Full Result 2.50 Happy Valley (HK) | 29 December 2023

Pak Tam Au Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)

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

1st £122,257.72 2nd £45,846.65 3rd £25,106.50 4th £13,099.04 5th £7,641.11 6th £4,366.35

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	12. Star Contact (AUS) 26/1 Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	5	85 tp	62	–	74	–
ch g Star Turn (AUS) - Vittoria (NZ) (Postponed)
Chased leader, ridden 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong, cosily

2⁽⁹⁾ 1	2. Tourbillon Prince (AUS) 9/1 L J Ferraris T P Yung	L J Ferraris T P Yung	5	91 t	72	–	82	–
br g Rommel (AUS) - Colleges (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Led, ridden under 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, kept on final furlong

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¾]	9. Eighteen Palms (NZ) 14/1 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	5	86 tb	63	–	71	–
br g El Roca (AUS) - Buttermilk (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Midfield, driven inside 3f out, headway to chase leaders under 2f out, kept on final furlong, not able to challenge

4⁽⁷⁾ nse [1¾]	6. All Beauty (AUS) 13/1 James McDonald F C Lor	James McDonald F C Lor	6	810	67	–	75	–
ch g All Too Hard (AUS) - Extension Of Time (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and kept on well from 2f out, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [3¼]	5. Sixth Generation (AUS) 26/1 K C Leung Jamie Richards	K C Leung Jamie Richards	5	812 ht	69	–	74	–
b g Per Incanto (USA) - Xanadu (NZ) (Elusive City)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [3½]	7. Storm Legend (IRE) 42/1 K De Melo C Fownes	K De Melo C Fownes	5	88	65	–	69	–
b g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Kymera (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [4]	8. D Star (NZ) 24/1 Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	Matthew Poon ² A S Cruz	4	85 tb	64	–	67	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Florella (NZ) (Volksraad)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, faded final furlong

8⁽³⁾ 1 [5]	4. Quantum Patch (IRE) 7/5F Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	Jerry Chau ² P C Ng	4	812	71	–	72	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Naruko (USA) (Street Cry)
Held up towards rear, some headway on wide outside 2 1/2f out, midfield when ridden 2f out, no further impression from 1 1/2f out

9⁽²⁾ nk [5¼]	1. Silver Sonic (AUS) 9/5 Zac Purton K W Lui	Zac Purton K W Lui	5	92	73	–	73	–
br g Exosphere (AUS) - Iridescente (AUS) (Commands)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, pushed along and no extra final furlong

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [6¼]	3. Loyal Baby (IRE) 55/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	6	90 ht	71	–	69	–
b g War Command (USA) - Queens Flight (King's Best)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [8]	11. Red Aclaim (IRE) 23/1 Andrea Atzeni J Size	Andrea Atzeni J Size	3	85 t	62	–	56	–
b g Aclaim (IRE) - Selfara (Oasis Dream)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon struggling

12⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [8¾]	10. Precise Express (IRE) 59/1 H T Mo ² P F Yiu	H T Mo ² P F Yiu	7	83 h	62	–	54	–
b g Tamayuz - Soviet Treat (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Always in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.26s (slow by 2.26s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Moments In Time (reserve), Thesis (reserve)
1st owner: Adrian Hassan (Star Contact) 1st breeder: Encompass International Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Tourbillon Prince Syndicate (Tourbillon Prince)
3rd owner: Terry Yik Kwok Wai (Eighteen Palms)

2:50 Happy Valley (HK) 29 Dec 2023

Pak Tam Au Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (Turf)