Full Result 12.40 Happy Valley (HK) | 1 May 2024

Auteuil Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)

(3yo+) (1m55yds) 1m Good To Yielding

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⁽⁷⁾	6. Dragon Delight (AUS) 50/9 Ellis Wong ¹⁰ David A Hayes	Ellis Wong ¹⁰ David A Hayes	5	82 tb	29	–	45	–
b g Wandjina (AUS) - Pediment (AUS) (Lonhro)
Prominent, ridden to lead under 2f out, kept on strongly final furlong, ridden out

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	5. Big Two (IRE) 9/5F Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	Hugh Bowman Douglas Whyte	7	93 t	34	–	44	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Heard A Whisper (New Approach)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, driven and took second 1f out, kept on final furlong, not going pace of winner

3⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2¾]	2. Master Of Luck (NZ) 12/1 Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	Brenton Avdulla Mark Newnham	5	98 t	39	–	48	–
b g Burgundy (NZ) - Precious (NZ) (Stravinsky)
Held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on from 1 1/2f out, took third close home

4⁽²⁾ nk [3]	12. Hang's Choice (IRE) 39/1 M L Yeung W Y So	M L Yeung W Y So	6	83 tb	20	–	29	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Tingleo (Galileo)
In touch, ridden and chased leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on well until no extra and dropped to fourth closing stages

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	9. Happihood (IRE) 48/1 Lyle Hewitson W K Mo	Lyle Hewitson W K Mo	4	86 tp	23	–	29	–
ch g Kessaar (IRE) - Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand)
Towards rear of midfield, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and kept on well from over 1 1/2f out, not going pace to threaten

6⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [6¾]	10. Mighty Star (AUS) 13/1 Karis Teetan C W Chang	Karis Teetan C W Chang	5	84 b	21	–	21	–
ch g Husson (ARG) - Ruski Rose (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, switched wide entering straight, driven and kept on well from over 1f out, never dangerous

7⁽¹¹⁾ 2¼ [9]	4. Rattan World (NZ) 26/1 Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	Antoine Hamelin Jamie Richards	4	95 t	36	–	31	–
ch g Per Incanto (USA) - Senatorial (NZ) (Savabeel)
Midfield, ridden and dropped towards rear of midfield 3f out, outpaced under 2f out, kept on final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [9½]	1. Yee Cheong Warrior (AUS) 11/1 Zac Purton D J Hall	Zac Purton D J Hall	7	99 p	40	–	34	–
b g Animal Kingdom (USA) - Defender (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Started slowly, towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, never dangerous

9⁽⁵⁾ 1 [10½]	7. Prestige Moochi (AUS) 25/1 Ben E Thompson C H Yip	Ben E Thompson C H Yip	4	811 t	28	–	20	–
b g Whittington (AUS) - Advocaat (AUS) (Johan Cruyff)
Started slowly, towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway on inside 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [11½]	8. Dragon Kingdom (AUS) 23/1 Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	Matthew Chadwick Y S Tsui	6	86	23	–	13	–
gb g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Bokissa (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck)
Led, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong

11⁽⁶⁾ 3¼ [14¾]	11. Eagle Run (AUS) 23/10 Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	Angus Chung ⁵ A S Cruz	5	712 t	20	–	2	–
ch g Starcraft (NZ) - Nadeem's Melody (AUS) (Nadeem)
In touch in midfield, forward move and headway to press leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, outpaced 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong, eased final 125yds

12⁽⁸⁾ 16½ [31¼]	3. V Love You (NZ) 75/1 Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	Jerry Chau ² C S Shum	4	94 tb	37	–	–	–
b g Reliable Man - Cagliari (NZ) (O'Reilly)
Midfield, dropped towards rear under 3f out, very wide into straight, soon beaten and eased

12 ran Winning time: 1m 41.62s (slow by 3.62s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Commanding Missile (reserve), Medic Elite (reserve)
1st owner: Chow Yun Sheung & Chow Tat Chi (Dragon Delight) 1st breeder: Bowness Stud
2nd owner: Benjamin William Keswick (Big Two)
3rd owner: Lucky Horses Syndicate (Master Of Luck)

12:40 Happy Valley (HK) 1 May 2024

Auteuil Handicap (Class 5) (3yo+) (Course A) (Turf)