Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 January 2024

Connaught Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (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⁽⁶⁾	12. M Unicorn (NZ) 17/10F C Y Ho C Fownes	C Y Ho C Fownes	5	88 het	61	–	72	–
b g Savabeel (AUS) - Candelabra (NZ) (Pins)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and good headway on wide outside from 2 1/2f out, led over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, driven when pressed 50yds, kept on well and asserted close home

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	4. Quantum Patch (IRE) 54/10 Karis Teetan P C Ng	Karis Teetan P C Ng	5	94	71	–	81	–
b g Gleneagles (IRE) - Naruko (USA) (Street Cry)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on strongly final furlong, pressed winner 50yds out, not quite able to challenge

3⁽⁴⁾ 1 [1¼]	3. California Voce (IRE) 71/10 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	4	94 t	71	–	79	–
b g Bated Breath - Caption (Motivator)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not clear run closing stages, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2]	7. All Beauty (AUS) 15/1 Angus Chung ⁵ F C Lor	Angus Chung ⁵ F C Lor	6	89	67	–	73	–
ch g All Too Hard (AUS) - Extension Of Time (AUS) (Dash For Cash)
Held up towards rear, ridden under 2f out, pushed very wide entering straight, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2½]	8. Solid Impact (NZ) 12/1 K De Melo D J Hall	K De Melo D J Hall	6	90	67	–	72	–
b g Sweynesse (AUS) - Ultra Explosive (NZ) (Darci Brahma)
In touch in midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

6⁽²⁾ shd [2¾]	6. Ivy League (IRE) 13/1 L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	L J Ferraris Douglas Whyte	5	91 ht	68	–	73	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Midfield, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽¹⁾ nk [3]	5. Lucky Eight (AUS) 14/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	5	91	70	–	74	–
b g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) - Hussy Five Oh (AUS) (Husson)
In touch, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	2. Tourbillon Prince (AUS) 32/5 Zac Purton T P Yung	Zac Purton T P Yung	5	96 t	73	–	74	–
br g Rommel (AUS) - Colleges (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Led, ridden under 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

9⁽⁵⁾ nk [4½]	1. Silver Sonic (AUS) 14/1 Harry Bentley K W Lui	Harry Bentley K W Lui	5	96	73	–	73	–
br g Exosphere (AUS) - Iridescente (AUS) (Commands)
Midfield, ridden under 2f out, switched wide and lost place entering straight, kept on at same pace from 1 1/2f out

10⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5¼]	11. U S S Constitution (IRE) 31/1 Andrea Atzeni J Size	Andrea Atzeni J Size	4	811 tb	64	–	63	–
b g U S Navy Flag (USA) - Stor Mo Chroi (IRE) (Montjeu)
With leader, ridden under 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11⁽⁸⁾ nk [5½]	9. Star Contact (AUS) 19/1 Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	Lyle Hewitson David A Hayes	5	90 tp	67	–	65	–
ch g Star Turn (AUS) - Vittoria (NZ) (Postponed)
Tracked leaders, ridden and pressed leaders under 2f out, weakened final furlong

12⁽³⁾ 2½ [8]	10. Tradition (AUS) 90/1 Antoine Hamelin P C Ng	Antoine Hamelin P C Ng	4	812 b	65	–	57	–
b g Frankel - Wedding Veil (IRE) (Dubawi)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.77s (slow by 2.77s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Manhattan Bros Syndicate (M Unicorn) 1st breeder: G J Chittick
2nd owner: Simon Yeung Chun Kin (Quantum Patch)
3rd owner: Chester Liang Jun Yu (California Voce)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 17 Jan 2024

Connaught Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)