Full Result 11.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 1 March 2023

So Uk Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

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

1st £65,559.11 2nd £25,303.51 3rd £13,226.84 4th £6,900.96 5th £4,025.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. HK Dragon (JPN) 157/10 Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	5	99 tv¹	59	–	75	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Sweet Lady (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Started slowly, towards rear, headway into midfield 2 1/2f out, ridden 2f out, driven and good headway from over 1f out, led 150yds out, kept on strongly, eased closing stages

2⁽⁴⁾ 2¼	12. Cordyceps One (AUS) 53/10 Karis Teetan K W Lui	Karis Teetan K W Lui	5	84 b	40	–	51	–
b g Hinchinbrook (AUS) - Shamardal Gold (AUS) (Shamardal)
In touch in midfield, shaken up and took closer order 2f out, prominent when ridden inside 2f out, driven and hung right over 1f out, led 1f out, headed 150yds out, soon outpaced, kept on

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [3]	9. Happy Jai Jai (NZ) 10/1 M L Yeung T P Yung	M L Yeung T P Yung	6	87 t	43	–	52	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Avisto (NZ) (Tavistock)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, pressing leaders when bumped 1 1/2f out, kept on at same pace until no extra final 50yds

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	11. Chater Pins (NZ) 16/5 C Y Ho David A Hayes	C Y Ho David A Hayes	7	86 1	41	–	48	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Misspro O'Reilly (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Held up towards rear, ridden inside 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [5¼]	5. Sixth Generation (AUS) 11/5F Silvestre De Sousa Jamie Richards	Silvestre De Sousa Jamie Richards	4	92 ht	52	–	56	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Xanadu (NZ) (Elusive City)
Led after 1f, soon racing keenly, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [6¾]	3. Robot Warrior (AUS) 11/2 Zac Purton P F Yiu	Zac Purton P F Yiu	7	95 v	55	–	55	–
ch g Sepoy (AUS) - Ancient Song (AUS) (Canny Lad)
Held up towards rear, pushed along from 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on final 150yds, never dangerous

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7½]	7. Charming Steed (FR) 30/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ C Fownes	5	84 t	45	–	44	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Militante (IRE) (Johannesburg)
Led, headed after 1f, chased leader, ridden and dropped to 4th 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [7¾]	8. Circuit Elite (IRE) 24/1 Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	Matthew Chadwick A S Cruz	5	89 tp	45	–	43	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Bridge Note (USA) (Stravinsky)
In touch, ridden along and headway to chase leader 3 1/2f out, short of room and bumped on both sides 1 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

9⁽⁵⁾ nse [7¾]	2. Exuberant (AUS) 9/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	5	95 t	57	–	55	–
br g Free Eagle (IRE) - Coablo (AUS) (Vettori)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [8½]	6. Peak To Peak (AUS) 58/1 Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	Matthew Poon ² F C Lor	5	89 et	47	–	43	–
bb g More Than Ready (USA) - Mineko (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Awkward leaving stalls, in rear, ridden and no impression from 3f out

11⁽⁷⁾ nk [9]	10. Just Great Two (AUS) 106/1 Luke Currie D J Hall	Luke Currie D J Hall	4	87 b	43	–	39	–
b g Astern (AUS) - Laughing (AUS) (Distorted Humor)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽³⁾ 12 [21]	4. Scholarly King (AUS) 90/1 Harry Bentley K L Man	Harry Bentley K L Man	3	92 tb¹	52	–	20	–
b g Outreach (AUS) - Potential Princess (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Always towards rear, ridden and struggling from over 3f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.64s (slow by 1.64s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Copartner Era (reserve)
1st owner: Dr Silas S S Yang, Cheung Yuk Tak Et Al (HK Dragon) 1st breeder: Alan C K Ho
2nd owner: Royal Elitist Team Syndicate (Cordyceps One)
3rd owner: Happy Yeah Yeah Syndicate (Happy Jai Jai)

11:15 Happy Valley (HK) 1 Mar 2023

So Uk Handicap (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)