Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 13 December 2023

Choi Wan Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

(3yo+) 5f Good

1st £110,926.52 2nd £41,597.44 3rd £22,779.55 4th £11,884.98 5th £6,932.91 6th £3,961.66

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Explosive Witness (AUS) 77/10 James McDonald C Fownes	James McDonald C Fownes	9	93	74	–	90	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Rocket Baby (AUS) (Danzero)
Midfield, took closer order 2f out, not clear run and switched 1 1/2f out, ridden and chased leader over 1f out, led 100yds out, kept on strongly final 50yds, readily

2⁽⁴⁾ 2¼	10. Fortune Warrior (NZ) 67/10 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	83 p	60	–	68	–
b g Swiss Ace (AUS) - Sainted (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Led, ridden 2f out, driven final furlong, headed 100yds out, no extra final 50yds

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	9. Happy United (NZ) 13/5 C Y Ho Jamie Richards	C Y Ho Jamie Richards	4	86 1 et	62	–	70	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Light Mozart (Mozart)
In touch in midfield, wide entering straight, ridden and kept on well from 1 1/2f out, not able to challenge

4⁽³⁾ nk [2¾]	1. Harmony N Blessed (AUS) 10/1 K C Leung David A Hayes	K C Leung David A Hayes	7	99 tb	80	–	86	–
br g Magnus (AUS) - Fly To Win (AUS) (Danewin)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on at same pace final 150yds

5⁽¹⁾ nse [3]	6. Atomic Energy (AUS) 12/5F Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	4	83 t	65	–	71	–
b g Sooboog (AUS) - Charleah (AUS) (Myboycharlie)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, good headway 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	5. Cheval Valiant (NZ) 4/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	5	811 htb	68	–	69	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Folies Bergere (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

7⁽⁹⁾ nk [4½]	3. California Deeply (AUS) 17/1 L J Ferraris A S Cruz	L J Ferraris A S Cruz	4	93 t	74	–	74	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Murtle Turtle (AUS) (Murtajill)
Started slowly, in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽²⁾ ¾ [5¼]	7. Sugar Ball (AUS) 46/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	4	87 htp¹	64	–	61	–
b g Deep Field (AUS) - Miss Vinnoire (AUS) (Blackfriars)
Always towards rear

9⁽⁸⁾ 6¼ [11½]	8. Must Go (AUS) 27/1 Alexis Badel J Size	Alexis Badel J Size	3	86	63	–	38	–
bb g All Too Hard (AUS) - Madame Moustache (AUS) (Hinchinbrook)
Always towards rear

9 ran Winning time: 57.04s (slow by 0.04s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Humble Star
1st owner: Connie Siu Kim Ying (Explosive Witness) 1st breeder: Golden Grove Stud Farm
2nd owner: The All Happy Syndicate (Fortune Warrior)
3rd owner: Millions In One Syndicate (Happy United)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 13 Dec 2023

Choi Wan Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)