Full Result 11.30 Happy Valley (HK) | 7 December 2022

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

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £43,763.03 2nd £16,891 3rd £8,829.38 4th £4,606.64 5th £2,687.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Hearty Wish (NZ) 23/20F Jamie Kah Douglas Whyte	Jamie Kah Douglas Whyte	5	97 t	38	–	50	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Klairevoyant (AUS) (Flying Spur)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong led 125yds out, pressed closing stages, ridden out

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	12. Zacian (AUS) 12/1 Silvestre De Sousa C S Shum	Silvestre De Sousa C S Shum	6	84	21	–	32	–
b g Albrecht (AUS) - Snaffles (AUS) (Librettist)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched to wide outside entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly final 150yds, nearest finish

3⁽⁵⁾ nse [¼]	6. Le Plus Vite (AUS) 14/1 Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	4	97 t	38	–	49	–
bk g All American (AUS) - Champagne Sisters (AUS) (Anabaa)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [2]	3. Sunshine Legendary (AUS) 34/1 Zac Purton Richard Gibson	Zac Purton Richard Gibson	4	98 b¹	39	–	44	–
b g Flying Artie (AUS) - Exceleine (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, wide into straight, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹²⁾ nse [2¼]	10. Handsome Guys (NZ) 78/10 Ryan Moore C Fownes	Ryan Moore C Fownes	5	90 t	31	–	36	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Platinum Elle (NZ) (Elnadim)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, switched to inside rail and stayed on strongly final 125yds, nearest finish

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [2½]	2. Cigar Buddies (AUS) 9/1 Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	6	98 b	39	–	43	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Sweet Home Chicago (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 125yds

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2¾]	9. U W Brother (AUS) 11/1 Hollie Doyle Y S Tsui	Hollie Doyle Y S Tsui	6	92	33	–	36	–
br g Wandjina (AUS) - Pacific Belle (AUS) (Canadian Silver)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, headed 125yds out, weakened final 75yds

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [3]	1. Touch Faith (AUS) 12/1 James McDonald J Size	James McDonald J Size	5	99	40	–	42	–
b g Outreach (AUS) - Porte Triage (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

9⁽¹⁾ nse [3]	5. Jack Win (AUS) 14/1 Tom Marquand A S Cruz	Tom Marquand A S Cruz	4	97 htb	38	–	40	–
bb g Divine Prophet (AUS) - Igraine (AUS) (Denman)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽²⁾ nk [3½]	11. Little Player (NZ) 81/10 Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	Matthew Chadwick Jamie Richards	6	88 tv¹	25	–	26	–
b g Proisir (AUS) - Scrutiny (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, chased leaders 1 1/2f out, weakened final 125yds

11⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [5]	8. Super Kingdom (AUS) 40/1 Harry Bentley A T Millard	Harry Bentley A T Millard	4	92 b	33	–	29	–
br g Street Boss (USA) - Renaka (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [8½]	7. Circuit Splendor (AUS) 81/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	91 h	34	–	19	–
b g Lonhro (AUS) - Exceedingly Royal (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, eased final 100yds

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.64s (slow by 0.94s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Glorified Fire (reserve), One Step Ahead (reserve)
1st owner: Bankee Kwan Pak Hoo (Hearty Wish) 1st breeder: G J Connor & A Rose
2nd owner: Hugo Hui Kwan Wah (Zacian)
3rd owner: Sir Wayne Leung (Le Plus Vite)

11:30 Happy Valley (HK) 7 Dec 2022

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