Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 February 2023

Blue Pool Handicap (Class 1) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £210,335.46 2nd £81,182.11 3rd £42,436.10 4th £22,140.58 5th £12,915.34

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	12. Astrologer (AUS) 43/10 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	4	83	86	–	100	–
b g Star Turn (AUS) - Fast 'N' Witty (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 2f out, good headway from 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, led 100yds out, soon in command, comfortably

2⁽⁸⁾ 2	10. Grateful Heart (AUS) 25/1 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	6	84 tp	87	–	95	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Show Affection (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Held up in rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Rewarding Together (AUS) 21/10F Silvestre De Sousa F C Lor	Silvestre De Sousa F C Lor	6	96 tb	103	–	110	–
b g Pierro (AUS) - Bella Rossie (AUS) (Testa Rossa)
Started slowly, towards rear, very wide into straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3]	7. Ping Hai Galaxy (AUS) 17/1 Karis Teetan J Size	Karis Teetan J Size	7	813	96	–	101	–
gr g The Factor (USA) - De Lago Flash (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and good headway 1 1/2f out, driven and chased leaders 1f out, no extra final 100yds

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [3¼]	3. Nervous Witness (AUS) 58/10 Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	5	97	104	–	108	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Hadiklaim (AUS) (War Pass)
Led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed 100yds out, soon weakened

6⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4¼]	9. Family Folks (AUS) 9/1 Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	6	85 b	88	–	88	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Miss Sharapova (NZ) (Ustinov)
Midfield on outside, ridden 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, driven and kept on final furlong

7⁽²⁾ nse [4½]	4. Campione 11/2 Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ¹⁰ A S Cruz	4	810 t	103	–	103	–
b g Brazen Beau (AUS) - Josefa Goya (Sakhee's Secret)
Led, headed after 1f, tracked leaders, short of room and lost place inside 3f out, ridden and effort 1 1/2f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened final 100yds

8⁽³⁾ ½ [5]	6. Handsome Bo Bo (AUS) 12/1 Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	Matthew Poon ² C S Shum	8	811 t	96	–	95	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Sadler's Girl (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch in midfield, slightly hampered and lost place inside 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

9⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [7½]	1. Computer Patch (AUS) 75/1 Jerry Chau ² Jimmy Ting	Jerry Chau ² Jimmy Ting	6	97 tp	106	–	97	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Girl Hussler (AUS) (Hussonet)
Towards rear of midfield, outpaced and no impression from 2f out, wide into straight

10⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [9¾]	8. Keep You Warm (IRE) 16/1 Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	6	86 b	89	–	73	–
br g No Nay Never (USA) - Dacio (USA) (Harlan's Holiday)
Always towards rear

11⁽⁹⁾ 1 [10¾]	11. Harmony And Rich (AUS) 46/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	6	84	87	–	67	–
b g I Am Invincible (AUS) - Express Power (AUS) (Snitzel)
Tracked leaders, ridden and chased leader inside 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong

12⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [14¼]	2. Kurpany (FR) 20/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	6	93 t	105	–	74	–
ch g Mayson - One River (FR) (Stormy River)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, eased final 100yds

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.04s (fast by 0.66s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Lucky With You (reserve)
1st owner: Happy Companions Syndicate (Astrologer) 1st breeder: Stareye Nz Ltd
2nd owner: Charley Chan Wing Chin & Sunny Cheung Chi Cheong (Grateful Heart)
3rd owner: Lee Fung Tai & Virginia Lee Yuen Man (Rewarding Together)

Out of the handicap: Astrologer 8-2

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Feb 2023

Blue Pool Handicap (Class 1) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)