Full Result 2.15 Happy Valley (HK) | 20 March 2024

Russell 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⁽⁶⁾	8. Samarkand (NZ) 7/1 Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	Jerry Chau ² David A Hayes	5	89 1 tp	66	–	75	–
b g Mongolian Khan (AUS) - Shimmy (NZ) (Zabeel)
In touch, ridden and pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, led close home, driven out

2⁽¹²⁾ hd	6. Lovero (JPN) 12/5F Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	5	87 t	67	–	76	–
b g Lord Kanaloa (JPN) - Sacred Sight (Fastnet Rock)
Raced keenly, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, soon pressed, driven and kept on well final furlong, headed close home

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [½]	1. Hameron 76/10 L J Ferraris K W Lui	L J Ferraris K W Lui	6	99 t	78	–	87	–
ch g Night Of Thunder (IRE) - Thurayaat (Tamayuz)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [¾]	4. Eighteen Palms (NZ) 11/1 Alexis Badel C S Shum	Alexis Badel C S Shum	5	813 tb	68	–	76	–
br g El Roca (AUS) - Buttermilk (AUS) (More Than Ready)
Tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, pressed leaders over 1f out, driven and kept on final 150yds, not quite able to challenge

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [1½]	9. Ivy League (IRE) 9/1 K De Melo Douglas Whyte	K De Melo Douglas Whyte	5	88 t	63	–	69	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Timbuktu (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ ½ [2]	2. So We Joy (AUS) 16/1 Andrea Atzeni C W Chang	Andrea Atzeni C W Chang	8	94 ht	73	–	78	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Soho Secret (AUS) (Lucky Owners)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, wide entering straight, kept on well final furlong, short of room 150yds out, not clear run final 75yds

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2½]	5. June Planet (AUS) 54/10 Karis Teetan C Fownes	Karis Teetan C Fownes	5	813 t	68	–	72	–
ch g Not A Single Doubt (AUS) - Spy Catcher (AUS) (Tobougg)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

8⁽⁹⁾ shd [2½]	11. Glorious Journey (NZ) 41/1 Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	Matthew Chadwick F C Lor	4	86 t	61	–	65	–
b g Sacred Falls (NZ) - La Praline (AUS) (Anabaa)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, not going pace to threaten

9⁽³⁾ shd [2¾]	7. Amazing Duck (AUS) 53/10 Matthew Poon ² Jimmy Ting	Matthew Poon ² Jimmy Ting	4	88 p	65	–	68	–
b g Cluster (AUS) - Grand City (AUS) (Ilovethiscity)
Raced keenly, led, ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

10⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [3½]	10. Aestheticism (NZ) 17/1 Harry Bentley P C Ng	Harry Bentley P C Ng	4	86 b	61	–	63	–
b g Derryn (AUS) - La Petite (NZ) (Savabeel)
Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, wide entering straight, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

11⁽¹⁾ ½ [4]	3. Grateful Heart (AUS) 32/1 L Hewitson W Y So	L Hewitson W Y So	7	92 t	71	–	71	–
ch g Written Tycoon (AUS) - Show Affection (AUS) (Show A Heart)
In touch in midfield, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, driven final furlong, no extra final 150yds, not clear run final 50yds

12⁽⁴⁾ 1 [5]	12. Solar Gogo (AUS) 44/1 Ben E Thompson D J Hall	Ben E Thompson D J Hall	4	86 b	61	–	59	–
b g Capitalist (AUS) - Loiret (AUS) (Fastnet Rock)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, driven 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.31s (slow by 3.31s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Red Hare King (reserve), Romantic Laos (reserve)
1st owner: Dragon Imperial Syndicate (Samarkand) 1st breeder: K J Hickman Onzm
2nd owner: Happy Bear Syndicate (Lovero)
3rd owner: Raymond Hui (Hameron)

2:15 Happy Valley (HK) 20 Mar 2024

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