Full Result 1.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 27 September 2023

HKEX Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good To Firm

1st £122,257.72 2nd £45,846.65 3rd £25,106.50 4th £13,099.04 5th £7,641.11 6th £4,366.35

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Majestic Victory (AUS) 5/1 Angus Chung ⁷ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁷ A S Cruz	7	711 t	61	–	78	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Arlington Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Ridden along to lead, headed after 3f, soon dropped to 4th, took closer order 3 1/2f out, ridden and pressed leader 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on strongly and drew clear final furlong, comfortably

2⁽⁸⁾ 2¾	3. Sunny Star (USA) 15/1 Alexis Badel C Fownes	Alexis Badel C Fownes	6	92 b	73	–	84	–
b g Flatter (USA) - Suzee Sunrise (USA) (Chester House)
Held up towards rear, quick forward move to chase leader after 3f, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner

3⁽²⁾ nk [3]	8. Pegasus General (BRZ) 10/1 Matthew Chadwick Jimmy Ting	Matthew Chadwick Jimmy Ting	6	84 1 v	60	–	71	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Umniyah (BRZ) (Burooj)
In touch, dropped towards rear after 3f, ridden and headway under 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, snatched 3rd close home

4⁽³⁾ nse [3]	1. Natural Storm (NZ) 13/2 Hugh Bowman P F Yiu	Hugh Bowman P F Yiu	7	99 b	80	–	90	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Miracle Miss (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Towards rear of midfield, dropped to rear after 3f, ridden and headway into midfield under 3f out, wide into straight and lost place, stayed on inside final furlong

5⁽¹⁾ nse [3¼]	5. Turin Mascot (IRE) 13/10F Zac Purton P C Ng	Zac Purton P C Ng	4	813 t	70	–	80	–
gr g Caravaggio (USA) - Longing (IRE) (Galileo)
Tracked leaders, dropped towards rear of midfield after 3f, ridden under 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, not clear run and snatched up 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong until kept on final 50yds, too much to do

6⁽⁶⁾ nse [3¼]	6. Perfect Team (AUS) 13/1 C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	5	811 ht¹	68	–	78	–
br g Deep Impact (JPN) - Amanee (AUS) (Pivotal)
Held up in rear, quick forward move on outside to lead after 3f, ridden under 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened final 100yds

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4½]	2. Beautyverse (NZ) 10/1 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	5	96 ht	77	–	84	–
b g Tarzino (NZ) - The Love Of Money (AUS) (Casino Prince)
Took keen hold, towards rear of midfield, headway to track leaders after 4f, ridden over 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

8⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5]	4. S J Tourbillon (IRE) 9/2 Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	Lyle Hewitson Douglas Whyte	5	90 t	71	–	77	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Shermeen (IRE) (Desert Style)
Chased leader, dropped to midfield after 3f, dropped towards rear 2 1/2f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and no impression from over 1f out

8 ran Winning time: 1m 49.56s (slow by 1.06s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Victory Anthem Syndicate (Majestic Victory) 1st breeder: G Calder
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs S Ho Wai Man, F Ho Ka Chun & D Ho Ka Chung (Sunny Star)
3rd owner: Daniel Kwan (Pegasus General)

1:15 Happy Valley (HK) 27 Sep 2023

HKEX Cup (Handicap) (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)