Full Result 11.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 28 February 2024

Tai Po Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) 6f 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⁽¹⁾	6. Tactical Command (NZ) 49/10F L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	L J Ferraris Mark Newnham	4	96 b	35	–	49	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Nomisma (NZ) (Thorn Park)
Midfield, ridden and headway on inside from 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on well final furlong, led close home, readily

2⁽¹⁰⁾ nk	2. My Intelligent (AUS) 84/10 Hugh Bowman W Y So	Hugh Bowman W Y So	6	99 tv	38	–	51	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Tequilakoko (AUS) (Galileo)
Chased leader, led going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, headed close home

3⁽⁴⁾ 1 [1¼]	9. Millennium Falcon (NZ) 5/1 Harry Bentley T P Yung	Harry Bentley T P Yung	7	812 t	27	–	37	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Potions (AUS) (Encosta De Lago)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, not quite able to challenge

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [3]	7. Double Show (NZ) 9/1 Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	Karis Teetan Douglas Whyte	5	93 tb	32	–	36	–
bb g Showcasing - Showus (NZ) (Pentire)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2 1/2f out, very wide entering straight, driven over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3½]	11. Fortune Master (AUS) 15/1 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	7	89 tb	24	–	27	–
b g Brazen Beau (AUS) - Pintle (AUS) (Pivotal)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on final 125yds, nearest finish

6⁽⁸⁾ nse [3½]	5. Hero Icon (NZ) 25/1 Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	Matthew Chadwick W K Mo	5	97 t	36	–	38	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Valentine Secret (NZ) (Sakhee's Secret)
Held up towards rear, steady headway from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong, not going pace to challenge

7⁽³⁾ ½ [4]	4. Modest Gentleman (IRE) 61/10 Andrea Atzeni K W Lui	Andrea Atzeni K W Lui	5	98 tb	37	–	38	–
ch g Slade Power (IRE) - Princess Kyka (IRE) (Namid)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final 150yds

8⁽²⁾ ¾ [4¾]	12. Noir Rider (AUS) 10/1 M L Yeung C W Chang	M L Yeung C W Chang	7	83 b	18	–	16	–
b g Shamus Award (AUS) - Yolane (AUS) (Zizou)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on from 1 1/2f out, not going pace to threaten, not clear run and eased final 75yds

9⁽¹²⁾ nk [5¼]	10. Easy Two (NZ) 44/1 K C Leung Jimmy Ting	K C Leung Jimmy Ting	5	811 htv	26	–	24	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - Pinzaara (NZ) (Pins)
Held up in rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run 1f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

10⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5¾]	3. Fire Ball (NZ) 44/5 Ben E Thompson C H Yip	Ben E Thompson C H Yip	7	98 p	37	–	33	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Lady Winifred (NZ) (Casual Lies)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, not clear run and lost place 1 1/2f out, soon no impression

11⁽⁵⁾ 3 [8¾]	1. Chiu Chow Brother (AUS) 76/10 Alexis Badel K L Man	Alexis Badel K L Man	6	99 tb	38	–	24	–
gb g Zoustar (AUS) - Muscatels (AUS) (Octagonal)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [11¼]	8. Precision Goal (NZ) 17/2 Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	5	90 ht¹	31	–	9	–
b g Tavistock (NZ) - Miraculous Miss (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
In touch in midfield, ridden 3f out, lost place 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 11.40s (slow by 1.70s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Colonel (reserve), Happy Tango (reserve)
1st owner: Righteousness Syndicate (Tactical Command) 1st breeder: Simms Davison & Mrs M P Schick
2nd owner: Wong Siu Wah (My Intelligent)
3rd owner: Lindsay Racing Syndicate (Millennium Falcon)

11:10 Happy Valley (HK) 28 Feb 2024

Tai Po Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)