Full Result 2.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 18 October 2023

Racing Spirit Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

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

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⁽¹⁾	4. Outgate 41/10 Angus Chung ⁷ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁷ A S Cruz	4	89 ht	71	–	84	–
gr g Outstrip - Penny Drops (Invincible Spirit)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, pressed 1f out, kept on strongly final 100yds, readily

2⁽⁴⁾ 1	12. Thesis 44/5 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	4	89 t	64	–	75	–
b g Kingman - Nimble Thimble (USA) (Mizzen Mast)
Midfield, ridden inside 2f out, kept on well from 1 1/2f out, driven final 50yds, took 2nd close home

3⁽²⁾ nk [1¼]	2. Romantic Laos (NZ) 7/5F Zac Purton W K Mo	Zac Purton W K Mo	5	93 ht	72	–	82	–
b g Pins (AUS) - Zaburn (NZ) (Zabeel)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and pressed leader inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds, lost 2nd close home

4⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2¼]	7. Capital Legend (AUS) 10/1 Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	Matthew Chadwick C Fownes	5	812 t	67	–	75	–
ch g Capitalist (AUS) - Sweet Melody (NZ) (Tavistock)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 3f out, stayed on final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2¾]	5. C P Brave (IRE) 9/1 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	6	813 v¹	68	–	75	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Starship (IRE) (Galileo)
Held up in rear, ridden along and headway on wide outside from 3f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽¹²⁾ ½ [3¼]	8. Charity Bingo 45/1 L J Ferraris C S Shum	L J Ferraris C S Shum	3	812	67	–	75	–
b g Buratino (IRE) - No Poppy (IRE) (Chineur)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽³⁾ nk [3½]	9. Family Folks (AUS) 28/1 Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	Antoine Hamelin C W Chang	7	812 p	67	–	72	–
b g Snitzel (AUS) - Miss Sharapova (NZ) (Ustinov)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [5¼]	6. Red Majesty (NZ) 37/1 Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	7	813 tb	68	–	69	–
b g Ferlax (NZ) - Little Tee (NZ) (Volksraad)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, not clear run 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [5¾]	11. Show Respect (IRE) 25/1 Andrea Atzeni Douglas Whyte	Andrea Atzeni Douglas Whyte	3	811 tp	66	–	68	–
b g Showcasing - More Respect (IRE) (Spectrum)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders over 2f out, driven and lost place 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6¼]	3. Viva Hunter (NZ) 13/1 Hugh Bowman K L Man	Hugh Bowman K L Man	6	93 t	72	–	71	–
b g El Roca (AUS) - Catalma (AUS) (Old Deuteronomy)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened final 150yds

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [6¾]	1. Escape Route (IRE) 34/1 Brenton Avdulla J Size	Brenton Avdulla J Size	5	98 h	77	–	75	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Elaysa (Shamardal)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, brief effort over 1f out, weakened final 150yds

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [8]	10. Silver Sonic (AUS) 41/5 Harry Bentley K W Lui	Harry Bentley K W Lui	5	812	67	–	62	–
br g Exosphere (AUS) - Iridescente (AUS) (Commands)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.24s (slow by 3.24s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Devildom (reserve), Nicholson Returns (reserve)
1st owner: Martin Siu Kim Sun (Outgate) 1st breeder: Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook
2nd owner: Ngai Wing Yin (Thesis)
3rd owner: Cheng Keung Fai (Romantic Laos)

2:45 Happy Valley (HK) 18 Oct 2023

Racing Spirit Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)