Full Result 10.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 28 February 2024

Sai Kung Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m1f Good

1st £49,295.77 2nd £18,485.92 3rd £10,123.24 4th £5,281.69 5th £3,080.99 6th £1,760.56

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Palace Pal (NZ) 79/20 Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	6	98 v	38	–	54	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Dolce Bella (NZ) (Postponed)
Midfield, pushed along and forward move to lead 3f out, ridden clear over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, comfortably

2⁽¹²⁾ 2¼	10. Loyal Ambition (GER) 9/1 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	6	811	27	–	38	–
br g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Heart Of Ice (IRE) (Montjeu)
Chased leader, ridden under 3f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, no impression on winner

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [2½]	5. Colourful Baron (IRE) 22/5 Angus Chung ⁵ Jamie Richards	Angus Chung ⁵ Jamie Richards	5	90 tb	35	–	45	–
br g Dark Angel (IRE) - Tawayna (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Led, headed 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden 2 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on winner

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [3¼]	12. Mighty Star (AUS) 17/1 K De Melo C W Chang	K De Melo C W Chang	5	87 b	23	–	32	–
ch g Husson (ARG) - Ruski Rose (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁷⁾ nse [3¼]	2. Nice Birdie (IRE) 13/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	5	97 t	39	–	48	–
b g Kodiac - Pearl Of The Night (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
In touch, driven along and slightly outpaced from over 3f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [3¾]	9. Diamond Winner (FR) 37/10F Antoine Hamelin J Size	Antoine Hamelin J Size	5	811 h	27	–	35	–
br g Toronado (IRE) - Sapfo (FR) (Peintre Celebre)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight and lost place, short of room 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4½]	11. Golden Fairy (NZ) 43/5 Alexis Badel W Y So	Alexis Badel W Y So	5	88	24	–	30	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Steal (AUS) (Red Ransom)
Tracked leaders, outpaced and lost place 2 1/2f out, driven and some headway over 1f out, not clear run 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

8⁽³⁾ ½ [5]	7. Circuit Elite (IRE) 41/1 K C Leung W K Mo	K C Leung W K Mo	6	93 tb	33	–	38	–
gr g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Bridge Note (USA) (Stravinsky)
In touch in midfield, lost place over 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, not clear run and forced to switch over 1f out, no impression final furlong

9⁽²⁾ ¾ [5¾]	8. Brilliant Pioneer (NZ) 32/5 Harry Bentley P F Yiu	Harry Bentley P F Yiu	5	811 tp	27	–	30	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Midnight Breaker (NZ) (Housebuster)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, driven and no extra from over 1f out

10⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¼]	4. Happy Hero (AUS) 13/1 Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	Matthew Chadwick Mark Newnham	5	97 b	37	–	40	–
br g Pierro (AUS) - Forty Winks (Kheleyf)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway on wide outside from 3f out, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight and lost place, soon no impression

11⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6¾]	6. Vincy (IRE) 20/1 Hugh Bowman C H Yip	Hugh Bowman C H Yip	10	95 t	35	–	37	–
b g Elzaam (AUS) - Instant Memories (IRE) (Ad Valorem)
Always towards rear

12⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [13¾]	1. Classic Archi 46/1 Ben E Thompson Douglas Whyte	Ben E Thompson Douglas Whyte	6	99 tb	39	–	26	–
b g Archipenko (USA) - Modesty's Way (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Towards rear of midfield, shaken up and headway into midfield over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, weakened from 1 1/2f out, eased inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 51.27s (slow by 2.77s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Ai One (non-runner), Dragon Delight (reserve)
1st owner: Horse Connoisseur Syndicate (Palace Pal) 1st breeder: Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry
2nd owner: Wong Ka Ming (Loyal Ambition)
3rd owner: Colourful Partners Syndicate (Colourful Baron)

10:40 Happy Valley (HK) 28 Feb 2024

Sai Kung Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)