Full Result 12.10 Happy Valley (HK) | 17 April 2024

Wan Chai Gap Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m 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⁽⁵⁾	1. Northern Beast (AUS) 5/4F Hugh Bowman D J Hall	Hugh Bowman D J Hall	4	99	40	–	53	–
bl g Maurice (JPN) - Tiffany's Diamond (AUS) (Northern Meteor)
Raced keenly, in touch, ridden 2f out, driven and pressed leaders over 1f out, kept on well to lead final 50yds, soon in command, cosily

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	8. Big Two (IRE) 78/10 Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	Harry Bentley Douglas Whyte	7	93 t	34	–	45	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Heard A Whisper (New Approach)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along and took second 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, headed final 50yds

3⁽³⁾ ½ [1¼]	6. Medic Elite (NZ) 9/1 Angus Chung ⁵ P C Ng	Angus Chung ⁵ P C Ng	5	91 et	37	–	47	–
b g Zacinto - You Are Amazing (NZ) (Thewayyouare)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and good headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not quite able to challenge

4⁽⁴⁾ ¼ [1½]	10. Smart Beauty (IRE) 33/10 Zac Purton A S Cruz	Zac Purton A S Cruz	5	92 htb	33	–	42	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Layla Jamil (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden under 2f out, good headway from 1 1/2f out, not clear run and snatched up inside final furlong, switched 125yds out, kept on final 100yds, too much to do

5⁽²⁾ 1 [2½]	11. Foxhunter Way (NZ) 13/1 Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	Matthew Poon ² K W Lui	6	85	24	–	31	–
b g Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Veronica Hall (NZ) (Volksraad)
Midfield, ridden 2 1/2f out, soon driven and chased leaders, not clear run 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no extra final 50yds

6⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	2. Master Of Luck (NZ) 89/10 Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	5	98 t	39	–	43	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Precious (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not going pace to threaten

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [4½]	9. Happy Hunk (NZ) 59/1 K C Leung K L Man	K C Leung K L Man	4	92 tp	33	–	35	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Josephines Fortune (NZ) (Encosta De Lago)
Led, ridden 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened final 125yds

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [5½]	3. Amazing Boy (IRE) 28/1 Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	Matthew Chadwick C W Chang	7	97 tb	38	–	38	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Ashtaroute (USA) (Holy Bull)
Held up towards rear, wide entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [8½]	7. Yeaboi (NZ) 20/1 L J Ferraris C H Yip	L J Ferraris C H Yip	5	95 t	36	–	29	–
b g Belardo (IRE) - Spiffy Iffie (NZ) (Iffraaj)
Chased leader, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁸⁾ ¼ [8¾]	5. Fortune President (AUS) 35/1 Lyle Hewitson Y S Tsui	Lyle Hewitson Y S Tsui	5	96	37	–	30	–
ch g More Than Ready (USA) - I'm Your Venus (AUS) (Show A Heart)
Slowly into stride, always towards rear

11⁽⁷⁾ 2 [10¾]	12. Hang's Choice (IRE) 52/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	6	85 tb	22	–	10	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tingleo (Galileo)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out, weakened final 100yds

12⁽¹²⁾ 8¾ [19½]	4. Diamond Diamond (AUS) 56/1 Karis Teetan T P Yung	Karis Teetan T P Yung	4	96 tb	37	–	5	–
b g So You Think (NZ) - Sovereign Jewel (AUS) (Hussonet)
Always in rear

12 ran Winning time: 1m 40.89s (slow by 2.89s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Dragon Delight (reserve), Mister Arm (reserve)
1st owner: Ngai Man, Amy Wang Hong & Doris Ngai Yan Tung (Northern Beast) 1st breeder: Jananth Pty Ltd
2nd owner: Benjamin William Keswick (Big Two)
3rd owner: Medicore Syndicate (Medic Elite)

12:10 Happy Valley (HK) 17 Apr 2024

Wan Chai Gap Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course C) (Turf)