Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 December 2023

Middle Gap Handicap (Div II) (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⁽¹⁰⁾	12. Atomic Beauty (FR) 47/1 K H Alfred Chan ⁵ A S Cruz	K H Alfred Chan ⁵ A S Cruz	4	85 2 tb	41	–	56	–
b g Wootton Bassett - Loyale (FR) (Turtle Bowl)
Towards rear of midfield, smooth headway on wide outside from under 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led 100yds out, driven out

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1	3. Satirical Glory (AUS) 47/10 James McDonald David A Hayes	James McDonald David A Hayes	5	95 h	52	–	63	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Satirical Lady (AUS) (Giant's Causeway)
Tracked leaders, pushed along and chased leader over 2f out, ridden 2f out, driven and every chance from over 1f out, not pace of winner final 75yds

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1½]	5. Forever Glorious 17/2 Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	5	92 tb	49	–	59	–
b g Archipenko (USA) - Aksaya (Sea The Stars)
Led, ridden under 2f out, driven and raced awkwardly over 1f out, headed 100yds out, no extra final 50yds

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2¼]	2. Concerto (AUS) 15/1 L J Ferraris Jimmy Ting	L J Ferraris Jimmy Ting	7	96 t	53	–	61	–
ch g Dalakhani (IRE) - Amalgamate (AUS) (Zenno Rob Roy)
In touch in midfield, ridden 2f out, driven and good headway from over 1f out, pressing leaders when hampered and squeezed out 125yds out, kept on final 100yds

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3]	4. Aromatica (AUS) 26/1 K C Leung W Y So	K C Leung W Y So	4	93 t	50	–	56	–
b g Ribchester (IRE) - Babelicious (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt)
Held up towards rear, ridden and headway from under 2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten

6⁽³⁾ ½ [3½]	10. Daily Trophy (NZ) 44/5 M L Yeung C Fownes	M L Yeung C Fownes	4	810 t	43	–	48	–
b g Tarzino (NZ) - Gin Swing (NZ) (Keeper)
Midfield, ridden and headway to chase leaders 2f out, no extra final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	1. Golden Link (NZ) 10/1 Hugh Bowman P F Yiu	Hugh Bowman P F Yiu	7	98	55	–	60	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Kendoka (NZ) (Reset)
Midfield, pushed along and lost place 2f out, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous

8⁽⁴⁾ nse [3¾]	7. Podium (AUS) 11/1 Alexis Badel C W Chang	Alexis Badel C W Chang	5	92 t	49	–	53	–
br g Medaglia d'Oro (USA) - Apamurra (USA) (Lonhro)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from 1 1/2f out, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4½]	9. Yee Cheong Warrior (AUS) 15/2 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	7	810 p	45	–	48	–
b g Animal Kingdom (USA) - Defender (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, outpaced and no impression from 1 1/2f out

10⁽²⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	6. River Alwen (IRE) 11/5F K De Melo P C Ng	K De Melo P C Ng	5	92 b	49	–	49	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Intense Pink (Pivotal)
Towards rear of midfield, very wide entering straight and dropped towards rear, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out (ran in HK races as Happy Angel)

11⁽⁹⁾ ½ [6¼]	11. Right Honourable (IRE) 10/1 Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	9	810 b	43	–	42	–
b g Famous Name - Agnetha (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Always towards rear, very wide entering straight

12⁽¹²⁾ 24¾ [31]	8. Ho Ho Star (NZ) 34/1 Andrea Atzeni C H Yip	Andrea Atzeni C H Yip	4	812 t	45	–	–	–
b g Time Test - Lauberhorn (NZ) (Swiss Ace)
Prominent, very wide around first turn, ridden and lost place 2 1/2f out, soon struggling, eased over 1f out

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.71s (slow by 2.71s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Sturdy Ruby (reserve), Young Horizon (reserve)
1st owner: Junbon Chan Chun Bong (Atomic Beauty) 1st breeder: Gestut Zur Kuste Ag & Riviera Equine
2nd owner: Dr Silas S S Yang, Wong Tak Wai & Ho Chi Keung (Satirical Glory)
3rd owner: Lau Ng Mui Chu (Forever Glorious)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Dec 2023

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