Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 28 December 2022

Luk Wu Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good

1st £102,654.03 2nd £39,620.85 3rd £20,710.90 4th £10,805.69 5th £6,303.32

Luk Wu Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf), 1m - Good, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	11. Loyal Baby (IRE) 169/10 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	5	84 t	63	–	79	–
b g War Command (USA) - Queens Flight (King's Best)
Took keen hold, in touch in midfield, pulled way into lead 4 1/2f out, went clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and began to weaken final 100yds, held on well

2⁽³⁾ ¾	4. Amazing One Plus (IRE) 17/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	7	91 t	74	–	88	–
ch g Shamardal (USA) - Hazarafa (IRE) (Daylami)
Held up towards rear, switched towards outside entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

3⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1]	12. Storm Legend (IRE) 66/10 C Y Ho ² C Fownes	C Y Ho ² C Fownes	4	85	60	–	77	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Kymera (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, wide into straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽²⁾ 1 [2]	2. Comet Splendido (IRE) 13/10F Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	4	94 t	75	–	86	–
b g War Command (USA) - Malayan Mist (IRE) (Dansili)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [2¼]	6. Maldives (NZ) 10/1 Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	6	91 b	72	–	82	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Celtic Dream (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, staying on when not clear run 100yds out, stayed on again final 50yds

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2¾]	7. The Runner (AUS) 135/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	7	90 v	71	–	81	–
ch g Snitzel (AUS) - Femina Fashion (AUS) (Shamardal)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on at same pace from 1 1/2f out

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [3]	1. Winning Dragon (CHI) 11/1 L J Ferraris A S Cruz	L J Ferraris A S Cruz	5	97 ht	78	–	87	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Perdoname (CHI) (Stuka)
In touch in midfield, ridden and effort 1 1/2f out, chased clear leader entering final furlong, no extra final 100yds

8⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3¾]	10. Win Win Fighter (IRE) 39/10 Silvestre De Sousa K W Lui	Silvestre De Sousa K W Lui	4	87	64	–	71	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Vocal (Singspiel)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4¼]	5. Super Dynamite (IRE) 23/1 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	5	93	74	–	80	–
b g Kodiac - Epping (Charnwood Forest)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven and no impression final furlong

10⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5¼]	8. Exceptional Nice (NZ) 10/1 Karis Teetan W Y So	Karis Teetan W Y So	7	89 t	66	–	70	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Monroe Magic (NZ) (Zabeel)
Led, headed 4 1/2f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, outpaced inside 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [6¾]	9. Trader (AUS) 68/1 Harry Bentley P C Ng	Harry Bentley P C Ng	5	89 tp	66	–	66	–
b g Unencumbered (AUS) - Choose Wisely (AUS) (Falvelon)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ 1 [7¾]	3. Master Delight (AUS) 55/1 Antoine Hamelin J Size	Antoine Hamelin J Size	5	94 b	75	–	73	–
b g Rubick (AUS) - November Flight (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Held up, always in rear