Full Result 1.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 13 September 2023

Tai O Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £69,776.36 2nd £26,166.13 3rd £14,329.07 4th £7,476.04 5th £4,361.02 6th £2,492.01

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Joy Coming (AUS) 48/10 M L Yeung K W Lui	M L Yeung K W Lui	4	92 tp	53	–	65	–
bb g Sooboog (AUS) - Anadyomene (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Led, headed after 1 1/2f, dropped to 3rd over 3f out, ridden 2f out, chased leader 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, led 50yds out, pressed closing stages, just held on

2⁽¹⁰⁾ shd	7. Exuberant (AUS) 41/5 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	6	89 tb	48	–	60	–
br g Free Eagle (IRE) - Coablo (AUS) (Vettori)
Held up towards rear, switched wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on strongly final 150yds, just failed

3⁽¹⁾ nse [snk]	6. Travel Golf 41/10F Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	4	813 t	52	–	64	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Apparatchika (Archipenko)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, every chance closing stages, just held

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [¾]	9. Shinkansen (AUS) 30/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	4	87 ht	44	–	54	–
ch g Rubick (AUS) - Irish Teardrop (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [1¼]	1. Sight Hero (AUS) 7/1 Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	Hugh Bowman David A Hayes	6	99 tb	60	–	69	–
b g Love Conquers All (AUS) - Choose The Moment (AUS) (Choisir)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final 100yds, short of room closing stages, nearest finish

6⁽⁴⁾ nse [1¼]	2. Lucky Gor (AUS) 63/10 L J Ferraris C Fownes	L J Ferraris C Fownes	5	97 tb	58	–	66	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Zestily (AUS) (Snitzel)
With leader, led after 1 1/2f, went clear 1 1/2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed 50yds out, weakened closing stages

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	5. High Percentage (AUS) 53/10 Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	4	91 t	52	–	60	–
ch g Maurice (JPN) - Gypsy Rose Lee (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, headway into midfield 2f out, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight and lost place, stayed on well final furlong, short of room and squeezed out closing stages

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [1¾]	3. Happy Soul (AUS) 11/2 Zac Purton C S Shum	Zac Purton C S Shum	5	92 tp	53	–	60	–
b g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Raitza (AUS) (Reset)
Held up towards rear, steady headway from over 2f out, midfield when ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

9⁽²⁾ 3½ [5¼]	8. Wind Speeder (AUS) 11/1 Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	Karis Teetan Y S Tsui	6	89	46	–	41	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Rationality (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, wide into straight and dropped to rear, weakened final furlong

10⁽⁹⁾ 3½ [8¾]	10. Spicy So Smart (AUS) 18/1 Angus Chung ⁷ P C Ng	Angus Chung ⁷ P C Ng	4	711 p	41	–	25	–
b g Outreach (AUS) - Bellalicious (AUS) (Mossman)
Raced keenly in midfield, headway to chase leader over 3f out, ridden and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong

10 ran Winning time: 1m 10.34s (slow by 0.64s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Wong Wing Hong (Joy Coming) 1st breeder: T Hatzopoulos
2nd owner: Cai Shui Syndicate (Exuberant)
3rd owner: Wong Chun Tat (Travel Golf)

1:40 Happy Valley (HK) 13 Sep 2023

Tai O Handicap (Div II) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)