Full Result 4.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 October 2023

Chaozhou Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

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⁽⁸⁾	8. Nordic Combined (AUS) 74/10 Alexis Badel W Y So	Alexis Badel W Y So	5	810 tb	27	–	53	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Fleeting Touch (USA) (Touch Gold)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway from under 2f out, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, led 100yds out, soon clear, readily

2⁽⁹⁾ 4	7. Brilliant Pioneer (NZ) 16/5F Karis Teetan P F Yiu	Karis Teetan P F Yiu	5	92	33	–	46	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Midnight Breaker (NZ) (Housebuster)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, stayed on inside final furlong, snatched 2nd last stride

3⁽¹⁾ nse [4]	1. August Moon (NZ) 84/10 K C Leung Jamie Richards	K C Leung Jamie Richards	6	99 tv	40	–	53	–
b g Highly Recommended (AUS) - Queen Of The Castle (NZ) (Castledale)
Midfield, ridden and effort 1 1/2f out, driven and chased clear leader 1f out, kept on at same pace final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [4¼]	11. Bell Of Victory (NZ) 36/5 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	5	85 b	22	–	35	–
ch g El Roca (AUS) - Inara Belle (NZ) (Elusive Quality)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4½]	3. Starry Night (NZ) 11/1 Zac Purton David A Hayes	Zac Purton David A Hayes	5	97 tb	38	–	50	–
b g Vespa (NZ) - Gardone (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
Missed break and lost about four lengths, towards rear, ridden under 2f out, not clear run 1f out, pushed along and stayed on final 150yds, never dangerous

6⁽²⁾ nk [4¾]	6. Precision Goal (NZ) 44/5 Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	Matthew Chadwick T P Yung	5	94 et	35	–	46	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Miraculous Miss (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace from over 1f

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [4¾]	5. Happy Tango (AUS) 41/5 L J Ferraris Y S Tsui	L J Ferraris Y S Tsui	8	95 b	36	–	46	–
b g Eavesdropper (USA) - Red Dawn (AUS) (Western Red)
Towards rear of midfield on outside, ridden 2f out, very wide into straight, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁷⁾ dht [4¾]	10. Tung Haye Haye (AUS) 47/1 Antoine Hamelin W K Mo	Antoine Hamelin W K Mo	5	86 ht¹	23	–	33	–
bb g Denman (AUS) - Sombre Sea (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
In touch in midfield, lost place 3f out, ridden under 2f out, wide into straight, driven and kept on well final furlong

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [5¼]	9. Six Best Friends (AUS) 16/1 Angus Chung ⁷ K L Man	Angus Chung ⁷ K L Man	5	81 tp	25	–	34	–
b g Super One (AUS) - Simply Fantastic (AUS) (Fantastic Light)
Led, ridden clear under 2f out, still clear inside final furlong, weakened quickly final 150yds, headed 100yds out

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [5¾]	2. Devil And Gold (AUS) 26/1 Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	Matthew Poon ² C H Yip	4	95	38	–	46	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Chance Liaison (AUS) (Falbrav)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, not clear run and snatched up closing stages, never dangerous

11⁽³⁾ 4¼ [10]	12. Brilliant Eight (NZ) 17/1 H T Mo ² C W Chang	H T Mo ² C W Chang	5	81 b	18	–	14	–
ch g Ocean Park (NZ) - Tataki (AUS) (Fusaichi Pegasus)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [10]	4. Theta Hedge 47/10 Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	6	96 tb	37	–	31	–
b g Harbour Watch (IRE) - Shades Of Silk (Bahamian Bounty)
With leader, outpaced under 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.99s (slow by 1.29s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Just Great Two (reserve), Soaring Tower (reserve)
1st owner: Edmond Yue Kwok Yin (Nordic Combined) 1st breeder: Widden Stud Australia Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Dennis Pang Chi Ping (Brilliant Pioneer)
3rd owner: Patrick Wang (August Moon)

4:45 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Oct 2023

Chaozhou Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)