Full Result 12.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 December 2023

Middle Gap Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

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

1st £69,776.36 2nd £26,166.13 3rd £14,329.07 4th £7,476.04 5th £4,361.02 6th £2,492.01

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Super Baby (AUS) 241/10 L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	5	91 tb	49	–	63	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Crown Of Caitlin (AUS) (Distant Music)
Made all, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on strongly final 150yds, readily

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	4. Turin Warrior (AUS) 6/5F Zac Purton K L Man	Zac Purton K L Man	6	92 b	50	–	61	–
b g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Siwa (Green Desert)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, took 2nd 1f out, kept on well final furlong, no impression on winner

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	10. Affirm (AUS) 16/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	4	87 t	43	–	51	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Sheer Style (AUS) (Snitzel)
Chased leader, ridden 1 1/2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, driven and kept on at same pace final furlong

4⁽²⁾ nse [2¾]	1. Snowalot (NZ) 31/10 James McDonald David A Hayes	James McDonald David A Hayes	6	99 b	57	–	65	–
b g Contributer (IRE) - Snowdonia (Peintre Celebre)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [3¼]	5. Mr Aladdin (NZ) 10/1 K De Melo P C Ng	K De Melo P C Ng	4	91 p	49	–	56	–
b g Satono Aladdin (JPN) - Bateleur (USA) (Gone West)
Midfield on outside, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽¹²⁾ 1 [4¼]	11. Palace Pal (NZ) 14/1 Alexis Badel D J Hall	Alexis Badel D J Hall	6	88 v	42	–	47	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Dolce Bella (NZ) (Postponed)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4½]	9. Reliable Profit (NZ) 52/1 Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	Brenton Avdulla C S Shum	5	810 tb	44	–	48	–
gr g Reliable Man - Oh So Royal (AUS) (Danzero)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, not clear run from 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [5¼]	12. Diamond Diamond (AUS) 12/1 Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	4	87	41	–	43	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Sovereign Jewel (AUS) (Hussonet)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on at same pace final furlong

9⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5¾]	8. Beau Gosse (NZ) 25/1 Andrea Atzeni Douglas Whyte	Andrea Atzeni Douglas Whyte	4	811 htb¹	45	–	46	–
b g Time Test - Shehzaadi (NZ) (Pins)
Awkward leaving stalls and bumped soon after start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on steadily from 1 1/2f out, never dangerous

10⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [7¼]	3. Merchant Prince (AUS) 66/1 M L Yeung Jamie Richards	M L Yeung Jamie Richards	4	95 tv¹	53	–	51	–
b g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Afleet Esprit (AUS) (Bel Esprit)
Always towards rear

11⁽³⁾ nk [7¾]	2. Young Victory (AUS) 39/1 Jerry Chau ² W Y So	Jerry Chau ² W Y So	7	96 tb	56	–	53	–
br g Smart Missile (AUS) - Above Perfection (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽⁵⁾ nk [8]	7. Beauty Mission (AUS) 9/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	6	90 tv	48	–	44	–
ch g Pluck (USA) - Mollycat (AUS) (Catbird)
Took keen hold, in touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.78s (slow by 2.78s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Amazing Boy (reserve), Twitch (reserve)
1st owner: Ingrid Ma Ga Bo (Super Baby) 1st breeder: J McGlew
2nd owner: Suet Wan Lam (Turin Warrior)
3rd owner: Argon Syndicate (Affirm)

12:10 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Dec 2023

Middle Gap Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)