Full Result 1.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 18 October 2023

Victory Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

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

1st £52,183.17 2nd £19,568.69 3rd £10,716.19 4th £5,591.05 5th £3,261.45 6th £1,863.68

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Yee Cheong Warrior (AUS) 37/20F Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	7	99 p	40	–	53	–
b g Animal Kingdom (USA) - Defender (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly from 1 1/2f out, led 150yds out, quite comfortably

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¼	9. Mighty Star (AUS) 12/1 Jerry Chau ² A S Cruz	Jerry Chau ² A S Cruz	5	87 2 htb	24	–	36	–
ch g Husson (ARG) - Ruski Rose (USA) (Nureyev)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, every chance 150yds out, not pace of winner final 100yds

3⁽¹⁾ nse [1¼]	7. Double Show (NZ) 9/1 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	5	812 et	29	–	39	–
bb g Showcasing - Showus (NZ) (Pentire)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and chance leaders on inside 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, not quite able to challenge

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [1½]	5. Turtle Again (NZ) 16/1 K C Leung T P Yung	K C Leung T P Yung	4	91 tb	32	–	41	–
b g Proisir (AUS) - Hollywood Angel (AUS) (Dehere)
Midfield on outside, ridden over 2f out, carried very wide entering straight, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2]	6. Medic Elite (NZ) 23/5 Angus Chung ⁷ P C Ng	Angus Chung ⁷ P C Ng	5	87 et	31	–	40	–
b g Zacinto - You Are Amazing (NZ) (Thewayyouare)
Started slowly, in rear, pushed along and headway from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run and forced to switch over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁹⁾ nse [2]	3. Right Honourable (IRE) 31/5 Zac Purton Mark Newnham	Zac Purton Mark Newnham	9	98 b	39	–	47	–
b g Famous Name - Agnetha (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Held up towards rear, switched wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [2½]	4. Faithful Trinity (GER) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick W Y So	Matthew Chadwick W Y So	9	91 tb	32	–	39	–
b g Wiener Walzer (GER) - Saaleland (GER) (Lando)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and effort inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [4½]	8. Super Buddy (AUS) 36/1 H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	H T Mo ² Y S Tsui	6	89 b	28	–	31	–
b g Pierro (AUS) - She's A Wildcat (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed 150yds out, weakened 100yds out

9⁽³⁾ 5½ [10]	1. Travel Guide (AUS) 16/1 M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	M L Yeung Jimmy Ting	4	99 tb¹	40	–	30	–
bb g Manhattan Rain (AUS) - Tea For Three (AUS) (Tayasu Tsuyoshi)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway from 1 1/2f out, weakened and eased final 100yds

10⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [12¾]	11. Beauty Nova 9/1 Alexis Badel W K Mo	Alexis Badel W K Mo	5	84 htp	21	–	5	–
b g Territories (IRE) - Folly Bridge (Avonbridge)
In touch, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened tamely 1 1/2f out

11⁽¹²⁾ 4 [16¾]	10. Tsuen Wan Glory (NZ) 19/1 Lyle Hewitson K L Man	Lyle Hewitson K L Man	6	87 ht	24	–	–	–
b g Smart Missile (AUS) - Anne Of Cleves (Diktat)
Raced keenly, led, headed 2f out, ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong

12⁽⁸⁾ 2¾ [19½]	12. Happy Matador (AUS) 71/1 Matthew Poon ² C W Chang	Matthew Poon ² C W Chang	6	83 2 tb	20	–	–	–
bk g Bull Point (AUS) - La Cicciolina (AUS) (Bernardini)
Always towards rear, lost touch from 2f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.54s (slow by 3.54s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Diamond Winner (reserve), Shenzhou Twelve (reserve)
1st owner: Choi Hiu Fung & Choi Chun Kwong (Yee Cheong Warrior) 1st breeder: Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & Planette Thoroughbred
2nd owner: Kenneth Tsang Heung Kan (Mighty Star)
3rd owner: Sustainable Operation Syndicate (Double Show)

Out of the handicap: Happy Matador 8-0.

1:15 Happy Valley (HK) 18 Oct 2023

Victory Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)