Full Result 12.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 21 December 2022

Mercury Handicap (Div II) (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Flying On The Turf (AUS) 71/20 Zac Purton Jamie Richards	Zac Purton Jamie Richards	7	95 tb	36	–	54	–
b g Reward For Effort (AUS) - Tio Rossa (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, good headway on wide outside under 2f out, led over 1f out, driven when challenged 1f out, kept on well and asserted final 100yds, comfortably

2⁽⁵⁾ 1¼	4. G One Excellent (NZ) 17/10F C Y Ho C S Shum	C Y Ho C S Shum	5	95 tb	36	–	50	–
br g Makfi - Syzygy Blossom (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
In touch, ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, driven and challenged 1f out, no extra and held final 100yds

3⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [3]	10. Heavenly Thought (AUS) 42/1 Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	Antoine Hamelin C H Yip	8	812 b	29	–	37	–
bb g So You Think (NZ) - God Love It (AUS) (St Covet)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, good headway 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

4⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [5¼]	6. Aca Power (AUS) 21/1 Luke Currie D J Hall	Luke Currie D J Hall	6	94 h	35	–	36	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Lavender Bay (AUS) (Magnus)
Squeezed out soon after start and dropped towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched to wide outside and stayed on well final furlong, never dangerous

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [5½]	9. The Good Deal (AUS) 62/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C W Chang	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C W Chang	5	88 htb	30	–	30	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Prinny's Girl (AUS) (Commands)
In touch in midfield on outside, ridden under 2f out, forced wide on home turn, effort 1 1/2f out, no extra from over 1f out

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [6]	2. Take What You Need (AUS) 48/10 Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	7	97 tb	38	–	37	–
ch g Fast 'N' Famous (AUS) - Sequential Charm (AUS) (Sequalo)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, took closer order 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

7⁽¹²⁾ nk [6¼]	5. Wins All (AUS) 33/1 Lyle Hewitson W Y So	Lyle Hewitson W Y So	7	95 tb	36	–	34	–
ch g Testa Rossa (AUS) - Fragrant Storm (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, effort 1 1/2f out, bumped over 1f out, no extra final furlong

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [7]	12. Dashing Genius (AUS) 83/10 Karis Teetan A S Cruz	Karis Teetan A S Cruz	4	86 t	23	–	18	–
br g Zoustar (AUS) - Dare To Dance (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear, ridden and good headway on inside under 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [8½]	7. Prince Of Bon Bon (SAF) 111/1 Matthew Poon ² Y S Tsui	Matthew Poon ² Y S Tsui	7	812	31	–	21	–
br g Querari (GER) - La Garita (SAF) (Lateral)
Always towards rear

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	1. Divine Era (AUS) 16/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	6	99 t	40	–	26	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Baroness Gabriella (AUS) (Kempinsky)
Prominent, led after 1 1/2f, ridden inside 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [11]	8. Handsome Guys (NZ) 11/2 L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	5	813 t	30	–	12	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Platinum Elle (NZ) (Elnadim)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽²⁾ 11 [22]	11. Call Me Lu (NZ) 52/1 M L Yeung L Ho	M L Yeung L Ho	5	810 tv¹	27	–	–	–
ch g Super Easy (NZ) - Princess' Jewel (NZ) (Iffraaj)
Led, headed after 1 1/2f, ridden inside 2f out, weakened quickly 1 1/2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.67s (fast by 0.03s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Ernest Feeling (reserve), Raging Blaze (reserve)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Hui Yuk Hon (Flying On The Turf) 1st breeder: Mrs L B Alderson
2nd owner: Chung Tsi Kuen (G One Excellent)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Patrick Lau Tak Wai & William Lau Man Yuen (Heavenly Thought)

12:15 Happy Valley (HK) 21 Dec 2022

Mercury Handicap (Div II) (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)