Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 4 January 2024

Nightjar Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

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

1st £115,492.96 2nd £43,309.86 3rd £23,717.30 4th £12,374.25 5th £7,218.31 6th £4,124.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	4. Gallant Waking (AUS) 109/20 C Y Ho K W Lui	C Y Ho K W Lui	5	92	73	–	84	–
b g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) - Cassandara Shadow (NZ) (Johannesburg)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well from over 1f out, led 50yds out, shade cosily

2⁽²⁾ nk	1. Moments In Time (CHI) 9/1 Angus Chung ⁵ C S Shum	Angus Chung ⁵ C S Shum	4	94 t	80	–	90	–
ch g Lookin At Lucky (USA) - Magia Para Todos (CHI) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Chased leader, ridden to lead under 2f out, kept on well final furlong, headed 50yds out, soon held

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [1½]	7. Thesis 9/2 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	5	88 t	65	–	72	–
b g Kingman - Nimble Thimble (USA) (Mizzen Mast)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and pressed leaders 1f out, no extra final 50yds

4⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2]	11. M Unicorn (NZ) EvensF Harry Bentley C Fownes	Harry Bentley C Fownes	5	84 het	61	–	67	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Candelabra (NZ) (Pins)
Awkward leaving stalls, soon in midfield, ridden and headway on wide outside from 2 1/2f out, wide entering straight and lost place, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, not able to challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2¾]	5. Ivy League (IRE) 16/1 L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	5	812 ht	69	–	73	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders from 2f out, no extra final 100yds

6⁽³⁾ ¾ [3½]	2. Winning Dragon (CHI) 22/1 Lyle Hewitson A S Cruz	Lyle Hewitson A S Cruz	6	96 htb¹	77	–	80	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Perdoname (CHI) (Stuka)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, keeping on when short of room 125yds out, no extra final 50yds

7⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4]	3. Prime Minister (NZ) 34/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	8	93 t	76	–	77	–
b g Makfi - Khagan (NZ) (Viking Ruler)
Held up in rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [4¾]	6. Absolute Sunshine (AUS) 109/1 Andrea Atzeni David A Hayes	Andrea Atzeni David A Hayes	4	88 tp	65	–	65	–
b g Tosen Stardom (JPN) - Petroica (AUS) (Anabaa)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [5]	10. Foolish Heart (AUS) 10/1 K C Leung C W Chang	K C Leung C W Chang	4	86 2 v	61	–	62	–
br g Lonhro (AUS) - Typhoon Tess (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear of midfield, dropped towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, wide entering straight

10⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5½]	9. Viva Hunter (NZ) 34/1 H T Mo ² K L Man	H T Mo ² K L Man	6	83 t	62	–	60	–
b g El Roca (AUS) - Catalma (AUS) (Old Deuteronomy)
Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakened final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ ½ [6]	8. Tradition (AUS) 35/1 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	4	88 b	65	–	62	–
b g Frankel - Wedding Veil (IRE) (Dubawi)
Started slowly, short of room slowly after start, recovered and raced in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

11 ran Winning time: 1m 40.36s (slow by 2.36s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Dr & Mrs Simon Suen Siu Man (Gallant Waking) 1st breeder: Peachester Lodge Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Tony Yue Kwok Leung (Moments In Time)
3rd owner: Ngai Wing Yin (Thesis)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 4 Jan 2024

Nightjar Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)