⁽⁹⁾ 4¼ [11¾]	4. Hei Wongchoy (AUS) 53/1 V Borges Y S Tsui	V Borges Y S Tsui	3	90	52	–	25	–
b g Xtravagant (NZ) - Increase (AUS) (Zeditave)
Mid-division, asked for effort over 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.72s (slow by 0.02s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Fighting Star, Sight Hero
1st owner: Jimmy Wong Kwok Kin & Michael Wong Tak Choy (Kokushi Musou) 1st breeder: Gillovic Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Z Power Syndicate (Gang Of Brothers)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Wong Kwun Keong, Wong Men Chu & Wong Bo Chu (Hero Star)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 16 Mar 2022

Hereford Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)