Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 28 December 2022

Long Ke Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £93,199.05 2nd £35,971.56 3rd £18,803.32 4th £9,810.43 5th £5,722.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
2⁽⁵⁾	3. California Cible (AUS) 13/5 Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	5	88 t	74	–	88	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Magic Harmony (AUS) (Danehill Dancer)
Chased leader, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, hung left and hampered rival 150yds out, hung left final 75yds, kept on well, just held on, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd, caused interference

1⁽³⁾ shd	11. Humble Star (AUS) 41/5 Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	4	87 t	65	–	79	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Nautical (AUS) (Niello)
Pulled hard, in touch, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, hampered when challenging 150yds out, driven and kept on well final 100yds, carried left final 75yds, just held, finished 2nd, awarded race

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [1¼]	8. Lucky Eight (AUS) 24/1 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	4	812 p	68	–	78	–
b g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) - Hussy Five Oh (AUS) (Husson)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, took 3rd close home

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [1¾]	4. Namjong Sings (AUS) 67/10 Hugh Bowman C S Shum	Hugh Bowman C S Shum	7	94 b	74	–	82	–
br g Your Song (AUS) - Breezing Home (AUS) (War Pass)
In touch in midfield, took closer order 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¼]	12. High Rise Soldier (AUS) 17/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	7	87 b	63	–	70	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Tara From The Cape (USA) (Leroidesanimaux)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¾]	2. Seizing The Moment (NZ) 5/1 Zac Purton J Size	Zac Purton J Size	6	99 b	79	–	85	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Queen Alley (NZ) (Towkay)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽⁴⁾ shd [2¾]	7. Here Comes Ted (NZ) 27/1 L J Ferraris D J Hall	L J Ferraris D J Hall	6	812 tb	68	–	74	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Princess Annaliese (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [3¾]	6. Excellent Daddy (AUS) 97/1 Antoine Hamelin T P Yung	Antoine Hamelin T P Yung	6	90 t	70	–	72	–
ch g Toorak Toff (AUS) - Doubtful Diva (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4½]	1. Adios (AUS) 11/5F Silvestre De Sousa F C Lor	Silvestre De Sousa F C Lor	4	99 v	79	–	79	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Later Gator (NZ) (More Than Ready)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, gradually weakened from over 1f out

10⁽²⁾ ¾ [5¼]	9. Harmony Fire (AUS) 14/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	811 t	67	–	65	–
b g Brazen Beau (AUS) - Ms Mazetti (AUS) (Lonhro)
Led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final 150yds

11⁽⁸⁾ ½ [5¾]	10. Magic Phoenix (AUS) 76/1 Matthew Poon ² Jimmy Ting	Matthew Poon ² Jimmy Ting	5	89 t	67	–	63	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Exotic Blend (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield on outside, wide into straight and lost place, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

11 ran Winning time: 1m 9.85s (slow by 0.15s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Cape Breton (reserve), Incanto Prepared (reserve), Naboo Legend (non-runner)
1st owner: Sidney Leung Kwun Wa (Humble Star) 1st breeder: Gilgai Farm
2nd owner: Charmian Liang Shun Ming (California Cible)
3rd owner: Uno Eight Syndicate (Lucky Eight)

Following a stewards' inquiry, California Cible, who passed the post first, was disqualified and placed second - caused interference. Humble Star was awarded the race.

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 28 Dec 2022

Long Ke Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)