Full Result 11.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 20 December 2023

Venus 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⁽²⁾	6. Crystal Powerful (AUS) 41/5 Andrea Atzeni W K Mo	Andrea Atzeni W K Mo	4	94 htb	35	–	51	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Vicennalia (USA) (More Than Ready)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, led 50yds out, soon in command, readily

2⁽³⁾ 1¼	11. Circuit Splendor (AUS) 76/10 M L Yeung T P Yung	M L Yeung T P Yung	6	86	23	–	35	–
b g Lonhro (AUS) - Exceedingly Royal (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, headed 50yds out, soon held

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1¾]	10. Happily Friends (IRE) 13/1 Zac Purton W Y So	Zac Purton W Y So	7	813 v	30	–	40	–
b g Requinto (IRE) - Maraglen (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not quite able to challenge

4⁽¹⁰⁾ nse [1¾]	4. Island Surprise (NZ) 25/1 Matthew Chadwick K L Man	Matthew Chadwick K L Man	6	96 tb	37	–	47	–
bl g Sweynesse (AUS) - Living The Dream (NZ) (Mr Nancho)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, not able to challenge

5⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3]	9. Fighting Star (AUS) 2/1F Karis Teetan C H Yip	Karis Teetan C H Yip	6	813 b	30	–	36	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Twirl (AUS) (Lonhro)
Midfield, ridden and headway 1 1/2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, no extra final 100yds

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [3½]	8. Great Days (IRE) 20/1 Alexis Badel P C Ng	Alexis Badel P C Ng	3	94 p	35	–	40	–
b g U S Navy Flag (USA) - Greatest Place (IRE) (Shamardal)
In touch in midfield, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders under 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 100yds

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [4¼]	5. Rattan World (NZ) 57/10 Lyle Hewitson Jamie Richards	Lyle Hewitson Jamie Richards	4	96 tb	37	–	39	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Senatorial (NZ) (Savabeel)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and good headway from 1 1/2f out, not clear run and snatched up 150yds out, switched and kept on again final 50yds, too much to do

8⁽⁹⁾ nk [4½]	1. Alloy King (AUS) 25/1 Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	Antoine Hamelin Jimmy Ting	7	99 v	40	–	41	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Terhaab (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁷⁾ nk [5]	3. Charming Steed (FR) 4/1 James McDonald C Fownes	James McDonald C Fownes	5	96 het	37	–	37	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Militante (IRE) (Johannesburg)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽¹¹⁾ nse [5]	12. Noir Rider (AUS) 26/1 K De Melo C W Chang	K De Melo C W Chang	7	86 b	23	–	23	–
b g Shamus Award (AUS) - Yolane (AUS) (Zizou)
Very slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

11⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5½]	7. Fingers Crossed (AUS) 17/1 L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	5	94 b	35	–	34	–
bb g Super One (AUS) - Cupcakes (AUS) (Anabaa)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong

12⁽¹²⁾ ½ [6]	2. Wind Speeder (AUS) 31/1 Angus Chung ⁵ Y S Tsui	Angus Chung ⁵ Y S Tsui	6	94 b	40	–	37	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Rationality (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 10.70s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Goodmanship (reserve), Hercules (reserve)
1st owner: Wong Ping Kuen (Crystal Powerful) 1st breeder: Three Bridges Thoroughbreds
2nd owner: Cheung Kwong Kwan & Cheung Kwok Wa (Circuit Splendor)
3rd owner: Bill Mok Yuen Bill, Yip Wing Kui Et Al (Happily Friends)

11:40 Happy Valley (HK) 20 Dec 2023

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