Full Result 11.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 10 January 2024

Kingston Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)

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

1st £65,915.49 2nd £24,718.31 3rd £13,536.22 4th £7,062.37 5th £4,119.72 6th £2,354.12

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Simply Maverick (AUS) 7/20F C Y Ho P F Yiu	C Y Ho P F Yiu	4	97	58	–	76	–
ch g Sebring (AUS) - Papillon Rouge (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Chased leader, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on strongly final furlong, readily

2⁽¹⁾ 2	1. Lovero (JPN) 39/1 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	5	94 t	60	–	74	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Sacred Sight (Fastnet Rock)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, took 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well, no impression on winner

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [4]	5. Fearless Fire (IRE) 9/1 Karis Teetan David A Hayes	Karis Teetan David A Hayes	10	812 b	49	–	58	–
b g Acclamation - Pediment (Desert Prince)
Raced keenly, led, ridden under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra final furlong

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [4¾]	7. Club Soda (AUS) 24/1 Andrea Atzeni J Size	Andrea Atzeni J Size	4	810 e/s	47	–	54	–
b g Starcraft (NZ) - Elle Of A Westerly (AUS) (El Moxie)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and angled wide over 1f out, driven and kept on at same pace final furlong

5⁽⁶⁾ nk [5]	10. Stormtrouper (AUS) 23/1 Lyle Hewitson C H Yip	Lyle Hewitson C H Yip	7	85	42	–	49	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Moretti (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽⁹⁾ nse [5]	3. Owners' Praise (AUS) 71/10 Hugh Bowman W Y So	Hugh Bowman W Y So	5	94 b	55	–	61	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Cincinnati Gal (AUS) (Langfuhr)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous

7⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	4. Running Ahead (NZ) 23/1 Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	Jerry Chau ² T P Yung	5	812 t	51	–	55	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Cinnadream (AUS) (King Of Kings)
Reared as stalls opened and started slowly, soon in midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽²⁾ nk [6¾]	6. To Infinity (NZ) 13/1 K C Leung Jamie Richards	K C Leung Jamie Richards	5	811 tb	48	–	51	–
b g Darci Brahma (NZ) - Italic (Medicean)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, driven final furlong, weakened final 100yds

9⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7]	9. Yee Cheong Warrior (AUS) 49/1 Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	Matthew Poon ² D J Hall	7	85 p	44	–	46	–
b g Animal Kingdom (USA) - Defender (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Held up in rear, ridden and no impression from over 2f out, wide entering straight

10⁽⁸⁾ 8 [15]	8. E Talent (AUS) 131/1 K De Melo K L Man	K De Melo K L Man	3	89	46	–	30	–
br g Lean Mean Machine (AUS) - Strassa (AUS) (Street Cry)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon struggling

10 ran Winning time: 1m 40.49s (slow by 2.49s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Chow Yuet Kam (Simply Maverick) 1st breeder: J Allis
2nd owner: Happy Bear Syndicate (Lovero)
3rd owner: Asther Leung Wing Yi (Fearless Fire)

11:40 Happy Valley (HK) 10 Jan 2024

Kingston Handicap (Div I) (Class 4) (3yo+) (Course B) (Turf)