Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 15 February 2024

Mut Wah Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f Good

1st £104,788.73 2nd £39,295.77 3rd £21,519.11 4th £11,227.36 5th £6,549.30 6th £3,742.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	3. Golden Empire (FR) 179/10 Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	Lyle Hewitson K W Lui	6	812 b	65	–	82	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Pretty Paper (IRE) (Medaglia d'Oro)
Quickly away and led early, headed after 2f, raced in third, pushed along just under 2f out, soon challenged and led just under 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¾	2. Nicconi County (AUS) 8/1 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	5	92 t	69	–	80	–
br g Nicconi (AUS) - County Mayo (USA) (Grand Slam)
Mid-division, pushed along and effort 2f out, ridden and progress on outer over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, snatched second close home

3⁽²⁾ nk [2]	4. Act Of Faith (AUS) 11/2 Brenton Avdulla J Size	Brenton Avdulla J Size	5	811 b	64	–	74	–
br g Press Statement (AUS) - Encrypted (AUS) (Hussonet)
Prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden on outer just under 1 1/2f out, disputed second inside final furlong, lost a place close home

4⁽³⁾ nk [2¼]	8. Righteous Arion (AUS) 13/10F Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	4	85 ht	63	–	72	–
ch g Rich Enuff (AUS) - Tranquil Harmony (AUS) (Dream Ahead)
Towards rear, asked for effort just under 2f out, progress between rivals entering final furlong, ran on well, nearest finish

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [2¾]	9. Mega Bonus (AUS) 33/1 Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	Matthew Poon ² P F Yiu	6	87 v	62	–	70	–
ch g Shooting To Win (AUS) - Exceed And Excite (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
Close up early, led after 2 1/2f, asked to quicken over 2f out, challenged and headed just under 1 1/2f out, no extra closing stages

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3½]	10. Oriental Smoke (AUS) 14/1 M L Yeung David A Hayes	M L Yeung David A Hayes	6	88 tb	61	–	67	–
b g Artie Schiller (USA) - I'm Mary Too (AUS) (Flying Spur)
Mid-division, shuffled back over halfway, asked for effort 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¾]	11. Ready To Win (NZ) 14/1 Alexis Badel F C Lor	Alexis Badel F C Lor	7	88 tp	61	–	66	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Sursum Corda (NZ) (Zabeel)
Towards rear, effort on outer 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on under pressure but never involved

8⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4½]	7. Hoss (AUS) 16/1 Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	Andrea Atzeni P C Ng	5	810 tb	63	–	65	–
bb g Fiorente (IRE) - Bona Fides (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Mid-division, pushed along and effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, limited response, kept on same pace

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [5]	5. Prince Of Porty (AUS) 41/10 Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	5	811 tp	64	–	65	–
ch g Wandjina (AUS) - Starry Light (NZ) (Danehill Dancer)
Prominent early, progress to lead briefly after 2f, soon headed and tracked leader, asked for effort 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [6½]	1. Lightning Bolt (IRE) 28/1 Harry Bentley C S Shum	Harry Bentley C S Shum	6	96 t	73	–	69	–
b g Acclamation - Pearl Sea (IRE) (Elusive City)
In rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden just under 1 1/2f out, no impression, badly hampered when well beaten final 75yds

11⁽⁵⁾ 7¼ [13¾]	6. Conti Conti (AUS) 57/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	4	810 tb¹	63	–	36	–
b g All Too Hard (AUS) - Tutu (AUS) (Wanted)
Always towards rear

11 ran Winning time: 1m 10.27s (slow by 0.57s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Law Yung Koon (Golden Empire) 1st breeder: Papillon Stables & Euro West Bloodstock
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Hamen Fan Shi Hoo, A Fan Chen Yen & C Fan Chen Mun (Nicconi County)
3rd owner: Good Faith Syndicate (Act Of Faith)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 15 Feb 2024

Mut Wah Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)