Full Result 1.45 Happy Valley (HK) | 21 February 2024

Village Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+) (Course C+3) (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⁽³⁾	5. Winning Dragon (CHI) 111/10 Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	Brenton Avdulla A S Cruz	6	812 htb	73	–	82	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Perdoname (CHI) (Stuka)
Midfield, ridden and chased leaders under 2f out, driven and kept on strongly final furlong, led last stride

2⁽⁴⁾ nse	9. Lovero (JPN) 11/2 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	5	713 t	65	–	74	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Sacred Sight (Fastnet Rock)
Tracked leaders, ridden and took second 1 1/2f out, driven and pressed leaders final furlong, kept on strongly, led briefly close home, headed last stride

3⁽²⁾ shd [snk]	12. Red Hare King (AUS) 8/5F Alexis Badel A S Cruz	Alexis Badel A S Cruz	4	83 t	64	–	73	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Fragrance (AUS) (Commands)
In touch in midfield, ridden under 2f out, hung left and went wide entering straight, good headway from 1 1/2f out, driven to lead narrowly 1f out, kept on strongly final furlong but always pressed, headed and dropped to third close home

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [2]	8. Escape Route (IRE) 9/1 Harry Bentley J Size	Harry Bentley J Size	6	85 h	66	–	71	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Elaysa (Shamardal)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and headway 1 1/2f out, not clear run and switched over 1f out, not clear run 1f out, driven and kept on final 100yds, not going pace to challenge

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2¾]	1. Galaxy Witness (AUS) 49/10 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	5	99	84	–	87	–
b g Star Witness (AUS) - Black Tulip (AUS) (Lonhro)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3½]	7. Star Contact (AUS) 34/1 Antoine Hamelin David A Hayes	Antoine Hamelin David A Hayes	5	86 tp	67	–	68	–
ch g Star Turn (AUS) - Vittoria (NZ) (Postponed)
Towards rear of midfield, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4]	2. Prime Minister (NZ) 22/1 K C Leung P F Yiu	K C Leung P F Yiu	8	94 t	79	–	79	–
b g Makfi - Khagan (NZ) (Viking Ruler)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and effort 1 1/2f out, driven and no extra final 100yds

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [4¼]	4. Tourbillon Prince (AUS) 9/1 Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	Lyle Hewitson T P Yung	5	812 t	73	–	72	–
br g Rommel (AUS) - Colleges (AUS) (Elusive Quality)
Led, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven over 1f out, headed 1f out, weakened final 150yds

9⁽⁶⁾ 2 [6¼]	10. Glorious Journey (NZ) 20/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	4	83	64	–	59	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - La Praline (AUS) (Anabaa)
In touch, ridden under 2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ nk [6½]	11. Loyal Baby (IRE) 92/1 M L Yeung W K Mo	M L Yeung W K Mo	7	83 t	64	–	58	–
b g War Command (USA) - Queens Flight (King's Best)
Always towards rear

11⁽¹⁾ nk [6¾]	3. I Am The Boss (AUS) 18/1 Ben E Thompson K W Lui	Ben E Thompson K W Lui	4	812 b	73	–	66	–
b g Toronado (IRE) - Ty Dash (AUS) (Written Tycoon)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, driven and weakened from over 1f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ nk [7]	6. Master Of Fortune (IRE) 16/1 Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	Matthew Poon ² P C Ng	5	85 t	68	–	61	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Stellar Glow (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
Always towards rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 39.39s (slow by 1.39s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Alexander Yeung Kwok Kai, Edward Yeung Et Al (Winning Dragon) 1st breeder: Haras Matriarca
2nd owner: Happy Bear Syndicate (Lovero)
3rd owner: Jonathan Cheung Yu Shing (Red Hare King)

1:45 Happy Valley (HK) 21 Feb 2024

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