Full Result 10.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 8 March 2023

Leighton Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	10. Son Pak Fu (AUS) 9/5F Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	4	812 b	50	–	68	–
b g Fighting Sun (AUS) - Lady Zhao Jun (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, pushed along and steady headway from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead 75yds out, soon clear, readily

2⁽³⁾ 1¾	3. Divine Era (AUS) 9/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	6	93 t	53	–	65	–
b g Zoustar (AUS) - Baroness Gabriella (AUS) (Kempinsky)
Took keen hold, chased leader, ridden and challenged 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, not pace of winner final 100yds

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [2]	1. Kokushi Musou (NZ) 33/10 Hugh Bowman C Fownes	Hugh Bowman C Fownes	5	99 tb	59	–	70	–
br g Bullbars (AUS) - Shalaka (AUS) (Lonhro)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led after 2f, challenged 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed 75yds out, soon held, kept on

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2¾]	2. Durham Star (AUS) 5/2 Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	6	94 b	54	–	63	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Freestyle (AUS) (Snippets)
Towards rear of midfield, driven over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not clear run and forced to switch 75yds out, nearest finish

5⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [5]	11. Shadow Runner (NZ) 11/1 Karis Teetan Jamie Richards	Karis Teetan Jamie Richards	6	89 t	45	–	46	–
b g Bullbars (AUS) - Sister City (NZ) (Elusive City)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, ridden inside 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽¹⁾ nk [5¼]	12. Dragon Kingdom (AUS) 16/1 M L Yeung Y S Tsui	M L Yeung Y S Tsui	5	85	41	–	41	–
gb g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Bokissa (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck)
Led, headed after 2f, ridden 2f out, driven and no extra from over 1f out

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [5¾]	6. Master Of All (AUS) 64/1 H T Mo ² L Ho	H T Mo ² L Ho	3	90	52	–	52	–
b c Charm Spirit (IRE) - Funoon (AUS) (Dream Ahead)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, briefly not clear run 1 1/2f out, kept on at same pace

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [6½]	7. So Awesome (NZ) 33/1 Matthew Chadwick K L Man	Matthew Chadwick K L Man	6	92 tb	52	–	49	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Lion Blanc (AUS) (Reset)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁵⁾ 3 [9½]	8. Joy In Joy (AUS) 29/1 Alexis Badel C H Yip	Alexis Badel C H Yip	4	90	50	–	38	–
ch g Dissident (AUS) - Able (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Took keen hold, in touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ nse [9½]	5. Darci Legend (NZ) 81/1 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	4	92 ht¹	52	–	39	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Merle Park (USA) (Machiavellian)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [11]	4. Keen Unity (IRE) 90/1 Harry Bentley A T Millard	Harry Bentley A T Millard	4	93 tb	53	–	36	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Prudent Approach (IRE) (New Approach)
Always in rear

12⁽²⁾ 4¼ [15¼]	9. Multiwin (AUS) 84/1 Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	4	812 hb	50	–	19	–
br g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Authority Belle (AUS) (Authorized)
Always in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 9.46s (fast by 0.24s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Go Go Go (reserve), Yoo Yoo Knight (reserve)
1st owner: Gin Syndicate (Son Pak Fu) 1st breeder: Sun Bloodstock
2nd owner: Wong Kwong Miu (Divine Era)
3rd owner: Jimmy Wong Kwok Kin & Michael Wong Tak Choy (Kokushi Musou)

10:45 Happy Valley (HK) 8 Mar 2023

Leighton Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)